Comfortable Misery

The story goes that a salesman walked up to the. You cannot expect to simply change jobs and
front porch of an old customer to find him sittingbe happy. Find our how you are uniquely gifted
on his porch. Next to him was an old dog thatand how your values, dreams and passions align
moaned once about every 10 seconds. When thewith your life’s calling. The personality profileis
salesman asked the man why his dog wasour most popular product and is an invaluable tool
moaning, the man replied that he’d been lyingin discovering your unique gifts as well as career
on a rusty nail all morning. When asked why thematches. I use it with every Career & Life
dog would not get up to move, the old manCoaching client.
replied simply “I guess it doesn’t hurtSecond, develop a plan to move into the work
enough yet.”that you love. Whether that involves developing
Is there some pain in your life that causes youor fine-tuning your resume to work for another
strife, anguish and stress? What is it that makescompany, or creating your own business, do it
you uncomfortable? Now that you have identifiedwith a plan. You have to have a strong amount
that, why are you still doing it? The pain of ourof faith through the entire process, but without a
situation has to be great enough to set us freeclearly written plan, you are only asking for
from the things that we don’t like in life.trouble.
Far too many people are working at jobs theyDo not simply quit what you are doing now. I am
despise. If you let yourself get too comfortable innot a fan of burning bridges and leaving
your misery you will never be able to do anythingeverything behind. There may be a strong
about it but complain. Do yourself, your spousetransition period in your life that involves doing a
and your family a favor and make a changefew things all at once. With a strong plan in place,
today!I know your can meet and exceed your goal of
First, start by taking a look inside and discoverdoing the work you love!
who you truly are