Episode #950 December 01, 2023
Are you just sheltering in place?
It’s true that the volatility created by Covid caused nearly everyone to reevaluate their work. Many experienced remote work for the first time and decided they would make that a priority from now on. Others heard about the desperate search for workers by hundreds of companies and decided to explore what seemed like easy options to advance or even change careers only to experience shift shock. We’ve heard terms like “quiet quitting”, “resenteeism”, “bare minimum Mondays”, “act your wage” and “sheltering in place” to describe simply tolerating a job in exchange for the paycheck.
If you identify with any of these terms – it’s time to move on.
I’m also going to give you 5 clear indicators of how you may be feeling that are even more pressing reasons you need to take action – now.
And I have two Christmas movie recommendations that build on everything we talk about here on this podcast all through the year – as guiding principles to build your true success.
Questions:
Is sheltering in place a strategy that you think will continue?
When do you suggest workers look for a new job?
This sad commentary on the workplace is a reflection of more than a changing economy or the lingering effects of the pandemic. Nobody wins when a worker is not fully engaged in work that is meaningful, purposeful and profitable.
To be “sheltering in place” implies an imminent danger, something where we isolate and protect each other from an outside threat for a couple of hours, not an ongoing description of day after day hiding out to only survive.
If you consistently find yourself unhappy, unfilled or longing to be somewhere else, it’s essential to recognize that your well-being and highest potential cannot thrive in such circumstances.
If your work doesn’t blend your passion and talent, it can’t possibly be the best fit for you. When there is limited room for growth or learning in a position, it’s time to seek a new position.
If you don’t resonate with the company culture or values it should prompt more than a general sense of discomfort and dissatisfaction – it should prompt focused action for change.
Prolonged stress, dissatisfaction, and unhappiness at work will have direct manifestations in a person’s mental and physical well-being. Emotional exhaustion will show up in reduced performance, cynicism, burnout, anxiety and depression. High blood pressure, heart and digestive issues, headaches and weakened immune systems and strained relationships both in and outside of the job will be prevalent.
It’s crucial to acknowledge you are not trapped. There are too many opportunities that will allow you to find – or create – work that aligns with your career goals, provides great compensation and a clear sense of purpose.
Sheltering in place is not a strategy – it’s a helpless response of fear and inaction. Your purpose in this world deserves a better expression.
Take a fresh look at these three critical components that help define your best next fit:
- Skills and abilities – What is it that you do that you do really now that make you more marketable now than you’ve ever been in your life.
- Personality traits – Find out more about the DISC Profile here. The more you know about yourself, the more you can have an accurate positioning in the workplace.
- Values, dreams and passion – what are the things that you find yourself being drawn back to. What are the things that grab your heart?
Having clarity regarding your greatest contribution to an organization will increase your boldness, confidence and enthusiasm for an effective search for work that matters, for people who care.
It’s not a delusion to expect to live in that sweet spot that is a blend of passion, talent and money. Settling for less is a disservice to yourself and to everyone around you.
5 Indicators That You May Need To Find a New Job
- You consistently find yourself unhappy, unfulfilled, or longing to be somewhere else
- Your work doesn’t blend your talent and passion and provide exceptional compensation.
- There’s limited room for growth or learning in a position.
- You don’t resonate with the company culture or values.
- You’re experiencing emotional exhaustion, high blood pressure, Heart and digestive issues, headaches, weakened immune systems, strained relationships
I know there’s a lot of you who may be saying, yeah, but you don’t know my situation. You know, I’ve got to do this. I’ve just got to stay here.
The more you say that and the more you confirm the reality, making that true. But if you believe there’s something better for you, then you are in the driver’s seat to take action and move in that direction.
It’s really crucial to acknowledge you’re not trapped. There are too many opportunities that will allow you to find or create work that aligns with your career goals, provides great compensation and a clear sense of purpose.
Two Christmas movie recommendations:
1. It’s a Wonderful Life – Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.
2. Little Women – It does such an excellent job of highlighting the uniqueness of each of the people in the movie
Quotation:
“Remember no Man is a Failure who has Friends” – the angel Clarence to George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life
Resource:
Santa’s 12 Laws of Success that work all year long – a special resource from one of our 48 Days Eagles Members, Steve Christmas – Get it here
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