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Which Half Are You?

When more than half of Americans were identified as overweight,people took notice. Major news outlets began educating on how tostay out, or get out, of that statistic. I wish the sameattention had been paid when the Conference Board released theirstatistics saying half of Americans are satisfied with their job.

Of course, that means, half are dissatisfied. Disliking your jobis hazardous to your health and well-being, too. You can't bewinning at working if you're dissatisfied with your work orlanguishing in the status-quo of dislike.

Spending the majority of your waking hours dissatisfied, likebeing overweight, weighs you down, depletes your energy, andkidnaps your spirit. You can change all that. And looking for anew job should not be where you start. At least not yet.

First consider what is causing your dissatisfaction. Maybe it'sthat annoying coworker or irritating boss that's holding youback. Maybe if you only made more money. Maybe the work's boringor the company's unfair. Whatever your reasons, pause yourthinking and go to step two: look deeper. More than likelywhat's at the root of your dissatisfaction is your own doubts,fears, and insecurities. You see, too often we become victims inour own life. We blame McDonald's for having French fries thatmake us fat, and blame bosses who give us substandard raises.When in fact, we control whether the French fries gets purchasedand put in our mouth, or we do the quality of work that meetsthe performance standards for a higher raise. It's a choice. Andchoices bring accountability. It's easier to believe you're avictim of circumstances than a driver of your own future. But,this easier choice comes at a price: dissatisfaction.

The harder choice comes with a price too: personalaccountability. That means when you're running an obstaclecourse and discover you're the obstacle, you correct yourthinking, enhance your skills, and persist through your fears.It means, if you don't get the raise, the promotion, or the moreinteresting work, you look in the mirror first.

Sure, in the end, you may determine you need to change jobs orenvironments. Just be sure it's the job you're dissatisfiedwith, or you may find the same irritating co-workers and unfairbosses (with different names, of course) waiting for you in thenew job. People who are winning at working don't see themselvesas victims. They know the choices they make have consequencesand payoffs. And while fears, self-doubts and insecurities maystall their progress, challenge their courage, and test theirpersistence, it doesn't stop them.

It's not easy to move through your fears, build your self-esteemor change your negative self-talk. But few things in life worthhaving are easy. People who are winning at working do the hardself-work. They're unwilling to let their fears, doubts andinsecurities orchestrate the outcome of their lives, at work orat home. To them, the biggest dissatisfaction would be wonderingabout the person they could have been. Want to be winning atworking? No one is stopping you, but you.

(c) 2005 Nan S. Russell. All rights reserved.

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