5 Ways to Stay Stuck in a Job You Hate

5 ways to stay stuck in a job you hate — when you really want to build your own thing...

5) Forget that you have incredibly marketable skills.

My friend Josh was giving a pep talk to another friend about dating and said, "He should BE so lucky!"

It became a refrain for any situation.

"He should BE so lucky to be with you!"
"They should BE so lucky to have you!"

You know more than you give yourself credit for, and if you market those skills as a consultant or a woman founder, you'd be able to increase revenue exponentially and have much more time freedom.

4) Not realize that the formula for success is actually doubling the rate of failure.

If you're a daughter of immigrants, you were probably raised with a "You better get straight A-pluses and NEVER make a mistake!" attitude.

Unfortunately, this is not how cultivating wisdom works. It's not how leapfrogging works. It's not how to create a life and a business you love.

You need to take thoughtful risks. You need to try (and try in big and small ways) and then fail more.

3) Think that you don't have enough time.

Any parents out there? Raise your hand ✋🏾 if you thought you were 'busy' before having children.

Your time will expand or contract based on what you believe AND based on how efficient you can be.

I'm going to challenge you to find an additional 15 minutes in your day — I promise you can find this with ease and learn how to work with yourself to start taking micro-steps in the direction of what you really want.

You're worth it. All those microsteps build into wins. Remember this formula from The Slight Edge:

Consistently repeated daily actions + Time = Inconquerable Results

2) Stop being curious.

We get this one experience in life to explore EVERYTHING that we can. That's places and people and relationships. The whole deal.

The more curious you are, the more you ask questions, the more you not only realize that there are infinite possibilities to creating a life that you love, but you also foster meaningful connections — and those meaningful connections become the foundation for building new opportunities that'll lead to the next chapter of your life.

1) Think that you're "safe" where you are now.

There is no external circumstance that can provide you the kind of safety that inner confidence, resilience, and tenacity will build.

You need to bank on YOU. That way, you will always be okay — no matter what anyone else does, what happens with the economy, what unfolds in the ever-changing nature of life.

Focus on the right things.

Keep investing in you. That will always provide the greatest return.

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