Vitch Session: Job Not For You? Try These Tips

Vitch Session #1: What to do when you can’t stand your job anymore:

Hi readers, I just shot my first Youtube video on steps to take when come to the realization (or finally admit to yourself) that your job is just not for you.   You don’t want to wake up when the alarm rings, and when it does you automatically start envisioning all the terrible things that are going to torture you throughout the course of your day.

These tips I’m about to share are not new…you’ve probably heard them before.  But the real power is putting them into action.  Just try it for 2 weeks and see what happens:

1) Take a deep breath: Stressing out and feeling panicked and having anxiety is not going to help.  It’s going to make things worse.  You’ve gotten to the point where you are admitting to yourself that something is not working–that’s a HUGE deal.  Just take a deep breath and be proud of that because it means you are no longer going to be stuck in a rut  - you are going to help yourself.

2) Formulating a plan.  Now, don’t turn away and say you don’t have time to write a detailed plan–this is NOT about figuring out every little detail and how they are all going to fall into place.  This is about the long term picture and a broad goal you have in mind.  Do you want to quit your job within the next 3 months?  Do you want to secure a spot in grad school by next semester?

This really is just about giving yourself a timeframe and then working backwards.

Yes, I know you just want to quit tomorrow…but realistically is that going to happen?  Can you afford to do that? I did it…I was 28 year old and living in my parents house in NY though–chances are–you want to be self-sufficient.  The first step to getting out of there is giving yourself a deadline in which YOU WILL BE OUT OF THERE.

And just think about it–once you set that deadline…everyday you go into work, you’ll know you have one less day to be there and it will make you feel GREAT!!

3) Do something to every day that aligns with your goal, no matter how small it is.

You now have your deadline, but now it’s about taking those baby steps to hit that deadline you set for yourself.  If you don’t know where to start, do the basic things first: update your resume, start doing some research online in things you’re interested in — in companies that you’re interested in.  Go to one networking event a week (or more) and try to get as much information from people as you can.

As you’re doing little things each day…one month down the line, you’ll realize how far you’ve actually come.

Bonus Tip #4:  Do not choose 100 goals…focus on 1 or 2 main ones and put your efforts into those until you start seeing traction and accomplishing them.  As you start accomplishing and checking goals off…you can introduce new ones.  (Trying to juggle multiple balls at once will give you no room to progress.)

Please also check out my youtube where I talk make about these 3 tips.  Feel free to leave a comment, question, or critique which I will address moving forward!

Vitra