Just How Bad Is It At Work?

How much do you dread Monday morning? Whether you
have a crappy job and a crappy boss, or you’re one of the
“lucky ones” who has a “good” job and a decent boss and
no real reason to complain, but you’re still not happy..

Either way, Mondays can be tough. In fact, sometimes you
start dreading Monday morning on Sunday night, or earlier.

What Is Your Job Costing You?

No one loves 100% of their work, 100% of the time. But, if
you’re not enjoying it more than you’re hating it.. it will
cost you.

It will cost you physically, as stress and unhappiness are
proven to cause serious health problems, and cause early
death.

It will cost you financially, too. When you do work that you
aren’t excited about, you’re less enthusiastic, less productive,
and less likely to hit that sweet spot where your talents are
well rewarded.

Oh, and it’ll cost you some happiness too. But, you already
knew that..

The Oddest Physical Symptom

When I was doing work that didn’t fit, my stress showed up
in my stomach. When I stopped for a second and paid
attention, I’d notice my stomach was all knotted up.

Now, that’s a pretty common place for someone to hold job
(or other) tension. I know someone who holds her job stress
in her toes, of all places. She scrunches them up without
realizing she’s doing it, until she gives herself a foot cramp or
two.

That might sound odd, but if we spend our hours in ways
that don’t work for us, it’s going to show up somehow.

How is it showing up for you?

OK, What Are You Going To Do About It?

If you’ve heard from others (and even from yourself) that
you’re supposed to hate your job, or that you already have
a “good” job so what are you complaining about?.. if you
buy into that, be prepared for more of the same.

But know that that isn’t how it has to be.

If You’re Ready For Work You Love..

If you truly want to have work that works for you, you can.

And actually, the process is very simple.. first decide you’re
going to do it, then set some goals and get in action towards
them.

Pick Up Your Foot & Take A Step

Start by deciding that you’re going to do work you truly enjoy.
A magical thing happens when you make a real commitment
– things start falling into place for you, and/or you start
making things fall into place (ever hear that people who work
the hardest are the luckiest?).. when you make a
commitment, success becomes inevitable.

Once you’ve made that decision (you have, haven’t you?), it’s
time to display your commitment. Here are a few ideas how
you can do that; pick one and get started. Now.

• Create a vision board and post it somewhere you will
see it regularly. You can do this in any way you like; one
common way is to paste (on poster board or other)
magazine cutouts of specific or general things you want.

• Tell your three closest friends about your decision.
(It’s especially useful if you tell people who’ll support
your decision rather than tell you it’s not a good idea.)

• If you know what you’d like to do, talk to someone
who’s already doing it and let them know that you’re
going to be doing the same thing soon (you may end
up with a great mentor too).

• If you don’t know what you’d like do, email me at
enofziger@freshvisioncoaching.com with “I want to
land my dream job” in the subject line. You’ll be at
the front of the line the next time I offer a few “Land
Your Dream Job” sessions, where you’ll get crystal
clear on what it is you really want.

• Or, choose another way to declare your decision. It’s
not important how you do it, just that you do it.

I’d love to hear about your first step; drop me an email!

Your career change maven,
Elizabeth