According to recent statistics, 56% of
work force is dissatisfied with their job. According to a recent Monster.com poll, 87%of respondents said they were dissatisfied with their job. If you are dissatisfied with your job, you are in a self-imposed career slump!
Why are so many of us in career slumps? Bottom line…we are not doing work that satisfies us! No matter what our employer does for us, if we are not doing work we really want to be doing, in a way that fits our desired life-style, we will never be satisfied.
What keeps us in career slumps for so long? The number one thing that keeps us in our slumps is that we believe “myths” we were told!
1.We believe, “I can’t make money doing work I love.” Yet reality gives us a ton of examples of people who are wealthy and happy doing work they do.
2.We believe, “In order to be happy, I need to find my purpose.” Yet reality shows us that there are plenty of people doing work they love who have no clue what their “true” purpose is.
3.We believe, “To get better, I must work on my weaknesses.” Yet reality shows us time and again that most successful people are those who focus on their strengths.
4.We believe, “I am a victim of outside circumstances.” Yet reality shows us people who get jobs they love when job market is supposedly “bad”.
