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Waking Up To A Meaningful Caree by ttbaba(m): 2:12pm On Feb 16, 2021 |
For a lot of people, the Covid pandemic was a
wake-up call. The security of the corporate job
was diminished so quickly, big and “steady”
corporations let go of huge amounts of
employees. Leaving them to face the truth
they have somewhat tried to avoid. No job is
safe. Even the rate race is a dangerous one.
This realization also sparked creativity and
inwardness. The hours at home, in
quarantine, with no job and a lot of anxiety
made people ask themselves important
questions. Who am I? What do I really want
to do? I know this led people to step away
from the matrix and examine their life. In
consequence, new businesses were born.
Passions and hobbies became fulfilling full-
time jobs. The path to personal freedom has
begun. I have to say I am not against
corporates I believe they are extremely
valuable in helping the environment,
community development, and creating
workplaces for millions of people and
families. With that being said, there are many
individuals in our society that have always
dreamed of building their own thing, having
their own business, making a living through
their art. And doing it their way. For these
people, I have written several tactical tips that
can help them escape the rat race, and go
forward with their inner passions, so they can
have a career they truly enjoy waking up to.
*Find out what gets you excited . What
activities give you energy instead of sucking
away your energy. The moment you find a
profession that you perceive as meaningful
and plays on your passion and strengths,
work becomes play. As Richard Branson said:
“I don’t see work as work and play as play, it
is all living”.
*Start working on a side business.
Structure it the way you want. At first, you
will probably need to invest some extra after-
work hours. But it will be worth it. If you
want to become a news broadcaster don’t just
wait around for some TV Channel to hire you.
Go and create a podcast, a YouTube channel,
invest in your LinkedIn profile. This will get
you going and increase the chances of you
getting the job you want (don’t be surprised if
you end up making more money working for
yourself, and deciding to work as a
freelancer).
*Manage your time efficiently based on
what you conceive as important . The biggest
time wasters are: overthinking, unproductive
meetings, long commutes, and an obsession
with small unimportant details and tasks.
Once you eliminate that, it becomes clear
what actions you need to take to achieve the
most productive impact. As Tim Ferris said it
well: “Doing less meaningless work, so that
you can focus on things of greater personal
importance, is not laziness. This is hard for
most people to accept because our culture
tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of
personal productivity”.
*Live on your own terms, Play by your own
rules. Design a lifestyle that fits you and
gives you the space you need to go after
your goals and values . Don’t get dragged
into the Instagram make-believe society
delusion. Where, as Tyler Durden the fictional
outlaw philosophy character from “Fight
Club” said: “We buy things we don’t need to
impress people we don’t like”.
*Embrace the fear. Chartering into the
unknown can be scary. Many books and
philosophies ranging from ancient to modern
have been made about fear. The one that
impacted and made sense to me the most was
the one Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
(ACT) has to offer. In ACT, the objective is not
to beat fear or eliminate fear. It is about
accepting fear and learning to go after your
goals and values while taking the fear with
you. Making room for unpleasant moments of
anxiety and stress instead of repressing or
avoiding them. It is not about comfort; it is
about meaning. Like adventurer Bear Grylls
said: “Being brave isn’t the absence of fear.
Being brave is having that fear and finding a
way through it”.
I hope these several tips can help you go after
what you truly want to do. So you can have a
more meaningful and enjoyable time in your
profession.
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