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The Silver Bullets for Beating Day Job Depression
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There is a creature of legend that is portrayed as a monster with either a curse or disease. This creature is not necessarily evil, but the creature is very violent. The result of this creature is always a human who turns into it. I am talking about werewolves. Once a human transforms into a werewolf, all sense of reality becomes distorted and a killing machine with no remorse is created. A silver bullet is usually used to kill a werewolf when it is too much of a danger, thus ending the terror it is causing. You can read more about werewolves here.
I do not wish to give my readers nightmares, however, the werewolf is very applicable for what I am about to tell you. And the majority of people that are reading this are likely people who work at a day job. Some of you may not be in that situation. This information is still useful for you as you can apply it to your every day lives, in addition to your day job. The werewolf is what you turn into when your job consumes you with negativity. I will show you how to put an end to that with some silver bullets.
First off, ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you happy where you are working?
- Are the people you work with ones with integrity, who uplift, and are smart?
- Are your managers respectable people who are understanding?
- Are the owners of your company smart and good leaders who work hard to make the compay do well?
- Have you been at your job for over 10 years with no real increase in pay, position, or value?
- Do you feel fulfilled when you come home each day from work?
- Are you constantly improving yourself and your skills?
- Are you happy working at a day job?
The Silver Bullets
I’ve talked in several other articles about the day job blues, what to do when you want to leave a company after you’ve been there for a while, but I want to go into great detail about what you can do and plan to do to get yourself into a position where work is no longer a burden. With that, here are the silver bullets, with certain scenarios, and how to use the silver bullet to destroy it.
Current Day Job Situations
The first thing I want to talk about is current situations people are faced with in their jobs and those people’s attitudes. It is very necessary to describe situations because knowing these situations gives more meaning and understanding to what I am talking about. Most of you reading this want to know what the situations are so you can relate to other people and this is very important.
When I was in college, I did data entry for a library company. I would sit at the computer and enter information that was on a second monitor, which contained an image of a library card. This information had to be entered into a dusty, cob-webbed system that ran on an ancient computer. It was tedious work and I got paid $7.50 an hour for it. But it was in 1999, and it helped me get through college. The job was horrendous for me – I love to be creative and this was anything but.
The silver bullet in this case is that some situations require just grinding through the job because eventually there is a light at the end of a tunnel. This is true if you are going to college and are planning on upgrading your job, but you need something to make ends meet. To those of you in this situation, just try and get the most out of your job that you can, be positive and optimistic, know that you are taking the right steps, and know that the job won’t last forever.
Dead End Jobs
Some of you may be at a job where you have just grinded out the same work year after year with no results. Look at my above questions and you will know if this applies to you. If so, are you really content with this happening? I see some people that even though they say they hate their job, but because the job pays reasonably enough and gets them by each month, no effort is made to ugprade. After all, they’ve worked their a while and who else is going to pay them as much as they’ve been raised to where they are at.
This is a dangerous way of thinking and will make you stay stagnant and in 5 years, 10 years, you will be exactly where you are today. Again, if you are fine with that, then what I’m saying doesn’t apply to you. But deep down, I hope those of you reading are not fine with that. Can you really say that you’ve lived a happy, full, and abundant life while working at a job you don’t like for 20 or so years?
The silver bullet in this case is to take charge and be proactive. This means getting yourself in order. I created drjerm.com to help people change their mentality and have a respectful and confident view of themself. Once you spend significant time working on yourself, I guarantee that you will not want to stay at the drudgery of a day job you don’t like. You will be interested in doing something you are passionate about, or at least going to a job that makes you feel fulfilled. So use drjerm.com to better yourself. Read all the information, apply it. Then increase your education through online research and schooling (if funds allow). Try some projects on your own. Don’t be afraid to fail.
The People Your Work With
Who are your friends? Look at my list of questions above about the people you work with. Are you around people of upstanding character? Are they honest? Do they build you up and treat you respectfully? Do they take time and effort to understand your needs? At the work place, being around people opposite of these things is bad. Bad meaning that it is like being sucked into a black hole with teeth where you are getting eaten alive by dark fire ants that seek to consume your whole body. When you start to realize that people who do not share your same uplifting values are a danger to you, then the silver bullet is ready for you.
The silver bullet is that once you have changed yourself, you will seek out people of character, both in the work place and in your friendship circle (those people you hang out with or spend some time with). Being with people like this provides energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to handle trials and obstacles. These people are not judgmental and they do not have their own agendas. When you increase your skills and education, in addition to improving yourself, you will be able to move to a job that is much more condusive to positive growth and feeling fulfilled.
Feeling Fulfilled With Work
Lastly, look at the level of fulfillment that you get at your job. Do you feel like you contribute something worthwhile? Do you feel like you make a difference? If you just feel like a drone who is doing robotic work that has no real lasting impact, this should be a warning sign. The werewolf is taking form and the silver bullet should be at the ready to slay it.
The silver bullet is this: Look deep within yourself. Find out what you are passionate about and are good at. I talk about this on drjerm.com. It’s discovering your destiny and creating your legacy. This means striding towards what you feel you are meant to do. I am reading about ‘The Rock’, Dwayne Johnson, right now. He felt deep inside that wrestling was what he was supposed to do. But it was not before he experienced MUCH hardship and tribulation. In the end, he made the leap of faith, worked extremely hard, and became the success that he is today.
I can promise that if you spend effort striving to do what you are passionate about and good at, the you will eventually find success with it. There will likely be much trial and tribulation before you find success. But I’ve seen in people that when they follow their heart and their mind together for their work, that success is the eventual end product.
Final Thoughts
I know that no matter what you do for work, there are days that are tough, even if you are doing what you love. We live in a mortal world. Challenges happen, and we aren’t always up to the task each day. But I do know that with a change of mind set, hard work, and dedication, that our job situations will turn into favorable circumstances that will help us feel fulfilled.
In the end, you will put an end to this monstrous creature, this werewolf. The ravages that the werewolf causes will be a forgotten memory, and your career can be one of happiness and success. This werewolf is a frightening image. It should give you cause to think. I hope that you have this same cause to think when it comes to living a happy, full, and abundant life. And one of the ways to do that is by having a fulfilling career. I know you can do it!
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