- Comment from my buddy Tim in Australia:
- Love the idea, i think we all need a bit of an attitude change man! Cos sometimes if we let a negative attitude get in our way, we lose out on wat we could gain in the day!
- But dont forget not enjoying what we do helps push us for change, and sometimes find better things.
- Anyway love the blog, keep it up man
- December 5, 2008 6:12 AM
I find it funny how sometimes things just work out this way.
First I want to thanks my buddy Tim for leaving the comment. I appreciate the affirmation of the meaning of the blog, but I appreciate even more the insight on the other side of the subject.
The other day I recieved a phone call from my friend Nate. He told me that it was time to celebrate because he had just put in his 2 week notice at his job. A small part of the reason was because there was just so much work to do that was going nowhere. I really cant say that it was his fault because there are a lot of factors to his job that he cant control. Another reason he gave me, and this is a doozy, was because he was sad. I know, it sounds kind of lame, but allow me to continue and you can decide if it gets lammer or if it just makes more sense.
He explained to me that while he was working at a job that paid him decent money that he was sadder than he was when he had no job at all. It was hard to sleep at night because all he could think about was work or it was way too easy to sleep at night because he was being over worked. There was no fun in the job.
Now, according to my previous blog, he should have just tried to find the fun in it... But there are definitely circumstances that can change that rule as my buddy Tim had pointed out.
I have always said that I will never continue to work in a job that I dont enjoy and I have preached that to so many people as well. Some wonder why I have yet to really go to college and the reason is very simple. I dont want to invest time into a major that I am not very certain I want to do for the rest of my life. Now, I have nothing against those who have taken that risk and jumped into college. In fact, I commend you for being so bold.
I feel I have to be a bit cautious about this blog because I know that my words have such a great impact on your actions... right(you'll get used to some of my sarcasm).... but I want to make it clear that Im not saying that you should just up and quit your job or drop out of school. What I am saying though is that we need to take some time to evaluate where we are at. If you are in a situation that you are not happy with, take some time to evaluate other options to persue that happiness.
As for my friend Nate, he wants to possibly pursue a career in nursing because he wants a job that will enable him to help people more. Talk about a change for better things.
Comment and live Zesty
4 comments:
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I had an excellent job, paid well, actually paid extremely well... and I still do work for them from time to time, but for the most part I gave it up to go to school.
I go to college because I have an interest and passion in my subjects. I can outright tell you I will never put any of my degrees into practice, because I already know where my life is headed. Sometimes there is no fun to be found in a job that you dread.
yeah i have to agree with steve on that, sometimes there is no fun in the job, but nevertheless theres no harm in trying to make it enjoyable or trying to not dislike/dread it soo much
but yeh i actually think its more bold that you're not goin to uni, or college as you guys call it. cos yeh it may not have anything todo with what you wana do, but for me uni or tertiary studies are a must if you wana get anywhere in life, but thats how ive been raised, and there have definately been ppl who have gotten somewhere without college education *cough* bill gates *cough* however on that note im glad your friend is trying something new and wants to help ppl, need more of those ppl around =D
anyway this seems to be a good method of communicating with you as well, since the time difference is a bit of a b**** but yeh hope things are good over in cali, and hope to see more of this blog
I read this somewhere and thought it was good and related to your blog.
When God brings a time of waiting, and appears to be unresponsive, don't fill it with busyness - just wait. Wait for God's timing and He will do it without any heartache or disappointment.
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