If you don’t like your job…

Of course we all need income to survive and hopefully prosper, but today we would like to suggest that it may not be best to consistently make decisions based on what appears to be best, or necessary, from a purely financial standpoint. A lot of people, and I think it is safe to say that they are in a majority, are afraid to leave their jobs for financial reasons. I recognize the fact that there are some people who genuinely like their jobs, and they may be satisfied with the pay, so they have no reason to look elsewhere. This is the typical “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” approach.

Statistics vary on the subject, but about half of the people in America are unhappy with their jobs. I know that in the West we tend to ignore the intuitive portion of our selves, but if you are not happy with your job, maybe something is telling you that you need to move on. They say that when one door closes, another opens. I know a number of people who complained to me about their jobs for years, and when I suggested that they quit and find something new, they expressed fear about doing so. But the people who did in fact find the courage to look for something else that they liked more, even after quitting without a job in place, all found employment before any truly harrowing circumstances beset them.

There is that joke about a person being stranded in the ocean after a plane wreck who prays for divine help, and as one rescuer after another offers to take him to shore, the victim keeps shooing them away because he says he is waiting for God to save him. Maybe we are guided internally by our feelings, and when your job just doesn’t “feel” right, don’t let fear of loss of income prevent you from seeking something that is more fulfilling.