Don’t Worry, Be Happy Jackson MS

You get up and go to work everyday; so it’s reasonable to want to enjoy it. I remember a time (long ago now) that I wanted to run like my house was on fire simply thinking about getting up to go to a place that I did not like. This was highly peculiar for me; being someone that likes to work – I work all of the time, even when I don’t feel well, not wanting to go was a new experience for me. Well the truth is, and a little-known secret – I grew to detest my job so much that I actually called in sick – not for a day, mind you, but an entire week! Now that I work for myself I look back on this situation and am shocked that I let it go on for as long as I did. Thankfully my new and vastly improved husband who was my boyfriend at the time said – “Just quit, Deb. Don’t worry about it. We will figure it out. You look so miserable and are so stressed all the time; it is simply not worth it.” Well, I took his words to heart and resigned my position. How liberating! I remember feeling relaxed for the first time in I don’t even know how long. That day was exhilarating; I was in control, happy and grateful that I didn’t have to run to a local medical practitioner to prescribe Xanax for my anxiety attacks.

Why did I let the situation get to the point that I was compelled to remain home for a week? Why did I let it get to the point where I thought God! I need meds to cope with this place? I think fear had a lot to do with it – fear that I would not find another position; fear that I would have nothing to keep me occupied all day; holy crap – no job? For me? Impossible! So, I trudged on in a place where phone calls and emails would come in at all hours of the day and night, on weekends, and even when I was supposedly on ‘vacation’.

Truly I owe my change to my husband who was instrumental in changing my mindset about my then job. Things have really, really changed! I now make my own hours and the rules of engagement are established by me. I still work – all the time in fact, but LOVE what I do. Helping others understand their own choices and career paths has been highly rewarding and very successful for me.

Not happy in your job or career? Yours is the power to choose and change. You can never tell what is around the corner. Things never remain the same. Perhaps it is time to take an introspective look at your current situation and take the plunge – whatever it is. You have the power to close and open new chapters that will lead you to a path you never thought possible. It happened for me.

Thanks Jeffrey Wheatman, I owe you one.

Debra Wheatman, CPRW, CPCC is the founder and Chief Career Strategist of ResumesDoneWrite, a premier career services provider focused on developing highly personalized career roadmaps for senior leaders and executives across all verticals and industries. Debra can be reached at:

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