Well, the holidays are over. Most of us are going "back to work" today with our NYE 2020 buzzes worn off and reality firmly set in. Returning to work after a holiday is always sobering and sometimes stressful too but this year (#2020) the pressure to seize a new decade with vigour, clarity and confidence feels exceptionally strong. So, what if you hate your job? 

I'll cut to the chase: it's more normal NOT to love your job than to be obsessed with it. Not all of us can expect to feel a sense of purpose and fulfillment that Ruth Bader-Ginsburg surely does when she rises for work each morning. No, many of us are effectively "paper pushers" caught somewhere between our last jobs and the ones we ultimately want.

But spending time hating your job is a wasteful mistake. The way I see it, having a temporarily lacklustre career affords us the time to think strategically about the future, write a mindful plan of action, and lay the seeds of change for creating loveable careers for the longer term. 

In this episode, I discuss: 

1. How to get a grip on your perfectionism to shop shaming yourself for your performance at work. 
2. How to stop falling into the trap of wanting/needing external validation. How others see you, and judge you, at work is irrelevant and the sooner you truly know that — the better. Learn instead how to collect evidence that showcases your effectiveness on a daily basis. With the facts down on paper, you'll feel authentic confidence that you know how to do your job really, really well. 
3. How to broaden your perspective for a 3, 5 and 10 year action plan rather than focusing on the minute day-to-day bullshit you encounter on the daily at work. Start thinking like a CEO and less like a minion by thinking about your career from a higher-level.  

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