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    Does your job make you happy?

     

    Whether you have to commute to work or you work from home, are you truly happy with what you do?  It is a sad fact that many people are desperately unhappy with their job. When you are not satisfied with your job, this can cause a multitude of problems both at work and home. 

    When i worked as a drafter in my first job, the economy was up and down so I went from job to job. In my first job, I enjoyed the people i worked with and it was great having a pay cheque.  However, when the economy got slow, there was rumor that someone would be laid off (this was the days when jobs could be lifetime). In those months, I started having stomach problems and I even went for a scan.  I never made the connection until after I had been laid off myself and the stomach pain was gone almost instantly. Your work can affect your health. 

    Everyone in the house feels your stress. You feel miserable and your body aches. 

    It might be time to make a change in your life. You can see if you can change your job or make a transfer. You could see what or who is making you unhappy at work and see how you can resolve it. Or you can take a break from the stress by taking time away from work. 

    It may not be possible for you to take time off work or even when you do take time off and upon your return, you know that there is the same situation. Once your health start deteriorating, you really need to consider a change. 

    You could:

    • see if you qualify for a re-training program 
    • try a different field in the same job or
    • try a change in location with new people can make a difference.

    Depression is rampant in middle aged men and so is the risk of suicide. The death rates in the U.S. and Canada in this age group is high and happens far more frequently than you might think. 

    If you are truly unhappy in your job then talk to your doctor and take action before it is too late. Many people have made mid-life career changes so why not you? 

    A new mindset for you would be to consider changing the way you make the money for the lifestyle you want. Why go back to a job that is killing you?  

    Stay there at your current job  for awhile while you consider taking your life into your own hands and create a business that you enjoy doing.  Have you thought about what you need for the lifestyle you want? What income will sustain you and your life? Have you ever thought about running your own business? 

    The Business of At Home Business quiz and workbook would help you look at your vision for your life and the type of business you might be interested in doing.  So download the workbook here for free!   

    Take control of your life! 

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    Change

     

    Change

     

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    Change: The quality or power of inspiring belief; capacity for belief to make different in some particular way; alter; to make radically different; transform; to give a different position, course, or direction; to replace with another; to make a shift from one to another; switch; to undergo a modification; to become different; to pass from one phase to another.

    Are You Ready and Willing to Change?

    Awareness is just the beginning.

    Next, we examine 2 more elements of Change:
    Readiness and Willingness.

     

    Readiness

     

    In our Readiness and Willingness to Change© Model,
    we define Readiness this way.

    Readiness is the measure of a person’s ability to succeed in a given situation. It reflects and reveals how prepared and competent the person is to succeed before starting.

    A person may be aware of a problem and yet does nothing about it. He sees the option of using round wheels but, for whatever reason, intentionally decides to keep his square wheels.

    • Is it possible that he does not know how to change wheels?
      Is he ill equipped in some way?

    Areas to consider regarding Readiness for Change

    Social: Does the person have the interpersonal skills required for change?
    Intercultural: Does the person have the cultural knowledge to change?
    Emotional: Does the person have the emotional strength to change?
    Spiritual: Is the person ready to search for the meaning of life, the truth?
    Mental: Is the person cognitively able to learn what is needed to effect change?
    Education: Does the person have the education skills required for the change?
    Physical: Is the person physically ready to go through the change process?
    Special Skills: Does the person have the skills and training to successfully complete the responsibilities and tasks that are necessary for the change?
    Style-Match: Does the individual’s Personal Style match the roles and responsibilities of the new situation?

    Example
    You have noticed a growth on your right knee. Tests confirm it is benign, but no doctor is available to operate for several weeks. But don’t worry; I have always been interested in medicine—I recall dissecting frogs in high school. I’ve never been to medical school but I’ve watched a lot of medical programs on TV and I have tools in my shop. Come over to my home on Saturday around 10 and we’ll get that growth taken off!

