~I'VE SOLD MY SOUL TO MY JOB!~Written by Debi Bogard
IS YOUR JOB SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF YOU? Do you feel like you've sold your soul to your work? If so, you're not alone. Studies show that many Americans, up to 90% of us, are unhappy with our current job. Does this sound familiar? Here's danger; discouragement that comes from merely surviving your career can become an immobilizing distraction. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~In Homer's Odyssey, Sirens, with irresistible influence, lured mariners *~to destroy themselves on rocks. Ulysses knew he would not be able to *~resist distraction of Sirens, so he had his men put wax plugs in *~their ears to elude destructive song. He bound himself to mast so *~he could not follow devastating influence of their words. He depended *~upon crew's vision, strength and persistence to prevent his own *~distraction from ending their journey. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ AN OVERWHELMING, ALL-CONSUMING JOB CAN FEEL JUST AS CONTROLLING AS THE SIRENS DID TO ULYSSES. Maybe you feel stuck - like you're spending your life on something you just can't stand. You want to find something new and fulfilling but can't seem to take first step. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~When my son was young and I told him to go clean his room, he would sit *~in his room, crying. The job was just too big for him to tackle and he *~couldn't even begin. If I told him to put away 3 things he would do it *~cheerfully, in 2 minutes. He could pick up 3 things at a time until his *~room was clean. By breaking one disheartening job into several simple *~steps, he was able to complete task that, before, stopped him from *~doing anything. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ FINDING A FULFILLING JOB CAN BE REDUCED to a few manageable steps that will keep you moving toward your goal.
| | The Fable of the Elephant and the Woman Who Wasn't BlindWritten by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach
This isn’t story about four blind men and elephant, this is story of me looking at that 6 ton elephant in zoo, tethered to that tiny stake, and wondering why on earth she doesn’t break loose. Instead she rocks back and forth when it should take an electric fence, iron bars, or 25 armed men to confine her, if that. It’s all in her mind, God love her. How can this happen? How has she forgotten what she’s capable of? Elephants are mammals, like us humans, and they share limbic brain with us. This means, unlike reptiles, we are able to learn. Elephants need to learn many things to survive; for instance they aren’t born knowing what their trunk is for. Some aren’t weaned until their 10th year, and they’re all completely dependant on their mothers (physically and emotionally) for 4-5 years. Most of growth of elephant brain takes place after birth, and this happens with learning. Unfortunately it, like us, learns both good and bad things. The elephant may learn when it tries to leave herd, others will come after it causing a fuss, which scares it, so it remembers not to wander off.
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