I always loved this quote "Going No where very fast, the more we change the world, the more we stay the same." I came across this quote in 2002 and it’s been in my heart ever since. Today, I am concentrating on the first part of the quote, "going no where very fast", the other part, we can leave for future discussions.
Going No where very fast? Where am I going with this quote?
Time and time again, we all think of quitting our job one day. Infact, I learnt from a recent research by a USA Software Firm (Intuit - http://www.intuit.com/) that 67% of people think about quitting their jobs regularly or constantly. I did a simple quick survey, and the majority of the poeple I surveyed look forward to better opportunities, better working conditions, flexible work schedule and so on.
Be it as it may, it takes courage to quit the dreaming camp. And indeed, while many dream, only a very few actualize their dream of becoming a professional job quitter.
So where are we going very fast? Many of us are on the wrong path. Even when we are able to secure another job within a short space, we begin to think of quitting again. Why? Because we are simply on the wrong path and we do not find fulfillment in what we do. We are merely going nowhere very fast.
The very first step, therefore, to taking the leap and to have that exclusive first big crush is to have a look at the path you're on and ask yourself if it will take you where you want to go.
This is not going to be easy. Of course, it's tough to quit a job that sounds and appears glamorous, interesting and impressive to the people around you. It involves boldness, clarity and giving up the money, the security and many more that you have and a special combination of your strengths and weaknesses.
Do you have what it takes? Have you thought about a failure plan? What if things just don't go right? How much do you know yourself? If you are not ready to make the sacrifices, you can as well stop thinking of quitting and stay put.
If you take the leap, be rest assured that in the end, you will be happier, fulfilled and motivated because you know where you are going.
Where do you want to go today? "You have to give up to go up"
Going No where very fast? Where am I going with this quote?
Time and time again, we all think of quitting our job one day. Infact, I learnt from a recent research by a USA Software Firm (Intuit - http://www.intuit.com/) that 67% of people think about quitting their jobs regularly or constantly. I did a simple quick survey, and the majority of the poeple I surveyed look forward to better opportunities, better working conditions, flexible work schedule and so on.
Be it as it may, it takes courage to quit the dreaming camp. And indeed, while many dream, only a very few actualize their dream of becoming a professional job quitter.
So where are we going very fast? Many of us are on the wrong path. Even when we are able to secure another job within a short space, we begin to think of quitting again. Why? Because we are simply on the wrong path and we do not find fulfillment in what we do. We are merely going nowhere very fast.
The very first step, therefore, to taking the leap and to have that exclusive first big crush is to have a look at the path you're on and ask yourself if it will take you where you want to go.
This is not going to be easy. Of course, it's tough to quit a job that sounds and appears glamorous, interesting and impressive to the people around you. It involves boldness, clarity and giving up the money, the security and many more that you have and a special combination of your strengths and weaknesses.
Do you have what it takes? Have you thought about a failure plan? What if things just don't go right? How much do you know yourself? If you are not ready to make the sacrifices, you can as well stop thinking of quitting and stay put.
If you take the leap, be rest assured that in the end, you will be happier, fulfilled and motivated because you know where you are going.
Where do you want to go today? "You have to give up to go up"
Everyone thinks of quitting their jobs because we all have a unique& defined talent to do things in different way but extra effort and additional skills are required to actualize all these thots/ ideas and its at this point pple often get discouraged and neglect their ideas and the thots of wishing to quit some day just keeps coming and going because its a powerful feel thats wants to be expressed.
ReplyDeleteWe can get to where we want to be if only we set the foundations right by getting into the right path in a duly structured ecomnomy.But in an unstructured economy, we shld start by applying the required skills to try our hands on those things we really want to do along with the path we find ourselves till one is fully grounded in the choosen path before quitting from the other.
In all. most peolpe are on the wrong path because:
They have failed once or twice to take a significant ACTION forgetting that thats the key to SUCCESS & POWER.
The fear of getting it wrong which is a chisel o carve out your tomorrow, remain on the wrong path and keep going nowhere very fast.
great post!
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