Easier Said Then Done

While I know this topic is something a lot of people will probably find an impossible feat, and maybe even roll their eyes when they read it, I think it's important.

So many people work a job or are in a career they hate. A lot of people hate their boss, their coworkers, the work itself, the hours, the money they make, etc etc etc.

I have a no nonsense approach, so prepare yourself.

Change it!

Your job is something you do 5 days a week, 8 (or more) hours a day. It takes up a HUGE portion of your life! Why stick to a job that sucks the life out of you? So you can work until the weekend and have 2 days of relief, only to have to go back on Monday and do it again? Why not find something, CREATE something, that makes you happy and look forward to Monday mornings?

I can only speak from experience.

I worked a customer service job I hated. HATED. I knew that after my maternity leave with Gage I wasn't going back. I wanted to stay home until he started school.

So I did.

It was hard. There were a ton of financial challenges in our path. We had to plan ahead, and move in with my parents. Stu had the same job, and knew it wouldn't support us. So he found another job. He is much happier doing what he is now, and has plans to do what he loves as soon as he is able.

My mom stayed home with my sister and I for 17 years. She went back to work after that, and has gone from retail/customer service job to job. She hates her job, finds it exhausting, the pay degrading and is treated poorly. While I know she isn't happy, she refuses to take charge of her life and do something about it. It makes me sad, but I also know that she will get to a point soon where enough is enough and she WILL change it.

My dad has driven a bus in Toronto for the TTC for over 23 years. He has a hard, long day and never complained once. He recently made a change to the subway because he was starting to not enjoy his job.

We all know by now I'm honest and blunt to the point of offending people.

Don't complain to me about much you hate your job but then be unwilling to change it!

Make a list of 5-10 things that you LOVE to do. Then make sub-points to brainstorm careers that include those things. Then make an action plan and set goals- big and small. Follow it step by step.

I know, easier said then done. But it IS possible!