Yes, You CAN Find A Better Way To Live. Don't Believe The Big Lie That You Can't.

1. I found out that management’s style was in conflict with my professional code of ethics;

2. I’m undervalued, and when I talked to the VP, I was told that “You are blessed that I allow you to work in this company” and “You will never find anything better”;

3. I’m underpaid for my position on average. Also my employer breached the contract by not implementing the benefit package after probation;
4. There is tension between the office manager who attempts to control other department’s functions;
5. Management gives much more preference to the ethnic group of their own. For example, like taking extra days of available vacation back to Sri Lanka are PAID, while they deduct days for another employee who got into a car accident.

I’m an accountant in a small company which means I’m HR and IT as well.

~Canada

Don’t believe the lie when someone tells you…and someone will (your boss, your spouse, your parents)…that you won’t find anything better.

If YOU are miserable where you are now, then it’s not good for YOU.  It’s not right for you right now.

As long as you are moving towards your authentic self, passions and greatest skills, it’s better than staying stuck and unfulfilled….for what?…the money???…the benefits??? 

We can do better.  We will do better. 

You Are Destined For Greater Things. Do Great Work.

I absolutely hate it.

I didn’t sacrifice three years of my life at university to become the office skivvy.

I know I am destined for greater things.

I hate what I’ve been subjected to do. No power. Repetitive tasks. Dull and boring days.

It is time for me to leave. I am going nowhere with this job.

~United Kingdom

Yes, we are destined for greater things. 

We know it.  We sense it.  We are all advancing towards a greater good. 

Today, move towards your Destiny and Life’s Work.

Stop Hiding. Take Off Your Mask. Get Real.

I hate going to work every day.

I’ve become an awful, unhappy, rude, de-motivated person that I don’t even like.

I want to enjoy my life again without feeling sick all day every day.

~Worker Living in AUSTRALIA

We don’t have to turn into a monster that WE don’t even like.

We can take off this crazy mask we’ve been wearing while working this job.

We can find ourselves, be ourselves and like ourselves.

Make Good Use of Your Time Alone

I don’t like the long hours (20 weeks working straight).

I’m living in India and cannot grasp the culture; it’s demanding work with no reward and I’m cut off from family, friends and have no social life.

~Worker Living in INDIA

Okay, well, sometimes we find ourselves having to deal with ourselves…alone…without family, friends or a social network. 

At the end of the day we have to deal with ourselves.

We have to be with ourselves, our thoughts, our interests, our values, our hopes, and our dreams. 

We have to like being with ourselves. 

Call it what you want…living on an island, the dark night of the soul, the valley…whatever…this will NOT last FOREVER. 

When we find ourselves alone without a social life to distract us from how miserable we might be in our work life use this time as a catalyst to truly be introspective. 

No distractions. Work Step 4 to discover your purpose.  You won’t regret it.

You Are Alive...So Live...BE In Your Life

I am very unhappy and feel like I should be doing more with my life.

I am tired of working for someone else and literally dread coming into the office every day.

I hate my boss and tolerate her only because I have to, but each day it gets harder to do that.

I feel very strongly that if this is how my life is going to be I’d rather not be in it! 

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

Today, we are here.

We are all here.

We are all alive…so live…this is your life and no one else’s…BE in your life.

We will get through this, but we don’t have to stop living while we’re going through it.

LIVE.

Clinically Depressed??? That's Your Wake-Up Call.

I have no boundaries between work and home; I am doing two people’s jobs in a culture that doesn’t align with my values.

I gave so much recently that I was off work for 5/6 months with clinical depression.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Being diagnosed with clinical depression because of your job is your wake-up call. 

This is the moment you know that something has to change.

It’s not easy to get that diagnosis and you certainly don’t want anyone else to know that you are clinically depressed, but YOU know. 

You know that being in this particular job is causing you distress.

You have to figure out how to get from where you are today to where you need to go.  It’s difficult, yes it is, but it’s not impossible. You will look back on today, 5 -10 years from now and say…I did it!…I did it!…I did it!…

Is It Time For You To Reset and Reflect?

I’m completely burned out and exhausted from years of advancing progressively within this agency only to find higher titles actually reduce the ability to create positive change.

I need time to reset and reflect.

~Worker Living in NEW HAMPSHIRE

Sometimes in life we just can’t figure it all out where we are. 

It’s too much static and noise.  We need everything to stop.  We need to regroup, reset and reflect.

Sometimes you don’t even want to go directly to another job because you know that it is not the answer.  You need a breather. 

It is not impossible. If you have a game plan you can take a break.

 It takes courage. 

It takes planning.

If this is what you need to do, then, everything will line up and allow you to do that. 

It is not impossible to reset and reflect before you start again.

Today, imagine the possibilities.