When Things Are Tough - Try This.
I'm sure there are many of us here who joined Wealthy Affiliate with a dream to build a business that will pay for us to live the life we dream of and to escape the proverbial rat race.
Perhaps you have a job that you dislike which gives you minimal job satisfaction or leaves you feeling stressed and under pressure.
Creating your own digital marketing business seems like the perfect solution to this problem but you quickly realise that there's no such thing as a get-rich-quick scheme and you are going to have to work hard for several months before getting any sort of income from your business.
In the meantime you need to keep up your job to pay the bills and support you and your family. I doubt many of us jump out of bed with excitement at the thought of going to work but do you often wake up in the morning and feel like someone has sneaked into your room during the night and superglued you to the bed?
You know you now have the system for creating a business - if you work hard - but how do you get through those hard days in your job until you are able to pack it in?
Focus On The Positives!
This is such a simple idea, and so effective, that I really don't know why we don't do it more often.
Start every day by closing your eyes for just a couple of minutes and focusing hard on as many good things in your day as you can think of.
Don't try to quantify them. It doesn't matter how seemingly trivial they are. Or how big.
Perhaps, even though you hate your job, there is one of your colleagues who you really enjoy seeing. Focus on that person rather than the people who bring you down.
Perhaps there is a particular part of your job that gives you satisfaction. Concentrate on it and enjoy that part of your daily work
Perhaps in all the craziness that happens in your life, you have a special friend who you can really relax with. Think about them and plan to spend more time with them.
You can find dozens of things if you really try. We all have something that is positive in our lives even when it feels like they are outweighed by other things.
By starting your day with all these good and positive thoughts in your mind you recharge your mental batteries and fill yourself up with positive energy.
Allow yourself to feel that positive energy flow through you and invigorate you. Allow it to sustain you when you sit down to work at your business.
Finally, don't forget to smile! After all, when you smile in work, people will wonder what you are up to!
Have a positive day!
Dave
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Good post Dave. It is very tough working a job you want to get out of at the same time as doing WA. I find that I’m struggling with my focus of my paid job because I’m thinking about and planning for my websites all the time. I’ve lost interest in my job which is not good! It’s a constant battle and juggling act.
Hi Alex.
Your comment feels like you have read my mind and described an average working day for me too.
Thankfully we have our WA business to focus on and provide hope that better days definitely lie ahead 😀
Thanks
Dave 🙂
Ha! Glad it’s not just me then! Yes it’s great to have the focus and excitement of WA but when the other job pays the bills and puts food on the table there needs to be some sort of focus in that direction 🤣
Yes I have a personal target to get my WA business income to match my job income - at which point I quit and go full time on my own business.
But yes in the meantime we need to keep paying the biills!
That’s exactly my plan. I set a time scale of Jan 2021 but I’m not sure about that. There’s people here that have been at it a lot longer than that and are not at that stage. And I earn a good wage so it has to match it. But I’m going to try my hardest.
Good way to start the day Dave. Can’t be easy if you dislike your job. Must also make you want to take short cuts at times to reach your goals faster. Which of course makes it all take longer.
Advice To those struggling?
I did it a few years back, 4 or 5, I think. It is so worth it. If I did it without WA you can certainly do it with WA. All the tools and help here make it so much easier and shorten the time it takes.
Hi Linda
Yes there is nothing worse than feeling trapped in a job you hate but by following the system we have laid out for us in WA then we can work towards making the future a very different one to what we have now. Staying positive in the meantime will get us there much quicker.
Thanks
Dave
That is such a great way to get started! You're absolutely right! You must also, at all cost, stay away from those who will make you feel worst than you do. If you go in to work with a negative mindset, you'll most likely attract others who hate their job also. Then, imagine the conversation that'll be! You think your day was bad before!!!
Great Post
Cornelius
Hi Cornelius,
Yes I think this is a very important point. I have noticed that too, that people who are continually negative tend to bring others down with them. Avoiding getting drawn into this is very important!
Dave🙂
We need to change our mindset in order to be positive and overcome tough times. Its natural for most of us to be affected when facing a difficult situation and by the negativity around us. I like to listen to Joe Dispenza talk about how our mindset affects our behaviour and daily routine, and how it affects our reaction to different situations.
It definitely helps that the community motivates each other and remind each other to be positive!
Idris =)
Hi Idris
Thanks for the positive comment and the great tip too. I am not familiar with Joe Dispenza so I will definitely check him out on your recommendation!
All the best
Dave
Yes you should check his videos out! Its really eye opening (or mind opening lol), to me at least.
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'Smile and the world smiles with you' Didn't someone say ?
As you said Dave, simple and yet very effective.
There is always a silver lining to be found if we look hard enough.
Add a touch of being 'grateful' for what we do have and we're really starting to buoy ourselves up.
Great thoughts, as always.
Thank you.
Hi Twack
Yes I agree completely, The easy route is to see problems and what could go wrong and just give up.
Positivity combined with gratitude - yes that would definitely work!
Thanks
Dave
Very welcome.
Have a epic Sunday.