|
How
to
Love
Your
Job
Anyway:
Your
GPS
Is
your
job
so
routine
that
you
feel
you
could
be
replaced
at
any
moment?
Do
you
have
problems
with
coworkers
or
your
manager?
Is
there
low
morale
because
of
organizational
change
or
downsizing?
Do
you
feel
no
one
appreciates
your
talents?
Do
you
count
the
minutes
until
the
weekend
arrives?
What
happened?
Somewhere
we’ve
stepped
out
of
integrity
and
stopped
listening
to
our
intuition.
We
worry
about
everything
around
us
instead
of
what
goes
on
inside
us
and
how
we
do
our
work.
Let’s
take
a
look
at
three
possible
phases
of
your
current
job
situation,
and
where
your
intuition
and
integrity
may
have
faded.
Phase
I:
Step
back
to
your
interview
for
your
current
position.
You
and
your
new
employer
agreed
on
a
job
description
and
remuneration
for
a
job
well
done.
You
wanted
to
do
your
best
and
hoped
for
growth
beyond
this
position,
your
personal
contract.
No
matter
how
significant
the
position
was,
deep
down
there
was
an
excitement
and
feeling
of
“you’ll
be
glad
you
hired
me,
I
am
unique
and
will
be
an
asset
to
the
work.”
This
represented
a
fresh
start
and
a
new
chance.
You
were
energized
and
excited.
What
was
your
code
of
values
at
that
time?
Phase
II:
Your
job
began.
Your
main
concern
was
to
learn
your
job
and
get
to
know
your
coworkers,
and
navigate
the
work
to
your
manager’s
expectations.
You
put
your
best
foot
forward.
Remember
the
first
time
your
felt
competent?
There
was
a
true
feeling
of
“Job
well
done!”
How
did
you
feel
during
this
stage;
were
you
still
energized?
Was
your
code
of
values
still
intact?
Phase
III:
Whoops,
the
honeymoon
is
over.
Now
you’ve
taken
our
focus
off
of
the
learning
and
are
possibly
focusing
on
the
drama
around
you
as
you
do
your
work.
It’s
natural
for
the
newness
to
wear
off,
but
are
you
still
doing
your
daily
best
for
what
you
were
hired
for,
for
your
sake
and
for
future
opportunities?
Below
is
a
list
of
some
behaviors
you
might
relate
to.
How
much
do
you
get
paid
for
these,
and
where
do
they
fit
in
Phase
I
and
II?
•
You
are
consistently
4
to
6
minutes
late
every
day
(I
personally
used
this
one
a
lot).
•
Every
moment
of
your
life
is
scheduled
from
waking
until
sleeping;
you
are
constantly
working
overtime.
(This
is
also
an
indicator
that
you
are
not
valuing
your
whole
life,
and
that
you
are
out
of
balance.)
•
You
are
making
too
many
personal
phone
calls,
complaining
(the
“if
only”
syndrome),
and
gossiping.
•
You
procrastinate
and
make
excuses,
so
that
others
have
to
do
your
work.
•
You
are
over
involved
in
others’
work.
•
You
minimally
do
your
job
and
won’t
help
others.
•
You
pad
sales
calls
to
leave
early
on
Friday
(I’m
guilty
again).
•
Your
manager
is
isolated
from
workers’
creative
ideas
and
thoughts.
•
You
are
afraid
to
voice
your
creative
ideas.
•
You
have
a
high
level
of
absenteeism.
 These
behaviors
are
barriers
that
you
have
chosen,
which
hide
your
talents
and
creativity.
They
come
from
past
hurts—get
over
them!
When
we
don’t
feel
unique,
we
feel
bored
and
disposable.
What
are
the
keys
to
individuality?
Integrity
and
intuition.
“Integrity”
is
an
adherence
to
a
code
of
values,
incorruptibility,
soundness,
and
completeness
(believe
it
or
not,
this
is
our
natural
state;
it
is
our
higher
self).
We
feel
good
when
we’re
in
it,
and
feel
bad
when
we’re
not.
Integrity—or
lack
thereof—is
reflected
in
our
health
and
in
the
circumstances
around
us.
Think
of
Integrity
and
intuition
as
your
global
positioning
system
(GPS).
It
shows
you
how
to
navigate
your
vehicle
(your
talents
and
ideas)
and
which
road
to
take
to
reach
your
desired
destination.
You
are
in
charge
of
your
GPS;
no
one
else.
How
do
we
use
our
GPS?
Pay
attention.
Just
like
in
your
car,
a
voice
speaks
to
you
and
a
map
appears,
with
directions
on
where
to
turn,
when
you
missed
a
turn,
and
how
to
get
back
on
track.
It
never
gives
up!
Your
intuition
acts
the
same
way:
1.
You
receive
a
hunch,
crazy
idea
or
dream
that
excites
you
(this
is
a
clue
that
your
talents
will
be
used).
2.
Help
appears:
coincidences
(or
synchronicities)
show
up,
and
there’s
a
strong
feeling
to
do
or
not
to
do
something;
an
inner
voice
(heard
or
silent)
speaks
to
you,
an
urge
to
call
someone
that
pops
in
your
mind;
an
article
or
movie
hits
the
nail
on
the
head.
3.
Take
action;
don’t
ignore
them.
At
first,
intuition
might
not
make
sense,
but
it
always
works.
It
bridges
our
creative
side
with
the
“can-do“
side.
Have
courage!
Action
Plan
Today,
begin
to
act
with
integrity.
Think
of
it
as
your
new
bumper
sticker:
“Values
on
Board.”
Identify
and
eliminate
one
of
the
behaviors
you
were
not
hired
for.
This
is
how
you
transform
and
let
go
of
the
past.
Once
you
eliminate
one,
the
rest
are
easier
to
let
go
of.
Grab
the
feelings
from
Phase
I
and
Phase
II
as
fuel
for
your
GPS.
No
one
can
take
them
from
you
unless
you
allow
your
thoughts
to
focus
elsewhere.
Turn
on
your
GPS
and
follow
it.
Where
you
are
in
your
job
right
now
is
one
of
your
roads.
Navigate
the
best
you
can.
You
only
have
the
present
to
work
on.
What
you
do
now
leads
to
what
is
ahead.
Integrity
and
intuition
are
the
tools
you
have
to
handle
whatever
comes
your
way.
They
will
lead
you
to
delivering
your
talents
to
a
world
that
needs
them:
the
best
destination
ever!
You
were
hired
for
your
unique
qualities,
not
as
a
cookie
cutter.
Let
your
special
qualities
out!
Only
you
have
that
power.
|
Joyce
Anderson
