'Attitude By Design
"You can change your world by changing your words... remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue." - Joel Osteen
Imagine you're at a dead end job that you use to love. The job has lost its fizzle and the fire you once had for that particular position has died out. You're working harder than ever before for less money and acknowledgment and appreciation are nothing but a silent memory. All that's left to date are the monthly status reports, acquisitions, and productivity scales you quiver to think about. It's now just another deadline. Staff meetings linger as your input is no longer warranted and/or you have no desire to respond or add to the logistically drawn out conversations.
Deciphering through the monotony of life, you stop and question your life's purpose in the company as well as the unethical conduct of some upper management. Your values are no longer in alignment with that of your employer yet you produce and show up day in and day out to fulfill your duties as assigned, hoping and wishing for a change or opportunity to come your way.
Now, lets pause for a moment - Exhale - What is it that's keeping you on this rigid path of self destruction, hopelessness, and feeling of being inadequate and incomplete? Is the financial security blanket more important than that your character?
Sometimes we go through life's transitions only to have a breakthrough. We go through life without necessarily living life. We loose site of our desire and passion to make a difference, have an impact, use our creativity and talents the way we envisioned. We tend to follow the road most traveled for comfort and security vs leading by our heart and follow the less traveled for opportunity because we fear the unknown. We settle for the less menial tasks vs taking a stand for our own beliefs and values.
Analyze within to identify the when, where, why and how the flare was lost in your current position. Go back to the basics and identify your strengths (personality characteristics, physical traits, accomplishments you're most proud of), rekindle your dreams by making a detailed dreams list (use your 5 senses for assistance), benchmark your goals (goals without deadline are just ideas), find your passion (interests, talents, hobbies) and capture your vision (how do you want to be remembered).
It's not so much about needing to change your means of employment or career but change your attitude toward it. Give yourself a mind shift to be proactive in your life. If you can't change the situation then change your attitude. Ask yourself, what can you learn or gain from this experience to either move forward or to take with you as you embark on the next stepping stone and chapter in your life.
© 2009 Mahogany Vida Enterprises, LLC
WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it. Author, Lifestyle Balance Specialist & Licensed Clinical Social Worker - De Vida Bell - teaches people with "busy" schedules and "active" lifestyles how to balance their life, by channeling into each one of their core life areas, while focusing on their growth and freedom. Visit http://mahoganyvida.com for more information. Discover tips on how to maintain balance between your personal, professional and private life by getting her FREE monthly ezine Lifestyle 'N Motion at http://www.mcssl.com/app/join.asp?merchantid=159227
Imagine you're at a dead end job that you use to love. The job has lost its fizzle and the fire you once had for that particular position has died out. You're working harder than ever before for less money and acknowledgment and appreciation are nothing but a silent memory. All that's left to date are the monthly status reports, acquisitions, and productivity scales you quiver to think about. It's now just another deadline. Staff meetings linger as your input is no longer warranted and/or you have no desire to respond or add to the logistically drawn out conversations.
Deciphering through the monotony of life, you stop and question your life's purpose in the company as well as the unethical conduct of some upper management. Your values are no longer in alignment with that of your employer yet you produce and show up day in and day out to fulfill your duties as assigned, hoping and wishing for a change or opportunity to come your way.
Now, lets pause for a moment - Exhale - What is it that's keeping you on this rigid path of self destruction, hopelessness, and feeling of being inadequate and incomplete? Is the financial security blanket more important than that your character?
Sometimes we go through life's transitions only to have a breakthrough. We go through life without necessarily living life. We loose site of our desire and passion to make a difference, have an impact, use our creativity and talents the way we envisioned. We tend to follow the road most traveled for comfort and security vs leading by our heart and follow the less traveled for opportunity because we fear the unknown. We settle for the less menial tasks vs taking a stand for our own beliefs and values.
Analyze within to identify the when, where, why and how the flare was lost in your current position. Go back to the basics and identify your strengths (personality characteristics, physical traits, accomplishments you're most proud of), rekindle your dreams by making a detailed dreams list (use your 5 senses for assistance), benchmark your goals (goals without deadline are just ideas), find your passion (interests, talents, hobbies) and capture your vision (how do you want to be remembered).
It's not so much about needing to change your means of employment or career but change your attitude toward it. Give yourself a mind shift to be proactive in your life. If you can't change the situation then change your attitude. Ask yourself, what can you learn or gain from this experience to either move forward or to take with you as you embark on the next stepping stone and chapter in your life.
© 2009 Mahogany Vida Enterprises, LLC
WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it. Author, Lifestyle Balance Specialist & Licensed Clinical Social Worker - De Vida Bell - teaches people with "busy" schedules and "active" lifestyles how to balance their life, by channeling into each one of their core life areas, while focusing on their growth and freedom. Visit http://mahoganyvida.com for more information. Discover tips on how to maintain balance between your personal, professional and private life by getting her FREE monthly ezine Lifestyle 'N Motion at http://www.mcssl.com/app/join.asp?merchantid=159227
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LOL .. thank you for your honesty. To me, however, the prinicpal thing is not to make others believe but to be myself and express my views, ideas, and resources. My blog is my personal thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics related to ones lifestyle personally, professionally and/or privately - if nothing else, something to think about; food for thought. We can always agree to disagree as long as we respect each others opinion. Thanks again for your feedback. I encourage you look around my site and my other articles in hopes that you find something you can relate to, understand and/or connect with. Much Love. De Vida
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Have you thought of adding video to your blog to keep the readers entertained?
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Yes, that is something I have defintiely thought about and may be doing sometime in the new year. Thanks for the feedback.
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