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Don't settle for the status quo.
I think this might be the biggest reason office workers consider changing jobs or resigning. If you settle for your current situation, you can't achieve anything. The moment you accept unfair treatment at work, constant stress, and so on as natural or think 'I'm not the only one...' You won't even be able to take on other challenges.
There's a saying.
A paycheck is like a drug.
This doesn't mean that a paycheck is sweet and that you want to keep getting it like a drug;it's about an addiction you can't break even if you want to.It targets you: even though you suffer tremendous stress and deteriorating health, when payday comes you temporarily forget all the negatives and go back to work.
It's an endless cycle.It is. You get stressed, receive your paycheck, go back to work, get stressed, receive your paycheck... A paycheck pays you for the work you did; it doesn't compensate you for the stress.
If compensation for stress were included in your salary, you'd probably already be rich.
* This is the author's personal opinion; others may think differently.
Motivation for changing jobs is important.
When changing jobs, motivation is extremely important. First, you need to check why you want to change jobs. One expression frequently on our lips is
Should I just quit this damn company?
That's likely what we mean. In other words, it's a spontaneous remark. Quitting a company without any plan can mean you're about to take a huge risk.
And during that gap period you'll feel anxious and it will become even harder. That's why, to change jobs, you need to start by thinking about why you came to consider it.If you attempt a job change with a clear goal, wouldn't you be excited about the challenge even during the gap?
That way, during the period preparing for the job change, you can believe in yourself and turn that anxious time into a time of dreaming. Think about that for a moment.
So, what should you do first?
If you've clearly identified your motivation for changing jobs, it's time to prepare for it, right? I covered the sequence in the previous series and explained various approaches, so today I'd like to offer one suggestion for making your job change a happy and successful one.
Let's rediscover what you dreamed of doing as a child.
Did you have something you wanted to do when you were young? When you knew less about reality than you do now..! Of course things may have changed between then and now, but if you think about it closely, the vague dreams you had back then may be similar to the desires you have now.
Why do I tell you to find the dreams you had as a child? This isn't a one-dimensional 'follow your childhood dream' kind of meaning, but ratherHow about trying the things you dreamed of when you didn't have to consider realistic conditions as much as you do now?That's what I'm trying to say.
Realistic conditions should of course be considered when choosing a job, but if you keep weighing those conditions, won't there be nothing you can do? Wehave given up many things by considering too many conditions.
Changing jobs is not simply the concept of switching companies. Attempting to change jobs means that your current life is hard or doesn't suit you enough to consider various anxious or practical circumstances.If you've taken such a step, why not properly take on the challenge now?
Finding your dream is simple.
The method for finding the various dreams you barely remember is surprisingly simple.
Go somewhere you've never been.
By a place you've never encountered, I mean an environment you're not familiar with. I mean go and stay somewhere where you don't live a regular routine in your usual living space—somewhere where unexpected events could occur.
Why should you do that? Because that place is an environment where you can receive various stimuli. Receiving diverse stimuli lets you see a new side of yourself and gives you the opportunity to learn in detail about aspects of yourself you didn't know, and such opportunities will help you imagine which path you should take in the future.
I'll give you an example to make it easier to understand.
For example, you might find yourself lost because the route is unfamiliar, but you can see yourself handling it calmly, and you can see that you are not afraid to engage with different cultures.
In other words, you can experience things in unfamiliar spaces that are hard to encounter in familiar places and receive new stimuli.
I believe that what must come first in order to find your dream is truly knowing yourself. Therefore, you should go to such an environment with a mindset that can calmly accept any situation, and then you'll be able to find your dream.
Changing jobs is definitely a difficult process.
Of course, there may be cases where you've received an offer and are leaving, but if you're resigning because your current work doesn't fit you, you are truly a brave and remarkable person.
Therefore you need to be a bit more cautious. You dramatically hand in your resignation and then join a similar company? Isn't that a bit odd? Even if it's for two years or one year, try doing the work you really wanted to do.
So far we've lived various lives—the life of a student that schools want, the high-spec capable person that society wants, the employee that companies want—butYou probably haven't actually lived a 'happy life for yourself.'
How about challenging yourself fiercely this time?
