Tag: work

i know sometimes you want to just get up from your desk at work and walk right out – and never come back – and yell at the boss before you leave.  this thought has crossed the mind of every person in the world at some point in their lives.  it is human nature to get mad at someone and then want to immediately tell that person to “piss off”.  however we can’t do this and we all know why.  because it begins a domino effect in your life that could lead your life down a negative path.  you have to bite your tongue when these times arrive at your workplace – you have to keep your cool – you have to carry on with your emotions in check.  you have to do this to survive.  but the boss has to do this too.  the boss has to keep his/her cool to keep the employees happy.  they too are under the same pressure to not lose their cool – to not yell at the employee.  the boss has a lot to lose as well – that could also become a domino effect causing their business to go down or fail.  so you see it is a delicate dance between employee and boss.  each side needs to think about what the other side has to bear as well – to keep things going.  it is a double edge sword, so think about that next time you are ready to do something rash – there is pressure on both sides to keep the peace

we hear about failure all the time.  we hear that you will fail at some point in your life.  we hear that failure is good for you.  we hear that you need to fail to get ahead – reach your goals – to ultimately succeed.  what a bunch of BS.  why do we want to fail.  why do we have to fail.  why do we embrace failure.  because we don’t have a choice.  failure is human nature.  we must fail.  we will fail.  if we know we are going to fail at some time, what do we do?  do we look for failure?  do we search for failure?  no.  what we do is recognize that there is a time for failure and we simply keep an eye out for it.  one day you will wake up and you will know that failure is near.  if this is true, then you need to prepare for failure.  you need to accept failure.  you need to embrace failure.  you need to complete the failure.  you need to finish the failure and move on.  you can’t let failure linger.  you must move quickly.  you must fail quickly.  you must recognize failure and you must act on that failure.  it is time for you to fail.  so go ahead and fail.  don’t delay failure.  be brave and fail so that you can move on and succeed.

don’t focus on trying to do all the jobs.  focus on the value you bring to the process.  don’t get jealous of others coming in and taking over other areas of the value chain.  be happy that they are contributing to the overall goal – their presence should not affect you – keep calm, keep your cool.  don’t let it defeat you, don’t let it get to you – this is a big test in your life – do not quit – keep pushing and learn from this new challenge.  do your job and leave the emotion out.  remember, this is a marathon – don’t make rash decisions – don’t panic.  you must control your emotions.  you must keep working.  keep your head down and let the actions speak for you.  it is not always going to be how you want it – there will always be things you have to do that you don’t want to do.  just do them and do them at the highest level.  you will be judged by the work you do in your area – and the ultimate end result of that work.  the longer you work at it and don’t quit – the better chance you have to reach the goal – but it won’t be easy.  this could be the time that you finally have to do things you don’t want to do and work with people you don’t want to work with – this is the ultimate challenge.  can you do this day after day without giving up.  this is the ultimate question.  if you get through this, then you will know what work is and what success is.  you must keep focused on the value you bring.  you would not be there if you did not have value.  fake it until you make it also means faking how you feel – not just faking what you know.  if you can fake how you feel, then you can truly reach greater heights.  you must not give up now – this is the challenge you have been waiting for.  you must meet it and accept what it brings,  you can do this.  if you cannot do this, then you will lose control of your destiny.

you work until the writing is on the wall.  that is how you go about your business.  do not panic.  do not hesitate.  do not fret.  do not 2nd guess.  do not try to assume.  just keep working with your head down and wait for things to tick up or until you see the writing on the wall.  you need to remain calm throughout this process.  don’t stay too long, but don’t leave too soon.  take the emotion out of the work.  don’t get spooked by the behaviors of others.  just keep plugging along, doing the best that you can do, doing the best that you know how to do.  don’t take your foot off the gas because you are in fear – that would be a mistake.  this is a test to see how long you can keep going regardless of the actions of others.  you will know when the time has come.  you will know when the writing is on the wall.  you can take action then and you can prepare for that action when the first signs appear.  this is a good policy to follow.  it will keep you from making rash decisions.  if you wait until you start to see the writing, then you will always be on the right path.  don’t let them take your work ethic, your pride, your dignity, your upbringing away – always maintain your demeanor and always be true to yourself.

not every day is great, as you know.  they say treat every day as if it is your last – which means live each day to the fullest.  but you and i know in the real world, that this idea is sometimes not possible.  as you sit in your cube in the office trying to focus on your work, you can’t really live that day to the fullest.  yes, you can live that day the best you can in the current circumstances of that day.  but it won’t feel like you are giving that day your best effort to live it to the fullest, because you are chained to a desk doing mundane tasks.  these are the dog days of life.  these are the days you are just trying to get through without losing your patience.  you must be very, very patient on these days.  the job you are doing should be exciting most of the time, but even the greatest jobs have dog days.  how do we make it through these days?  the only way to make it through is to pretend like you are running a marathon – where there are certain points of the race when it is very difficult to focus and push through – but you must do it to complete your current race – to complete your current goals.  you must keep your head down and just do the work on these dog days.  don’t stop, because you simply cannot afford to stop.  for all the great days, there are always dog days – and on those days, you must persevere.  you will feel better at the end of the week, month, year that you did push through – but it is hard to comprehend that idea when you are in the thick of the dog days.  push through.

what does this really mean?  it is a relative term.  some people think they are working hard, but they might not be working hard at all.  working hard is doing something at the highest output level.  you are giving it your best effort all through the day, week, year.  you feel tired at the end of the day and tired when you wake up in the morning – but you still want to go to work and put in the same effort as the day before.  we all work hard at times, but what we need to do is work hard all the time.  this will allow us to reach our highest potential in our career and in life.  there will always be time to not work so hard when we are older.  and we always have the weekends to relax.  always work hard at your highest level possible and you will not have any regrets in life.

you must get your hands dirty to accomplish anything in this world.  in other words –stop standing around waiting for others to do the job –because they won’t.  you must get in there and make it happen.  you must do the small jobs on your own and not delegate others to do it –because they won’t.  if you start a job and then come up with a plan –and then do not do the things that the plan requires –you will fail.  you must get in there and do every little thing that the plan requires.  don’t be someone who draws up a plan and then expects others to do the plan.  you must do the plan.  you must get your hands dirty.  yes, it is tedious work.  yes, you believe that you have reached a point in your career where you don’t need to get your hands dirty anymore.  wrong!  if you are the ceo and shit needs to be done –then do it.  just keep doing what you have to do to succeed.  at the end of the day –if you want to keep getting paid –you must find a way to get things done.  if this requires you to get your hands dirty over and over –just do it.  waiting for someone else will lead to your failure.  get your hands dirty –end of story.  oh–and don’t complain so much.  this is just another attempt to avoid getting your hands dirty.  another way to failure.