I Hate My Job!

by Carrie Fleharty

Bored? Frustrated? Yearning for retirement? Feel as if you are in the same rut you have been in since let's say forever? That is understandable. Chances are you probably loathe your job at this point. Let it be known and and feel this certainty that you are not alone, and many people out there want to find purpose in their life. Like the song from Peggy Lee: "Is that All There Is?" You want more out of life. You want to really move forward and thrive, and feel good about what you do, and maybe you're thinking that a career change would be beneficial.

As with any change you will need to assess your likes and dislikes of your current job and/or career. Many people change jobs because of boredom, dislike of the job, they don't like working for the man (boss), or the company. Ask yourself a deeper question. What do you like or dislike about your current position? Figure out what excites you and gives you energy. I bet you would say right here right now that nothing at the current place of employment neither excites or energizes.

1. So, what did you first like about your job that led you to work there? In order to examine and figure out a new career we must assess the old one. So, think about it carefully. What are the things you do that you are good at, and give you much job satisfaction, fulfillment and enthusiasm?

2. What are the things at your current place of employment which you hate and despise? You may be good at these tasks, and you do them satisfactorily, but not necessarily like.3. Now look at the tasks that you despise. You may even be good at these tasks. So, take your time, and think abou it clearly. What are those tasks?

We have just answered some of the hard questions in assessing where we have been, and where we feel energy. The next step will be to find your passion. This passion is either something that you love to do, or something you have done in your past, or could be even a hobby. The most important gift we can give to ourselves is learning how to assess where we are, and what are passions are, no matter how strange they may seem to everyone else.

There are many, many assessments out there to help you choose what career you would like, but how do you find what you really want to do. The passion inside you is the clue. Donny Deutsch states in the latest "Success Magazine" that to explore your passion is primary. But, you may wnat to dig deep into your childhood and find some answers. What did you like to do as a child? Did you like to build things? Did you like to create new fangled instruments and use tools? Maybe you even created new tools. What was it that you liked to do?

Therein lies your passion, or an expression of your passion. With your passion found, then you will be able to add to that your likes and don't likes from your current job. All of these together will enable you to find a new career that you will truly enjoy.

There are examples after examples of people finding their passion, and creating a new career out of their likes and their passions. The trick for you is to believe enough in yourself that will enable you to become what you want your new career to be. Look closely at these answers. These answers will enable you to find your purpose.

To begin your dream job, I recommend you keep your day job as they say, and start creating your dream job, one step at a time. What I know is this: You have bills, and a family to take care of and provide for. You have insurance needs, and mortgage payments to keep up with. Tread slowly at first. Dip your feet into your passion slowly at first. Look around to see if anyone else is doing just that, and ask to become an apprentice. This way everyone benefits, the person you work for will get free labor, and you will find out if you truly like this new career. Use this new passion as a part time job. You can't have everything you want overnight, but you can take one step at a time.

Fed up in a rut, take these words to heart. Assess where you are in your current job/position. Look into the likes and dislikes from the job you have. Explore the skills of your tasks and find out which tasks give you energy, and which do not. By all means find your passion. If you find your passion, and you start working with it, your stress levels will decrease and your life experience will manifest into more joy.

About Carrie Fleharty
Carrie Fleharty by day is a mild mannered school librarian, but at night she's a word junkie. She is becoming a Personal Life coach. She is a writer of poetry, articles, essays, and stories. She keeps refining her craft through workshops and classes so that will produce something enjoyable and good. She enjoys and embraces change and sees it as a way to improve herself. She intends to keep improving her life, and keeps challenging herself to become a better person. She thoroughly enjoys expressing herself through the written word. And has written two books "Changes and Shifts: a Personal Journey" and "A Poet's Mind and Soul."
Her hobbies are bicycling, writing along with reading, listening to music, watching movies, hiking, bird watching, and being outdoors. She has two Boston Terriers and two adorable adopted cats.
Her soul ignites through spiritual fire. She understands that the right spark can take a person to new meanings and new beginnings through a deeper sense of self. She is a seeker; she seeks Truth, the Devine, Spirituality, and Love. She believes that a spark will flame up to spread Truth. This Truth will be made known to all who seek.
Carrie is in the process of becoming a Personal Life coach. She is able and willing to lend a helping hand so that you will achieve your goals. These goals could include anything personal, health, financial, career or spiritual goals. After all "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." A Return to Love: Reflections on a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson. Sometimes all it takes is a helping hand.
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