Re-Reading Just Quit & Live - September 9th

Out of necessity and to prepare for the author’s showcase at Newport News Public Library I have been re-reading the book.   I am grateful for understanding this feeling again. It helps me relate to my readers and those who find this blog.

As I re-read the book I realize that this is a book about holding on the hope that everything must change. Not knowing WHEN it will change, but that it surely will change and that you can plan and prepare for something better for your life.

Below is September 9th’s Entry

HAVING A STRATEGY

I’m not inspired by what I’m doing.

I’m working very hard and achieving nothing. 

I don’t agree with the strategy or lack of strategy of the work and how it has been put together.  The company has no strong work ethic ethos, and lots of people doing the bare minimum. 

There is no transparency in pay and often projects are under resourced meaning that we fail to deliver quality work on time.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

How many of the places where we work have well-thought out AND COMMUNICATED strategies?   Not Many. We all know this, and we also know when there really isn’t a cogent strategy AT ALL…communicated or not.

We know when everybody is just showing up, but not working towards the same thing.  Sometimes all we can do is know this, and maybe do the bare minimum (if you can) while you reserve your mental energy to pursue your own interests, develop your own personal life strategy and work it…sometimes that is all we can do.

P.S. – That I wrote in 2014

If you find yourself in this situation today; continue to work hard EVEN if there is no strong work ethics in the organization. Just stay focused and develop a clear strategy for your job.  There is something powerful about doing the right thing even when you don’t see the point.

Just pretend like you are the owner/president/executive director/in the corner office.  This is your organization. Now ask yourself what would YOU (as the owner) want YOU (current job holder) to do? Just pretend…who knows…maybe one day YOU may be the owner…have employees…need a clear and communicated vision..need a strategy to reach the vision…and…change your corner of the world…or the world.

I always go back to Microsoft’s vision that they basically achieved inside of  20 years…it happpened…A desktop computer in every home running Microsoft Office.  

NOW what is the vision for YOUR life in the next 20 years?

What is it????  

There is NO NEED for a strategy if you don’t have a vision.

WHAT IS YOUR VISION? 

It is not a mistake that you are in this situation…maybe it is to wake you up…have a vision and strategy and stop just going through the motions.

P.S. that I am writing in 2018 – Focus on your own business, even if that business is just living your life. Envision peace for yourself and your family. 

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

New Book Cover For Just Quit & Live

Although I haven’t been able to blog the survey results in some time to-date we have over 9,835 entries from 127 countries.  There are 195 countries in the world so our survey respondents live in 65% of the WORLD.  Because survey results are still coming in daily I know that many people are currently painfully employed.  Below is a recent survey entry from a woman from Massachusetts making over $100K:

I am no longer fulfilled with any aspect of my current positions. I drag myself out of bed every morning. I dread going in and spending all day at a desk and computer. I get anxious when the weekend is almost over. And I am more frustrated at work then at any other place.

 

I am redoubling my efforts on this issue.

I have a new book cover that depicts the possibilities and the hope on the other side of just quitting your job.

If you find this post and you are suffering in your job, just know that you are not crazy and you are not alone.  There are many others who have googled “just quit” and found this blog and purchased the book.  Inside the book are stories from others who want to/need to “just quit” and daily motivations that will give YOU hope and help you make it through until YOU too can “just quit”.

Happy, Healthy and Whole

 

Happy, Healthy and Whole is what came to me today walking around the block.

Question: What do you want?

Answer: A litany/list of things pursued…but… then when I boiled that list down I wanted to be Healthy (my family and friends to be healthy), Happy (my family and friends to be happy) and Whole (who we should be, where we should be, and what we should be doing).

So new mantra today:  May I be Happy, Healthy and Whole

The reason I am writing this post is because it makes me happy to blog.

Happy, Healthy and Whole

Happy, Healthy and Whole

Happy Healthy and Whole

Dealing With Emotions While Miserable At Work

When you are in a job that you want to ‘Just Quit’ there are lots of emotions that you will experience everyday.

The below poem will help you cope. Once you realize that you have to take the good with the bad and that you will get thru this dark tunnel you will be able to welcome it all.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.

Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

— Jellaludin Rumi

Just Quit Job Reasons - Philippines

“I’ve had enough.

I’ve already experienced 4 busy seasons in a reputable firm. Of course, I’m grateful for the learnings and experiences I had for the past 4 years, but this time, I am already burnt out.

Besides, the longer I stay in my Company, the longer I’ll find myself feeling repressed about the what-ifs in life. Quitting my job without another one, will help have more time to find the more appropriate job for me.”

– Senior Assurance Auditor

Ridea’s Note:

The above quote is the reason a worker who completed our survey said they wanted to “Just Quit” their job even if they didn’t have another job lined-up.  Think about this: Why do people have to work in “jobs” they don’t like in order to live? We need to do better as a society. Basic Income is a way for people to transition into work that matters to them.  

In 2018 I am committing to daily blogging quotes from the survey since writing the book.  If you’re going thru job hell right now…hang in there…and know that you are not crazy and you are not alone.

Peace, Ridea 2018

 

 

Just Quit Job Reasons - Advisor - South Africa

“I don’t like the hours.

I don’t like being just a number and I just don’t like what I do.

I believe I’m destined for better.”

Ridea’s Note:

The above quote is the reason a worker who completed our survey said they wanted to “Just Quit” their job even if they didn’t have another job lined-up.  Think about this: Why do people have to work in “jobs” they don’t like in order to live? We need to do better as a society. Basic Income is a way for people to transition into work that matters to them.  

In 2018 I am committing to daily blogging quotes from the survey since writing the book.  If you’re going thru job hell right now…hang in there…and know that you are not crazy and you are not alone. 

Peace, Ridea 2018

 

Just Quit Job Reasons - Legal - California

 

“Because I am overworked, my boss is lazy and it’s a relentless onslaught of work without respite or thanks.”

Ridea’s Note:

The above quote is the reason a worker who completed our survey said they wanted to “Just Quit” their job even if they didn’t have another job lined-up.  Think about this: Why do people have to work in “jobs” they don’t like in order to live? We need to do better as a society. Basic Income is a way for people to transition into work that matters to them.  

In 2018 I am committing to daily blogging quotes from the survey since writing the book.  If you’re going thru job hell right now…hang in there…and know that you are not crazy and you are not alone. 

Peace, Ridea 2018