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Job satisfaction is a choice. Having an idea of what you want to do can be found by asking really good questions.

Andrew and Scott discuss techniques for being satisfied and finding satisfaction in your work or job search.

Don't miss these Topics:

Understanding what you really want

The process of making changes when you are working

Discovering how to take control of your career

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The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleKung Fu Panda QuoteToo Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum 

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Welcome to job seekers radio. I'm Andrew, and I'm Scott this production is meant to provide. You the listener meaningful support defined great careers faster. Whether you're working or not today job seekers radio we cover some really sensitive and important topics including this idea of career choices job satisfaction. And the decisions that we make based on our circumstances. I love the idea of how do I get up and out of the circumstances? And I generally start this conversation thinking about the book the power of now by Eckhart Tolle. I have no idea if I'm pronouncing his name correctly. The idea that what's happening today is only today circumstances. It is not the definition of life or me or whatever. And so as I approach what's happening today. If I think about the only moment that truly matters his now and the decisions that I make. Now because that's the only thing I can truly deal with. He he talks about the fact that you can't do anything about the past because it's passed. You can't really do anything about the future. All you can do is what you can do right now today the power of now, and as a result as you think about the circumstances that are happening. They don't define you. It's just what's happening. I can take a dispassionate view of these circumstances and start to look at the decisions that I am making right now extrapolate where they may lead and decide is that what I want that's a much healthier view than. Oh, well, I'm waiting for my prince to come so to speak, right? Reminds me of quote in Kung Fu panda by Master Oogway who said yesterday, it's history. Tomorrow's a mystery today. It's a gift. Yeah. So think of it that way what we're talking about. Here really is how to approach this idea of how do. We change the career where in how do we make a good choice. A good decision for us at this time. Right. And how do we generate satisfaction in the job? We had a conversation with someone recently who really didn't know what he wanted to do. And he grew up in he's grown up. I totally empathize with that point of view. I've had several careers in my life. There are a whole bunch of decisions that I've made and they've sent me down different paths all of them in the long view of you know, looking back over my life. I realized how one has led to the other. And then that's helpful even though they've been very different. It's only in that moment of right now. And here he was trying to get an answer for us. Well, what should I do? And we kept coming back to what you want to do. It's a decision. We have to make individually nobody else can make it for us. So the sooner we can get into that moment of Lau. Why do I want to do that the sooner were actually going to make the progress? We want. See you as a listener maybe in a situation where hey, I'm just using my skills to pay the bills what you're in. Now. Maybe isn't what you want. But that's by choice. Everything is choice. We talk about that. I would suggest if you're new to our podcast that you subscribe. And maybe go back and listen to some of the prior episodes. So you can get a feel for what we're talking about. Everybody has a choice if you're staying in a place that isn't meeting your needs, professionally fulfilling,