Sunday, January 24, 2016

Finding Your Place. Takes Courage. Come to Corners at Your Local Bookstore.

Not another job. Not another title. Not another city. Not another country. 

Look for a corner. Look for where your piece fits into the puzzle of life.  

Make it a corner piece.   

Yesterday the below came in from the Just Quit Survey:

“It takes a great deal of courage to step off the hamster wheel of being a slave for others, to bear everyone’s concern, pity & ideas about how things are & how things can’t be changed because that’s the way everything has been done.”

 

It reminded me of all the people afraid to step off the hamster wheel, even once in their lives, to find where they fit.  To search for it.  To have the courage to pursue it.

Just once.

It made me know that if people from all corners of the world had a place (even if it’s a corner) they could go to help them find where they fit, what they are good at,  and what contribution they could make to the world, people wouldn’t be so miserable.   I don’t care how many people I see who “look” happy, pretend to be happy — they aren’t. 

So I’m into FIVE years of this blog, which blows my mind. It’s like my infant is now a teenager getting ready to graduate.  There are over 7,000 survey responses from over 100 countries.  They come in everyday by the tens, at all hours of the day and night.  I read them and visualize the person behind the response.  I empathize.  I feel the pain.  I can feel it as real as I felt it myself almost fifteen years ago.  I read them and know I must do more. I MUST do more.

This year I have this aggressive step-by-step plan to develop a service.  To go from blog to book to business. First, thanks to those who have purchased the book.  I know you can’t ‘tell nobody’ or write an Amazon review.  I get that, so thanks.  I find it amazing too that folks find this blog, buy the book and money shows up in my bank account each month.  A year of my life writing the book was worth it. I know that others can do this.  Others can come up with something they are passionate about and make money doing it.  It’s not effortless, you have to put in a lot of time and effort, but it’s a work of love instead of just work. 

I envisioned a place called Corners in all the world locations that this blog reaches, staffed with people who know the struggle of those who don’t want to settle, don’t want to “do time” at a “job” for 30 years, don’t want to just pay bills until they die, don’t want to go from job-to-job-to job working for someone else.  More than half of those who end up on this blog want to own or do their own thing, but just need help, a push and encouragement to get there.   Many talk about their creative interests.  For now this blog and this post is my start of Corners.

The corner

It’s a place where you turn the corner from hoping, wishing, and praying to doing, being, and the action it takes to design a life that’s worth living.

It’s a place you can pursue your hobbies and passions and learn about new hobbies that you can try.  I can see Corners in every bookstore of the world. Gotta love bookstores!

A place where you don’t have to wonder anymore, but you can discover where you fit in.

For now, I’ll go back to my step-by-step laborious plan working on analyzing the qualitative research that I am discovering from the world-wide survey on this blog.  For now…until…there are physical Corners around the world to help people discover and pursue their interests (and make money at doing it).

P.S.  This is my first blog post with several links to books that I’ve read (or listened to), books in my personal library, or books that I recommend reading.   Full Disclosure: It’s another revenue stream because the links are tied to the Amazon Affiliate Program.

Monday, January 4, 2016

Power, Possibilities and Peace for 2016

It’s 2016.  2016. A New Year.

A year of Power. A year of Possibilities. A year of Peace. Power, Possibilities and Peace.

That is what this new year can bring to each of us. Forget the past. Learn from it. Stop the complaining.

See The Possibilities
See The Possibilities

Yeah, so you found this blog because you don’t like your job…actually you might hate it.  So what?  Get over it.

Really, I know that sounds harsh, yes it might be harsh…but what else can you do? Complaining about it does not help. You are still there. You are still getting up every morning. Hating. Your. Job.   Think about that.  It’s ridiculous! Why are so many people living like this ALL OVER THE WORLD?

The moment YOU realize that you have the POWER to change your life…the POSSIBILITIES will present themselves and you will be… at PEACE.  That is not some Pollyanna statement. You DO have the Power to change your situation, so stop complaining (STOP) and look (LOOK) for the possibilities (and it might not be another j.o.b.) to live the life you were born to live. Starting now…right now…today.  No more complaining, look for possibilities.

Power, Possibilities and Peace for 2016.

Thursday, December 24, 2015

The Past Is A Place of Reference

For those who want to “just quit” this a special time of the year.  It’s a time of year when you have a few days/maybe even a week or two off  of work.

It’s a reprieve. It’s a time to reboot.
the past

It’s a time to realize that what was the past, does not have to be your future.  You can choose. You can decide. 

Sure, you’ll have to go back to work; but not tomorrow you don’t.

Tomorrow wake-up and be thankful that you made it thru the year and that next year can and will be different. 

Why…because…are you willing to go another year like last year???

You can choose.  You can decide. This is your life.

LIVE IT!

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Workers from 114 Countries Want To "Just Quit" Their Jobs

There are 196 countries in the world.  Of those 196 countries 114 are represented in the “Just Quit” your job survey.  Just imagine what it takes for almost 7,000 people to Google “I want to just quit my job” and land on this blog AND complete the survey. It is mind-boggling that so many people are so miserable on their jobs ALL OVER THIS WORLD!!!

If working at your job is causing you physical and emotional stress — know this — you are NOT alone.

Here are all of the countries represented:

United States4,007
United Kingdom753
Canada408
Australia271
India258
Singapore184
Unknown144
Philippines94
Malaysia74
South Africa68
Ireland56
New Zealand37
Hong Kong25
Mexico23
Kenya21
United Arab Emirates18
Egypt17
Belgium15
Romania15
Saudi Arabia14
Nigeria14
Germany13
Puerto Rico12
Indonesia10
Netherlands9
Japan9
Denmark9
Switzerland9
Spain9
Lebanon8
France7
Kuwait7
Pakistan7
Iceland7
Trinidad and Tobago6
Portugal6
Uganda6
Bangladesh6
Malta6
Bahamas6
Botswana6
Poland5
Italy5
Israel4
Greece4
Vietnam4
Turkey4
Argentina4
Bulgaria4
Colombia4
Chile4
Serbia3
Russia3
Slovakia3
Oman3
Rwanda3
Qatar3
Norway3
Bahrain3
Brazil3
Finland3
Jamaica3
Jordan3
Namibia2
Morocco2
Panama2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
Lithuania2
Taiwan2
Slovenia2
Peru2
Macau2
Korea, Republic of2
China2
Barbados2
Unknown2
Costa Rica2
Estonia2
Cambodia2
Unknown2
Sri Lanka1
Kazakstan1
Croatia1
Haiti1
Malawi1
Guatemala1
Mauritius1
Madagascar1
Latvia1
Luxembourg1
Cote D’Ivoire1
Angola1
Albania1
Afghanistan1
Azerbaijan1
Brunei Darussalam1
Dominican Republic1
Czech Republic1
Cyprus1
Ethiopia1

Above are the first 100 countries.

Below are the remaining countries (Poll Daddy only shows 100 countries at a time.)

Ukraine1
Tanzania, United Republic of1
Venezuela1
Virgin Islands, U.S.1
Zimbabwe1
Zambia1
Thailand1
Swaziland1
Papua New Guinea1
Nicaragua1
Palestinian Territory, Occupied1
El Salvador1
Syrian Arab Republic1
Mozambique1

My Affirmation:

“A ‘Let Go~Let Come’ program has been created to reach every country represented  in the survey and every person suffering because of their job.”