5 ways to love the job you hate

If you’ve ever done a job that you didn’t like, you may have decided to look for a new one, searching for something different.

We have a tendency to focus on the problem when what we really want is a solution. Sometimes, the problem can become so overpowering that it consumes all of our energy and there is no time and energy left for actually creating the solution.

What happens when you focus your attention on the way you want your job to be instead of on what you don’t like about it?

What is possible when you change your approach to your job?

Here are my 5 top tips to love the job you hate:

1. Love the team – We all find some people easier to work with than others. Consider the people you don’t get on with as easily. Try loving them as human beings. Understand what motivates them, what they value in life and in work. Understand their goals and objectives. How do they differ from yours? How can you meet the needs of both? When we love each other as human beings, it becomes easier to connect and easier to collaborate because we treat each other with respect. Ask them what they want and what would make their life easier. Very few people come to work to do a bad job. Consider what is driving them and help them meet their needs. Putting love back into business explores this further.

2. State your needs – What is important to you? Which of your personal values are not being met? How well does the team understand you? Tell them what is important to you. Be open and honest and that starts with yourself. Be willing to accept your mistakes and ask for help when you need it. Encourage the team to do the same. The more we understand our differences, the more we can accept them and work with them.

3. Be your authentic self – Many people say they are very different at home compared to how they behave at work. When we are playing different roles like this, we are not being fully authentic. We are acting and playing a role. If you were to behave at work in the same way as you behave at home, what might your impact be? Which one is the real you?

4. Turn up your strengths – Consider where you excel. How can you do this even more? e.g. if one of your traits is to be enthusiastic, try being enthusiastic in a situation that normally drags you down. What is the impact on you and the team?

5. Focus on the things you can do – Where can you improve your job? What can you delegate? Do the things you don’t like doing first each day so that you reduce the amount of time spent prevaricating over them. Review your workload on a sweekly and monthly basis. Where are you focussing your energy? Where would you like to focus your energy? Conisder what needs to be dropped in order to do the things you really want to. Be willing to say no to them. Be willing to say No to others.

Take responsibility for your actions. You have the ability to drag yourself down or free yourself up. What will you choose?

Let me know what works for you.

With love,
Jude. x

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