1. I hate my job. 5 years ago, the solution to this problem would be to quit and find something better. However, I couldn't recommend this solution in good conscious considering the state of the economy. Unless you have another GUARANTEED position lined up, I suggest you suck it up. Unless all of my social buddies are all liars, I'd guess that more than 1/2 of employed people are unsatisfied with their jobs. This may be due to relationships with other employees or overall dissatisfaction with being underemployed or going to school for 4+ years and working a position that does not allow you to gain practical work experience. Sadly, this situation may not change for many. Thus, my solution is to make the best of it. If your co-workers only talk about things you're not interested in, do a quick google search and learn more about the subjects. If you feel like your work goes unappreciated, speak up and tell the powers that be how you feel. If you are 2 seconds away from going postal on the employee in the office next to you, speak up and tell them. Harboring resentment harms you, not them. Also, I challenge all of you to stop being mean to the morning person who arrives @6am with a smile and no coffee (that person is always me).
The first step is to determine why you are "broke." Are you employed or unemployed?
If you are employed the first step where most of your money is going. If you're spending 60% of your income on housing consider a downgrade for a year or two to save money. If you spend 30% of your income shopping and eating out, consider cutting down on these activities for a few months and watch how money will seem to come from no where. Trust me, I'm a shopaholic in recovery and my accounts have never been happier. The next step is to determine how much you are willing to sacrifice. Do you REALLY need to eat out every night or can you make time to learn to cook? Do you REALLY need these or could you settle for these or these? Once you save a few hundred dollars seriously consider investing it. Why not make your money work while you sleep?
If you are unemployed (translation: You're so broke you can't PAY attention), take time to seriously consider taking a job you may not otherwise take. Don't want to suck up your pride? Well that I do not have a solution for, but I will ask you to consider how much money you REALLY make sitting at home all day versus how much money you could make managing the electronics department at Wal-Mart. In any event, its a proven fact that you are more likely to get a job while you are working than you are to get a job while unemployed. Allocate the blame where you please, but truth is truth.
3. I'm not as successful as my friends. (Saw this on a recent episode of True Life). It is dangerous to compare yourself to other people thereby rendering your success relative. Comparing yourself to people you love is even more dangerous because it could lead to resentment. Of course, we all want to be successful. However, you MUST come up with your own definition of success. Does it include a college degree? An advanced degree? Do you desire to make $500,000/year while working 240 hrs/year? OR would you rather live comfortably making $95,000/year with a wife/husband and 2 children? All I'm saying is success is relative and everyone is not motivated by the same thing. I'm motivated by my fear of complacency and mediocrity, figure out what motivates you and build your momentum from there. Whatever you do, do not measure your self worth based on the success of others, they may not be as successful as they will have you believe.
4. My spouse is going to leave me because I don't make enough money. While I've had many heated conversations with card carrying members of both sexes, I have to admit that I think this is a legitimate
Bottom line, there are 52 cards in a deck. You've received your hand. Take every opportunity to play your best round of poker.
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