I Hate Your Job

Today is the day.
There’s no reason not to pull the trigger today. Money is no excuse. If you don’t do it, you’re just being afraid, lazy, or both. I’m not kidding, either.
It’s time to stop wasting your life at a job that clearly is an awful fit for you. Write the […]

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My Story
As the author of this site, I’ve kept my personal story out of the content for the most part. For a while, I even tried to hide my age for fear of being dismissed as too young. On top of that, I didn’t see my story as being all that relevant […]

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Why did you pick the college you went to?

Girlfriend/Boyfriend?
Parents’ influence?
Stereotypes?
Friends’ choices?
Close to/far from home?
General prestige?
Good school for your career interest?

Why did you pick the major you picked?

Good intro-level class?
Strength of your college/university?
General prestige?
Career considerations?
Passion or interest?
Parents’ influence?

What caused you to choose your first job out of school?

Highest salary?
Fit college major?
Only decent offer?
Passion and interest?
Rushed to […]

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I never send forwards, do memes, tag people, poke people, etc., but this is important and could be interesting if it goes well.
If you don’t already have one, take some time to write a personal mission statement whether you participate overall or not. I’m not talking about a one or two sentence blurb like […]

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Do you realize that the average person spends more time planning a vacation than they spend planning their life?
As with that vacation, if you don’t spend time deciding where to go and how to get there in life, you’ll probably just roam around.
Creating a personal mission statement will help you decide what is important to […]

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What’s the best way to stay productive even when facing a job you hate?
As we discussed yesterday, maintaining an decent attitude and an acceptable level of performance despite a miserable job is as difficult as it is important–very. You’ll need your own answer to the above question if you are going to prevail because […]

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Like most people, you probably go through life on a pretty steady path from week to week. I know I don’t overhaul my personality or change the course of my life on a regular basis, and you probably don’t either. As reader Jack pointed out in a comment, “People do not put as […]

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That’s right, I hate your job. Well, I take that back. There’s just a really good chance that I hate your job. Because if you hate your job, then so do I. And a lot of you hate your jobs. Many more of you wouldn’t use the word “hate,” but […]

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