Wednesday 4th
October 2017
Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First
Hello and welcome to
#MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst-Episode 30
Title: You
Are Not Your Job!!!
By
the time you were probably in your Primary 6, you were asked the question
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" In
our society, job titles have come to define who a person is. By defining
yourself by what you do rather than by who are you can put yourself in
emotional jeopardy. By losing touch with who you are, coping with life
transitions, such as job loss, can be even more difficult. When your job defines you,
your world becomes very narrow. Thoughts about your job and the challenges you
face are always on your mind no matter what you're doing or whom you're with.
You subtly begin to value people, activities and relationships based solely on
how they can help your career. And you
consistently withdraw your time, talent and energy from other areas of your
life so that you can give more of yourself to your work, leaving you
emotionally empty outside the office. When your job defines you, everything
that happens at work seems personal. A recent survey of 12, 000 respondents
reported that "their personal identities are defined by their career".
Does this describe you? You have few interests outside of work; you feel
restless when you're not working; you can't carry on a conversation without
referring to something at work; you make yourself available to people at work
24/7; and when you're at home with family, your mind is back at work. If it
does, you've defined yourself too much by your job. Today, you need to hear the
truth #YouAreNotYourJob. You are not your job, you are not how much money you
have in your bank accounts, you are not the car you drive, you are not the
contents of your wallet, you are not your fashionable clothing, you are not the
shoes you wear neither are you the golden watch that adorns your wrist, You are
much more than all these. Remember that " You can love your job, but your
job will NEVER love you back" Do not let your title confine you neither
should you let your job define you. Rather, let your title expand your horizon to
enable you to see and behold the beauties that lie ahead of you and define your
job instead, so that when the job leaves you (as it 75% of the time will), you
would still be well grounded enough to move on to the next phase of life. Let
me remind you once again You Are Not Your Job.
Until I come your way
again, this is #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst
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