How to Ditch Your Dead-End Day Job

Jan 29

We’ve all been told the same lie about our work - as long as we work hard, opportunities will find us! We perceive that as the norm and told this is what we are supposed to do and be happy. But, in reality, about two-thirds of American employees are unhappy with their job, and about 15% actually hate their work.

It feels like there has become a bigger stigma about “people not wanting to work anymore” - you may even feel this in your personal life.

So, how do we get away from the discontent of following the status-quo and try to bridge the gap between where you are and where you wanted to be by now? For today’s episode, we dive right into how to ditch your dead-end day job and start living your daydreams.

“What I want for you is to help you deconstruct what your actual goals are help you realign with what you are actually passionate about and how that you can show up every single day without the dread and start living the life you have been dreaming of.”

Today’s Topics:

00:00 - Introduction

02:35 - The Lie We’re All Told

11:45 - Odyssey Planning

15:11 - Planting Seeds

22:30 - Prepping for Harvest Season

Learn More:

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (Odyssey Planning): designingyour.life

or listen here on apple

Hey daydreamer, let me know if this sounds familiar to you:

You go up to your boss and you ask, "hey how can I make more money around here"

They say, "love the initiative, you can take on my work this year by doing a, b, c, then in your yearly review, you'll have proven you are worth earning more, and you'll receive a raise!"

Over the next year, you do a, b, and c, and just to be safe, you also do x, y, and z. You're yearly review comes, you present your increased value to the company, and when it comes time to learn about your much desired raise, nothing comes. And if a raise does come, its a percent of what you currently make, like 2 or 3%, not at all related to the amount of value you provided to the company.

This is exactly what happened to me, and its probably happening to you. We live in an employment system where no matter how much or how little you work, most employers just need a person in a chair for 40 hours a week. Now, keep in mind, I said most, not all. So if this doesn't sound familiar to you, this episode might not be for you.

In this episode we are going to cover, how to ditch your dead end job, and start living your daydream!

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