    What is your confidence level in my ability (Readiness) to operate?
    None, right? I don’t have the skills or the abilities to do it.
    I am not ready to operate, even though I am willing.

    We’ll return to Readiness shortly.

     

     

    Willingness

     

    The next element is Willingness, the measure of a person’s attitude and commitment toward success.

    Areas to consider regarding Willingness to Change

    Cooperating with others: Does the person work collaboratively as a team member?
    Learning from others:            Does the person agree to let others teach him or her how to perform a task?
    Helping others learn:            Does the person agree to teach others how to perform a task?
    Accepting self and others: Does the person show affection and caring for self and others?
    Being appreciated by others: Does the person let others show recognition and caring to him or her?
    Being friends with others:           Does the person enjoy spending time with others?
    Giving of self:          Does the person permit others to benefit from his or her experiences?
    Being authentic: Does the person permit others to know his or her feelings, opinions, and beliefs?
    Forgiving self and others: Does the person commit to solving conflicts?
    Letting go of habits: Is the person willing to let go of what he or she has been doing—the status quo—and embrace new behavior that may be more acceptable to others?
    Letting go of excuses: Is the person willing to stop using multiple reasons (excuses) for not participating in opportunities?

    Example
    Many years ago, I worked in sales as a dairy specialist for an agricultural company. My sales tripled in my first 3 years and I was the top sales performer. During that time, I became engaged. Although it was a long-distance relationship—I was living in Vancouver, BC, and the lady was in Brisbane, Australia—it was manageable. I was in love and successful in my work and I had even started a small business on the side.

    Everything was grand…until Valentine’s Day. My fiancée called from Down Under to say she had accepted a better offer. I was devastated. I lost 15 pounds in 15 days—the fastest weight-loss program in the world, but not recommended.

    My sales performance started to slide.

    • Did that have anything to do with my sales abilities? No. Because of my personal issues, my Willingness level had dropped.

    If my sales manager had sent me to a sales-training refresher program on how to close the sale, would that have done any good? Not at all!

    Ready and Willing Work Together

    When we think of our success and the success of others in this life, we see we must be aware of our environment; we must be readyand willing to make the changes we seek or that others may be asking us to make.

    Whether you work alone or with others, and things are not going well, is the lack of success a Readiness issue, a Willingnessissue, or a combination of both?

    The CRG Readiness and Willingness to Change© Model will equip you to understand yourself and others better than ever before.

    Do you recall times when people—perhaps you—were promoted into jobs or roles without the proper training? Worse, they had few abilities (Readiness) to fulfill the responsibilities and little interest in the new job (Willingness). Rather than being forthright about the situation, their fear or pride put them into a no-fly zone. Soon, no one was happy with their work performance.

    Over time, a shift in willingness can take place in the workplace. Individuals who were energized and very productive in their roles can lose interest. Maybe they are disappointed to learn their job role is not what they expected; perhaps the job style required by the position doesn’t match their Personal Style. As a result, their willingness decreases.

    When you think about the level of your success and the success of others, keep in mind the concept of Readiness and Willingness.

    Ask yourself this question: Am I not succeeding because of a lack of Readiness (ability) or a lack Willingness (attitude) to change… or both?

    To help you answer that question, here is a grid that can be applied to just about any situation. We all have what I call a Situational Readiness and Willingness to Change.

    Four Development Levels (D-Levels)

    D-Levels

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    2

    3

    4

     

    Resistant

    Reasonable

    Responsible

    Resourceful

    Ready to Change

    Not ready; unable to proceed

    Ready to consider change, to think and talk about it

    Ready to get involved and learn how and what to change

    Ready to develop full potential and skills levels

    Willing to Change

    Not willing; insecure; fights help

    Willing to listen to alternatives

    Willing to take action now

    Willing to help others develop

    This information expands each D-level.

