I want to touch on something I have noticed recently (and something I am completely guilty of at the same time)
This past week I have noticed every single morning on facebook, a scary amount of people full on complaining about how they are "off to their soul sucking, mundane, life ruining, everything wrong with the world (and other words) job."
We have all had jobs that really are horrible. It's kind of a right of passage I think to being human.
The thing is folks, ultimately, and I know it is a kind of harsh realization, YOU put yourself in that position everyday.
Don't think I'm a mega douche just yet...
I completely realize you have rent to pay, you have to feed yourself, you have to afford gas and bills, and hell maybe even spare a few bucks a month to actually do something fun. I have been in that position my ENTIRE life. I have never not had a job, where I still didn't completely struggle and barely float with my head above financial waters. Working in the marine biology field you are automatically setting yourself up for a life full of money problems and cheap clothing. But I chose that path and I knew what I was getting myself into. Even right now, I am technically unemployed, I am the poorest as far as money goes, more so than I have ever been in my whole life. I really have almost NOTHING to my name. I know how you feel, I'm right there with you.
The thing is...
You have picked your job. I realize there aren't hundreds of options out there, and there are tons of other eager people to compete against for new jobs, BUT...by not doing ANYTHING other than sitting there and writing sad little things about how much you hate your entire existence because of your job and so on...YOU are not getting ANYWHERE.
By CHOOSING to let your job defeat you on a DAILY basis, you are accepting failure! You are throwing out all possibilities of something amazing eventually coming along your path!! KNOCK IT OFF!
Wake up, go to your less than desirable job, get paid not nearly enough, and then go home and HUNT.
Focus all your energy on actively searching for a new job, put yourself out there, visit places you'd like to work and just introduce yourself. Write people LETTERS expressing interest. STAND OUT from the pack. And most importantly DO IT WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE. No one wants to hire someone who acts like the entire world is against them. By putting those feelers and that energy out into the world, something will eventually present itself in your life. It always gets a little worse before it gets better, but you have to be proactive about this or else, baby, you aren't going anywhere.
In fact, this past year, I completely GAVE UP with no plan ahead of me. I spent thousands of dollars to drive across the country to move to Florida for a job that ended up being the worst I've EVER had! And I threw in the towel, quit, and moved back home to figure my life out. That is ok to do too! It is ok to rely on other people for a short period of time, it is MORE than ok to take care of yourself and figure out what your next step is. It's ok to admit total defeat.
In the end, it's all about PERCEPTION. It's all about YOU deciding how something or someone is going to affect you. Every minute of every day you are given the opportunity to decide how you are going to react to everything going on around you. REACT WITH PURPOSE.
I LOVE YOU. I love you more than you can know! And I BELIEVE in you! If you are unhappy with something in your life, then make a change. Don't worry about what other people will think, don't worry about not living in the coolest place, don't worry about going out, don't worry about disappointing people. THIS LIFE IS YOURS, SO DAMNIT...TAKE CONTROL OF IT!
I LOVE YOU :)
Now go show the world what you are capable of doing!! BE THE CHANGE. BE LIGHT. BE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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