Misery = Misalignment

Your misery at your job or in any other area of your life does not mean that anything’s gone wrong.

It’s just an indicator of misalignment.

When I was miserable in my previous jobs, I thought it meant there was something wrong with *me.*

This is how life works, right? You get your degree, land a stable job with good benefits, live in a great place, eventually meet a partner and live happily ever after, right??

So if that’s how life works and it seems to be working for other people, *I* must be the problem.

Thinking like that leads to a whole lot of trying to “fix” yourself, mold your personality or looks into the appropriate ones that will solve the problem of you.

It leads to losing your true self in the lie of what you’ve been conditioned to believe is the “right” way to be.

The truth is that there is no “right” way to be. There’s a “true-to-you” way of being, along with many shades along the spectrum of true-to-you and not-as-true behaviors/traits that please others.

If being authentically you is not rewarded or doesn’t feel welcome or wanted where you currently work, it doesn’t mean anything about you.

It means that your truth and values are not a match for the values of the company you work for.

That’s it.

There’s nothing wrong with you.

There isn’t even necessarily anything wrong with the company.

It’s just not a fit for you.

And that’s ok because there are other options.

You don’t have to be someone you’re not just to earn a paycheck.

That steady paycheck is nice, but is it really worth sacrificing yourself, your happiness or your ability to truly live?

For me, the answer is HELL NO!

I value freedom, truth, adventure and fulfillment over comfort, security and predictability.

What about you?

P.S. I’m a life coach who helps soulful people who work in soul-sucking jobs to plan their exit strategy and have some fun on the way out. If that’s you, schedule a connection call with me to get started.