Be Honest With Yourself
One of my bosses when I worked in the banking industry was completely miserable towards and critical of me most of the time. She even withheld a job posting from me – which definitely would have been a promotion.
She could appear to be the nicest woman outside of work but not so when in the role of my boss. And yes I’ve had had many bosses I’ve liked, men and woman. This installment is not just about me simply venting, although that’s probably a part of it.
The truth of the matter is that one of the themes of this blog is becoming empowered. And, the more I think about it, this post definitely involves just that – especially, at this time, when looking ahead to 2009.
This example will illustrate how in my opinion you have to be in any job you do.
Let me explain.
Needless to say I did not enjoy working for this woman. Her negativity was a great motivation for me to go out looking for new work. I found a much better paying job with better pay, benefits and training.
Anyways I faired quite well in the end because I moved on a got a better job elsewhere.
What’s the point?
The crappy job caused me to look at other options. (A friend of my parents who worked well into his 70s and made a great living maintained that people should typically never settle in a certain job at any time – the antenna should always be out — I always agreed with this statement)
But there’s more…
Now it might have been that I was really passionate about the banking industry and would have put up with the torture from this woman and the extreme criticisms might have caused me to improve my skills and knowledge… However I was honest with myself and asked the question: Is this the industry one I really want to be in?
It was not.
So I moved on.
However, the point I’m making is don’t be afraid to trust your own inner guidance when it comes to your passion. I hated the work on so many levels and because I was honest with myself and took the appropriate action to correct for this I found a better job.
My advice is simple: you need to be honest with yourself and evaluate where you are currently and where they’d like to go. Never settle. Move on. Do not be afraid to leave a position.
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Big Fat Lies with Gary Taubes, 02/06/08 Stevens Institute of Technology
If you are interested in weight loss, maintaining a healthy diet, or whether you are interested in preventing diabetes – or for that matter overall health and wellness – then I suggest you check out the latest information from Gary Taubes.
Taubes is a science journalist who has done an exhaustive amount of research into weight loss and he unveils that the conventional wisdom on what constitutes a good diet, is lacking to say the least.
I am not trying to sell you on something. You can see for yourself. I want you to watch the following video. It is 100% free. The only thing I recommend is that you watch it with an open mind and if your attention starts to wax and wane, break up the viewing into smaller viewings.
I must admit I was someone who had researched and tried a lot of diets. When I would convey what was an ideal diet it turns out my thoughts were not based in science.
Taubes is also an award-winning writer for Science, the New York Times Magazine and other publications, but in this video he discusses his controversial new bestseller, Good Calories, Bad Calories which argues that much of what we have been told about the relationship between body weight, diet and exercise is wrong.
As my blog is all about staying informed and being empowered, I see no better fit than watching this free video. I will posting more videos with Gary at a future time. For now check out the video below.
After you watch, please post your thoughts here as a reply. Thanks
- Matthew
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Hi, Matthew Wagner here. I wanted to remind you that in addition to my blog, I also offer a free newsletter.
What’s it about?
Well, the premise of the newsletter is that you, or anyone for that matter, can become truly empowered. That is, you can be a happy, creative, and informed individual, and accomplish great feats.
To be clear though: I’m not talking about the self-absorbed, feel-good psychology that is so prevalent in the modern self-help era.
Admittedly, the fundamentals of self-improvement can be helpful, but they are not enough, and the self-help, feel-good, pop psychology era is often so self-focused, it doesn’t translate into reality.
For example, some self-help approaches seem to suggest that you can simply think-away your problems, or simply ignore the atrocities in the world and they will go away.
While I think that anyone can lead a great life and be truly empowered, such a feat is not accomplished by ignoring reality.
Rather, while you have to address certain fundamental aspects of self-care and improvement – which is all discussed in this newsletter, this activity has to be balanced with a regard for the world in which you live (also discussed in this newsletter).
One has to be informed about the news and state of affairs in the world, but one has to learn how to analyze such news and information, and additionally trust his or her own common sense when formulating opinions – again, which is all possible and discussed within this newsletter.
The ambition of this newsletter is to produce reality-based-empowerment for you and the world. Because once you become truly informed and empowered, you’ll naturally be drawn to make a meaningful contribution to others, and will have the means to do so.
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