Many of us are at jobs we don’t enjoy and love. I’m always enthralled when I ask someone what they do for a living and they answer with the most gooey eyes. I can see the spark of happiness in their eyes and making its way to their lips opening into a tiny smile. An authentic smile.

Love Your Job?

I find my own heart flutter when I witness this beauty in someone. It’s not a common sight to see such people.

The majority of the time I come across people who are quite the opposite. So how do you deal with a job you don’t like? Especially when you can’t throw in your notice and step on a yacht to vacation away?

Be Thankful for the Job You Have

Start by acknowledging the good things about having your job. It may be paying your bills and bringing food to the table. It may be keeping you busy.

Start Feeling Happy and Satisfied NOW

Don’t wait for something to happen to feel happy. Start feeling that feeling NOW. When you start feeling what you want to feel, you’ll attract what you want to come faster to you.

Take Tiny Steps Towards What Does Make You Happy

Sometimes, our dreams and desires seem impossible. Believe me, they really aren’t. If you don’t have complete faith, then give yourself the chance to at least dream. My dream was to write a novel and I am still surprised it happened. But I took baby steps. I held my own hand and took these baby steps, when there wasn’t anyone else to guide me.

What are some ways you are doing to deal with a job you don’t love and enjoy? Please share with me in the comments!

Waiting is something we are accustomed to doing on a daily basis. We wait in line at the DMV and grocery store. We wait for our college admission letters. We wait for job interview results. All sorts of stuff in life.

Trust the Process

But how do you deal with waiting?

It’s not easy to wait. If it’s something important like waiting for job interview results, then you start becoming nervous and worrying about the outcome.

I went to a party this past weekend where I met up with old friends. One of my friends told me he was waiting for a job offer and was feeling tense.

Kept Checking His Email

He confided how he kept obsessively checking email. This really made me wonder. I too am about to hear some exciting news and the closer it’s getting, the more I find myself obsessing.

Trust the Process

The most important thing you can do is to simply trust the process.  Think back to all the important milestones that happened in your life. They happened at exactly the right time. You didn’t realize it then, but they did. And if they didn’t, something else more beautiful was in store.

Place faith in the unknown and uncertainty. Learn to let go. When you do, you are trusting that whatever comes to you is coming because it’s the perfect opportunity at the perfect time. And if it doesn’t, that means something else beautiful is in store. Having faith means not seeing evidence, yet believing anyway.

How do you deal with waiting? Please share with me in the comments.

Whether we know it or not, we are calculating and making decisions every second of the day. Should I get the latte? Should I set up that meeting?

Strike a Balance

This balancing act can become difficult at times, and suddenly you’re pulling out hairs from your head! How do you strike the perfect balance?

Know Your Priorities

The only way to balance your priorities is to know what your priorities are. I make a list of the priorities I have on a monthly basis. Sometimes, I even break them down and make a note of them on a weekly basis.

Another factor I take into consideration is which priorities carry more weight and importance. If I’m crunched on time, I try to take care of the more important ones first.

Also – make sure you carve out time for fun! I chalk into my schedule social events and family commitments well in advance.

There is No Perfect

You are not Super Woman! Even though you would love to! Every woman is constantly faced with this dilemma of balancing their work and personal lives every moment. Sometimes, no matter how much you plan, things may not turn out the way you expect. It’s important to let go and surrender. To just go with the flow.

You can strive for perfection, but you are human after all. Accept you’re doing your best and continue doing this balancing act!

How do you balance your work and personal lives? Please share with me in the comments.