Whether it’s your very first job or a new job after having been out of work for a while, getting out into the workforce can feel scary. There’s the pressure to perform, to interact with other people, to have less control over your schedule, and to deal with a boss. All of those things are significant challenges if you’ve never worked before or have been out of work for a while. ...
Work is a significant portion of your life. In fact, the average person spends 90,000 hours at work over the course of a lifetime. And if you find yourself dreading going to work and hating all of the time that you’re spending at doing your job, it can have a significant impact on your overall wellbeing. To that end, this article is going to unpack what to do if you find yourself dreading...
If you’re choosing currently in school, or graduating school shortly, it’s common to feel like you have no idea what career you want. However, it’s also fairly common to feel like you have no idea what career you want even if you’ve had an extensive working career. Lots of people work for many years in a career path that they never feel like is not truly for them. Maybe...
Whether you’re in your 30s, 50s, or just getting started in your career, growing tired of working is not uncommon. And the feeling of being tired of working is a hard one to deal with. Normal working hours for most people are 9 – 5, five days per week for forty hours per week. So if you’re spending forty hours per week doing something that you are simply tired of, it can be...
Vince Lombardi once said that “the price of success is hard work”. John Carmack said “focused, hard work is the real key to success”. And if you search for quotes about hard work, you’ll find many examples of famous, successful people talking about the importance of hard work in achieving success. But is that really true? Is hard work the key to success? Or are there...
In the United States, it’s common for people to work from their early 20s to about the time they’re 65. And once they hit 65, after over 40 years of working, folks generally consider retiring. Now, it probably goes without saying that 40 years in the workforce is a long time. And many people burnout and get tired of work prior to that. To that end, this article is written...
Many of us spend our work weeks thinking about the weekend. And spend our weekends dreading Mondays. And if that’s your experience, then you have likely had the thought that you simply don’t want to work at all. In this article, I unpack possible reasons why you may feel like you don’t want to work at all and make the argument that you likely do want to work in some capacity...
The right job is so important to our quality life. In fact, the average person spends 90,000 hours, or 1/3rd of their life, at work. And with that investment of time and energy into something, it’s absolutely critical to find work that we enjoy. So, if you find yourself in a situation where your job is making you miserable, it’s a brutal feeling that cascades into other areas of your...
Retail can be a challenging job. You’re dealing with people all day who can be demanding and, often times, down right nasty when they don’t get what they want. And, at a certain point, many people decide that they’ve had enough and want to pivot to another career. But, it can be challenging to know what to do next. And, specifically, hard to know how to get out of retail without...
Are you 30 and don’t feel like you have a real career? If that’s the case, you are not alone. In fact, a recent survey showed that nearly three-fourths of U.S. workers in their 30s wanted a career change, but that about 40% weren’t sure what to do. For many of us, it just take a while to get started and find our path. The good news is that if you’re reading this article...