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Digg it UP - Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Finding The Perfect Balance
8 Basic Truths for Creating a Career you Love
Truth #1: You are not a cookie.You are an individual, and incredibly unique. What's right for "everyone" isn't necessarily right for you. There is no cookie cutter solution. Look inside, do the hard work of getting to know yourself, give yourself permission to act on it, and create a career that's tailored specifically to you.Truth #2: Being who you are fills the well.When you are doing something that is in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you actually get energy from the work you do. It continually fills the well. That means you have more to give, in all areas of your life.Truth #3: Being who you're not drains the well.When you're wearing a mask, doing something that isn't in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you have to dig into your energy reserves to get the job done. It drains the well. Eventually, you're going to start pulling up dust in the bottom of the bucket.Truth #4: You will never be someone else half as well as you can be you.It's simple math. Being you in your career means you have more energy to excel. You don't have to use up half your energy just to maintain the status quo.Truth #5: If your job is bad now, more time won't make it better.Waiting for things to get better is not an option. If you don't feel good about your work now, guess how you'll feel in five years? (Hint, the answer isn't "better"). Ask yourself, "If I don't do something now, what will tomorrow/nex
eTruth #1: You are not a cookie.You are an individual, and incredibly unique. What's right for "everyone" isn't necessarily right for you. There is no cookie cutter solution. Look inside, do the hard work of getting to know yourself, give yourself permission to act on it, and create a career that's tailored specifically to you.Truth #2: Being who you are fills the well.When you are doing something that is in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you actually get energy from the work you do. It continually fills the well. That means you have more to give, in all areas of your life.Truth #3: Being who you're not drains the well.When you're wearing a mask, doing something that isn't in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you have to dig into your energy reserves to get the job done. It drains the well. Eventually, you're going to start pulling up dust in the bottom of the bucket.Truth #4: You will never be someone else half as well as you can be you.It's simple math. Being you in your career means you have more energy to excel. You don't have to use up half your energy just to maintain the status quo.Truth #5: If your job is bad now, more time won't make it better.Waiting for things to get better is not an option. If you don't feel good about your work now, guess how you'll feel in five years? (Hint, the answer isn't "better"). Ask yourself, "If I don't do something now, what will tomorrow/nex
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