    Level 1: Resistant

    • Is not ready or willing to change or succeed
    • Is self-focused, self-centered, self-destructive
    • Is uncooperative, noncompliant, disruptive of the team, unmotivated
    • Is unable and/or unskilled to perform
    • Is critical, verbally abusive; an accuser, a blamer
    • Is angry, argumentative, nontrusting
    • Is in denial; refuses to change; doesn’t think he
      or she needs to change

    Level 2: Reasonable

    • Is somewhat ready and willing to learn, change, succeed
    • Is only ready and willing to think and talk about learning, changing, succeeding
    • Has a “What’s in it for me?” attitude
    • Is agreeable to negative feedback and change but
      behavior remains the same
    • Is motivated by others; a team follower
    • Is overcontrolling of self

    Level 3: Responsible

    • Is ready and willing to learn, change, succeed
    • Is self-motivated to improve self, situations
    • Is cooperative; a team-player, a contributor
    • Is capable of performing responsibilities
    • Is verbally positive; an encourager, supportive
    • Is confident, assertive; respects self and others
    • Transforms potential into production
    • Is in control of self

    Level 4: Resourceful

    • Is ready and willing to learn, change, and succeed
      AND help others do so
    • Personally functions at Level 3
    • Is driven by the vision of people-development
    • Motivates others to improve; inspirational
    • Is able to teach others the required skills and knowledge
      to succeed
    • Leads others from the present into the future; is honest
      and ethical
    • Is a professional leader in control AND helps others
      increase control of self

    Keep in mind Level 4 infers you are not only Ready and Willing to succeed yourself, you are ready and willing to help others do the same. Leading others to success requires quite a different skillset. Unless you are able to teach and inspire others in their success, consider Level 3 as your target.

    Until next time, keep Living On Purpose!

    Ken Keis

    How Ready and Willing are you to succeed?
    Let’s find out.

     

    To assess your willingness to change try the Willingness Quiz

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    Want to Change your Job?

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    Are you tired of working at a job you don’t like? Do you wonder if there is some other work  I could do that I would enjoy working at ?  Then you should acknowledge that you want to change and find out what can make you happy in your life.  One way to start looking at your life and how to change your life is to look at what are your passions in life ?

    For example, if you won the lottery and you had won enough to cover living expenses, what would you do every day?    Now, people are not designed to lie around all day sleeping so don’t say “nothing.”  What do you get a thrill from doing?  What leaves you satisfied after you do it. What gives you a rush of adrenalin or euphoria after finishing a  “job well done”.

    We all have things we are passioniate about that makes us happy.  What do you love to do?  Just think about the things you love to do (forgetting about how to monetize it or work at it).

    For example, for myself I love to paint and draw. I have been doing it since I was little. It is a passion. I get a rush of good feeling while I am in the process figuring out what colour goes where and how I can make a colour that can be put in painting to give the illusion of a reflection. For me, the fun of painting is the process of exploring how to make paint create the illusion of real life. Once the artwork is done, i am happy it is done but the process of creation is what creates happiness within me.

    So, for you, what do you love to do?  Be general about your life, for example, I love to be with my grandchildren or be specific, I love to cook.

    Think about your life

    Have you ever sat quietly for an hour and thought about your life? Just sitting in a quiet room and asking yourself where am i in my life, am i happy and if not, how can I change things so I am happier will help you to make that change.  If you do that every week, you wil get closer to creating that change.

    Ask yourself these questions

    Ignoring what the work would be to monetize your life,  just ask yourself these questions:

      • What would be your ideal life?
      • What would you do in an ideal day?
      •  How much money do you need per month?
      •  How many hours would you work?
      • What other activities would you do in the day?
      • Would you travel and how often?
      • How would you help your family and friends and even the world?

    If you have an idea on what you are passionate about and you can define what an ideal day would be for you in and  ideal life then it becomes a vision or goal to start thinking about and what will be the strategy to get you there.

    Take the free Be your own Boss quiz and see whether you can work out what is your ideal life.

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