Trouble At Work? Here Is Some Food For Thought

Work consumes 1/3 of our time daily. The problems we face there we tend to carry at home and finally in our personal life. It is important to take some burden off our shoulders at least with these 4 common useful pieces of advice.

1. Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it
   The first thing one has to think about when they are having second thoughts about something that is just not going right in their working environment is whether they have made the right choices in the first place. One of the most crucial bets is whether they have chosen the right career for them. Sometimes we just insist on going on the wrong path because we simply do not want to admit we have been wrong. Even if we are strong enough to speak the truth, we still worry that if we act on a new decision – let’s say, decide to change our career – this will be a huge waste of time but mainly energy, and most of all: no guarantees come with our new choice. Therefore perhaps the best thing is to stay where we are, right? Wrong! The best thing to do is to evaluate the situation as it has been formed and see what are best choices are from now on. Then, we can set a new plan and decide we are gonna head to.

2. The grass is not greener on the other side; the grass is greener where you water it
   The next thing on my list is the common scenario where someone thinks that others are happier, smarter, or luckier. This thought usually crosses our minds when we look back at our friends in college and see what they have done with their lives and compare ourselves with them. It is always the person that works at another company that is more beneficiated and it is always the other team of the project that has better members than ours. Well, things are not really like that. The reality is that the environment where we will focus our attention and put all of our devotion is the one that will succeed more. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, we have to sit back and look at all the hard work we have to do to make our team, company, etc. thrive and become the example that other people will look at when they want to be inspired.

3. Be careful who you trust; salt and sugar seem the same
   Of course, in the working environment, competition is always abundant. Colleagues that want to take a big raise before you or others who want to get promoted even when they do not deserve this big opportunity will always surround you. The employees often feel threatened by their environment, and they do not know who to trust. But even if you are the employer or the business owner, things are even more challenging because, in this case, if you trust the wrong people, the things that you are about to lose cost a lot more. So, trust and confidentiality are important for most workers regardless of their position and status. My view here is always to play with your cards closed. Before you trust someone, let them open up first and allow them to make the first step. It is not you the one who has to be an open book. Salt and sugar seem the same, so you have to taste them first before you decide which one you will use for the coffee and which one for your meal.

4. You don’t have to be unique to make a change but you surely have to care
   No matter whether you want to have an impact on your family, your work, or even the total of mankind, the idea is that caring enough is more vital than being special. In other words, hard work is more important than talent. Ok, maybe in some very few cases, like renowned geniuses like Albert Einstein, talent was the main reason why these people succeeded and, most importantly, had a positive impact on humanity and society, but in most cases, the changes are the result of an individual’s strong will and persistent effort.

Have you read?
Building Bridges for Empathy: Key Considerations for Leaders by Bonnie Low-Kramen.
Small Business Ideas You Can Start Today.
How to Redesign an Existing Team to Maximize Success by Kevin Eikenberry.
Reconnect With Nature at Jetwing Surf in Arugambay by Veidehi Gite.
The Pernicious Myth of Working Two Remote Jobs by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky.