27 Reasons You Are Lucky to Have a Job

There are times when you may not like your job. We’ve all been there.

During these tough times, we need to appreciate what we have. There are a lot of people out of work who wish that they had a job on which focus their energy.

I have a few friends who were laid off and they don’t know what to do with themselves. There are only so many hours each day that you can spend looking for a job.

So if you have a job, then take the time to enjoy what you have.

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Motivated By Mistakes

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How can you use mistakes to motivate you? That’s what this video explores.

I used to mentally beat myself up after every mistake. I was killing my own confidence. I needed to learn how to use mistakes as a way to give myself energy instead of sucking the life out of me. I figured it out. Can you?
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How to Build Confidence at Work

 

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What you do and how you do your work matters. If it didn’t, you wouldn’t care whether your job was done well. Since you care (most of you do), you probably try so hard sometimes that it can wreck your confidence if things don’t go the way you plan them. It’s up to each individual person to understand their strengths and not need to rely on other people to feel confident.

I shot this video to explain how I’ve built my confidence. I still have moments of weakness, like most of you, but I always come back stronger. Every negative comment, weird look from a co-worker, or bad feeling can bring me down if I dwell on them. I just have to learn to seperate people’s comments and actions from how I view myself.
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Guest Posting

Guest Posting

I’m trying to get my writing and name out there, so I’ve been guest posting. Check out the articles…

At The Positivity Blog:

How the Fear of Losing My Job Helped Me to Grow

Working for a company that might be cutting jobs can force the energy right out of you if you don’t take some steps to set your perspective on the positive.

There are usually three perspectives that dictate our emotional outlook.

  1. Relaxing in the now.
  2. Imagining that things will get better.
  3. The problem itself.

Out of the three options, which one do you think will only make problems worse?

Maybe the question is a little too easy, but why do so many people keep doing it?

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At Change Your Thoughts:

How to become a better person at work

A job is so much more than helping a corporation or a boss earn more money. There are many levels to work that people miss out on because they’re too caught up in their goals. I don’t advocate blowing off your goals, but I encourage everyone to find other aspects that help them enjoy their work and become better at their job.

Most people want to accomplish the tasks that they are assigned, but there are many ways to get the job done as well as increase your enjoyment at work.

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