Hate is a pretty strong word, but I think a lot of people out there will agree that its use is justified in this article. I don’t need to cite any statistics or reports to tell you that there are a lot of people out there who absolutely hate their jobs. You probably know at least one person in your social circle who can relate to that.
What’s even worse is when you’re stuck in a career you hate.
A lot of people pursue a career for the money only to find they don’t like it, and get stuck in it in the sense that they only accrue experience specific to that career and unknowingly pigeon hole themselves in that career by doing so.
To help with this hidden epidemic, here is a step by step method you can use to help get you out of a job/career you absolutely hate and into one that you’ll absolutely love.
1. Simplify your life. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
What a lot of people seem to do is purchase expensive or unnecessary products and services to alleviate and distract them from the pain of working in jobs they hate.
The main reasons why you should simplify your life are to give you the time and resources to focus on getting out of the job you hate and into a job/career/business you’ll love.
Develop Cross Marketable Skills
This is where a lot of people get stuck. You can spend all the time you want accruing experience, but that will only serve to trap you in your current career, which is exactly what you don’t want if you hate your job/career.
Selling/Persuasion – selling yourself and your ideas to others – this skills is needed more often than you think.
Creativity – technology is replacing a lot of jobs that involve routine. A simple example is the cashier. Most places are equipped with self check out stands now. Creativity is the ONE thing that will NEVER be replaced by technology. NEVER. Developing this quality will separate you from the pack
Effective Communication – I don’t think I need to explain this one.
Social Skills – most jobs will require interaction with people so it would be prudent to learn how to interact with people.
Self Leadership – nothing is more satisfying than knowing you can count on yourself to get the job done. And nothing is more satisfying to employers than knowing you have the self leadership to get the job done as well.
Time Management – this is a subset of self leadership and it wouldn’t hurt to learn how to manage your time efficiently as well
Develop Skills, Knowledge, and Experience Related to What You Love to Do.
With your newfound time and resources, this should be easy and natural to do as well.
Skills will become a natural byproduct of spending time doing what you love to do and practicing it.
Knowledge will be a natural byproduct as well. You’ll want to know all about the subject you’re passionate about so you’ll read the newspapers, books, articles, etc., that are related to what you love to do.
* Quit Your Job
The time in which you quit your job is entirely up to you.
Quitting your job is a powerful motivator because when you MUST do something, you WILL do it. If you keep telling yourself that you’ll do it later, you’ll always be stuck at your job. Quitting your job serves like a good kick in the pants. Just make sure you have something to fall back on before you do it.
When you’re doing what you love to do, the payoff is so much better. Your health will improve. You’ll be less depressed. Your relationships with friends and family will improve as well. You’ll actually be eager to wake up Monday morning.
The journey you go through may be full of ups and downs but in the end, It really is worth it.
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