We feel lucky because we can work and, as a result, we have an income that allows us to meet our most urgent needs, at the end of the month we receive the salary and each ticket escapes us, as if it were carried by the wind. Then you start to wonder what you’re doing and if it really satisfies you.
Every month you become a slave who works only for money, to be able to consume and not to create, the saddest thing is when you realize that, despite working for money, you will never get enough, money is an illusion that evaporates as it happens.
Aren’t you expecting? Fate, depend on fate? -Doult Brian-
The situation is becoming worrying. Every fortnight or thirty days (according to your contract) the vicious circle is repeated: working, receiving your salary, paying bills and being back to zero, meanwhile you start to feel frustration, anxiety and finally your self-esteem will also have negative consequences.
At first glance, you don’t seem to have a choice; but at the same time, the questions arise: do you live or survive with what you do?You have the answer yourself, the problem is that you can’t visualize it because you’re stuck in everyday tasks. , is to change the mindset.
We need a job to survive: it’s an indisputable truth, the question might be: is it possible to love your work?The answer is yes, even if it’s not, at this point, what you’ve dreamed of or feel unmotivated, if you realize that you won’t be in this position for the rest of your life and that everything will be a learning experience that will help you in the future, you’re sure to be able to develop it without feeling guilty.
It is important that you seek to broaden your horizons. That’s why it’s critical to study what you love, learn a trade you love, develop skills you feel identified with, it’s important to acquire tools to make your work not only a way to make money, but also allow you to grow and realize its full potential.
If you work for someone or a company, feel that your work is valued and that you are satisfied with your salary, you are in the right place, or if you think it is time to go your own way, let yourself go and use the tools you have developed to start working in your own business, it is time to act. The path to achieving our goals is not easy, but it is important to at least try.
This will give you more opportunities and will not leave you trapped in a chair that offers ephemeral security, in addition, you will be able to make your work a space to facilitate your self-knownness and personal development, so you can also get out. of the vicious cycle of work to consume and enter into a logic of work to create. Never forget that things start flowing when you change your mindset.
Have you ever wondered what you want to do with your life?The motivation to build a plan for the future must come from this response. The first thing you need to do is see what your skills are. It means understanding what skills can be developed, how much you are willing to learn and how to meet the challenges of such a competitive society.
Priorities need to be set. To do this, we present Maslow’s theory for needs classification. Maslow was an American psychologist who used the image of a pyramid to classify human needs. At the base of this pyramid, he placed the “fundamental or physiological needs”. , diet, hydration, sex, rest).
Is he coming later? Security needs? (housing, education, transportation, social security, property protection). On the third level are “social needs”. (friendship, family, participation in a social group and acceptance).
There is a fourth level represented by ‘needs of esteem’ (high self-esteem has to do with self-respect, recognition of your skills and low esteem has to do with respect for others). What are the “self-realization needs”? or reach their full potential.
We can use this classification model or make our own, which will probably be much better because it adapts to our particularities. One way or another, understanding our priorities is a shortcut that effectively shortens any path and should be part of the basis of any life project. , including your life project.