Do you have a job that you can't stand? You want to quit, but you're afraid you'll get more of the same if you do. People often write to me with questions like, "I really want to quit my job." How can I hurry up so I can leave?
Focusing on all the good things about a bad situation is the best way to make it go away faster. If you can find something to be grateful for, even if it's just a regular paycheck that covers some of your basic needs, you'll start to feel better. As you feel better, it will be easier for you to think of something else you like about your job.
What if you can't think of a single good thing about your job? If you don't change how you feel about your current job, you'll just end up with another job that makes you unhappy.
"Sometimes it's easier to change the way you think by how you act. then it is to change the way you act by changing the way you think."
-Author Jo Berry
A long time ago, I went to Los Angeles, California, to hear Jo Berry talk about how to break a bad habit. Jo asked those in the room, "How long have you been thinking about stopping this? Has just thinking about it helped at all?"
I had thought a lot about giving up smoking at the time. No matter how much I thought about giving up, I had never gone more than a day without smoking. (Now that I know how the Law of Attraction works, I can see that when I "pushed against" a habit, I was actually making it stronger.)
Jo told us that our thoughts and feelings would follow if we started to ACT LIKE what we wanted to be or do. I realized in an instant that I could stop smoking by acting like I didn't smoke. The next question was, "How does a person who doesn't smoke act?" The next question was, "What does a person who doesn't smoke do with their hands?" "They fold their hands," came the answer in a very soft voice. I thought it was both symbolic and right to fold my hands when I wanted a cigarette. And it worked. Since September 13, 1976, I haven't had or wanted a cigarette.
Instead of trying to change how you feel about your job, try to picture yourself doing it as if you like it. What would you change about what you say or do? Try acting differently, and then pay attention to how much better you feel.
Soon, you'll be in a place that makes you feel better. This will give off a new vibration that will either change things at your current job or bring you to a new place that feels great. Who knows? You might end up LOVING the job you have now.
Rebecca Hanson is a master coach in the "Law of Attraction." Her talks and articles about real-life experiences and how she found the "nugget of truth" in each one have been enjoyed by thousands of people. Now that she knows how faith, beliefs, and thinking work so well, she can quickly help other people get to a better place.
