2-3-4 Friday: 22 Oct 2021 - Why you may be scared of quitting

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1 THOUGHT 

Are you in a job you don’t like? You know, 

• that job that leaves you looking at the clock, wondering when you’re going home? 
• Or the job where you’re doing the bare minimum to get through the day? 
• Or the job where you feel bored doing the same thing over and over again? 
• Where you don’t feel challenged? 
• Where you feel stuck, not sure where you’re going with it? 

I may not know how you feel. Nor do I fully understand. 

 

I left my job two weeks ago. There were many reasons why I should notleave. For one, there wasn’t a job lined up. Secondly, the job economy seemed bad, and it didn’t seem like people were hiring readily. But after a while, I realised these were excuses and not reasons. These excuses were going to keep me stuck in a job where I was going nowhere. 

 

Fear keeps us stuck. Fearing the unknown keeps us within the realm of comfort, even when we know that it’s not the best place for us. Don’t get me wrong - I’m not saying, 

“Quit your job tomorrow!” 

 

But I’m saying, if you really touch your heart and ask yourself,

why am I staying? 

 

and there’s no real reason… you’ve been thinking about it for some time, and yet you still fear, then the action of resigning can give you the proverbial kick up your bottoms to make you do something. 

Why do I say this? 

 

Because no one, NO ONE, should ever be in a job making a dying. You’re there to make a LIVING. And to live and bring your best through the work you do. 

 

1 QUOTE 

You aren’t at work to make a dying. You’re at a work to make a living. 

 

1 TIP 

If you’re still scared, ask yourself, 

What’s the worst that could happen? 

 

Afraid you’ll run out of money? Make a list of all the money you have and a budget. When you stop working, you realise how much less money you spend on trying to massage the pain within you, buying things you don’t need, to have that temporary jolt of happiness. 

 

Worried you’ll have nothing to do beyond the stressful job application process? Ever wanted to complete a project? Now’s the time. Ever wanted to explore something you really wanted to do, like start a home studio? Do it. 

 

John

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