then he is so anxious about the future, that he does not enjoy the present moment. As a result, he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never truly lived. —The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprises him the most
When to Walk Away
I worked for a software development company in the early nineties with managing partners who used to scream and cuss at us, literally throw piles of paper across the room and yell, “File this!” and constantly fight with each other in front of everybody. I hated my job so much that I used to cry in the bathroom on my breaks. I stayed there for a year because I thought having that company’s name on my résumé would be impressive, but as it turned out, the company folded a month after I left and nobody ever cared that I worked there.
Buddhism teaches us to be tolerant and accepting, but tolerance does NOT mean accepting what is harmful. Even if you think there are benefits to staying in a situation that is harmful, I urge you to reconsider. Abuse is never justified, and it is only when we don’t love ourselves enough that we allow others to treat us with disrespect. When you love yourself, you can do anything with dignity and be appreciated for it, or you can take your skills elsewhere.
Success means being happy, and nobody deserves to hate what they do for a living. So love yourself enough to choose happiness every time, and you will be the most successful person in the world!
Tolerance does not mean accepting what is harmful. —Timber Hawkeye
Success Means Being Happy
If working a full-time job leaves you feeling like you’re only living part-time, is it possible that careers are overrated?
Nobody looks back on their life and says, “I should have spent more time at the office,” so why do we make work our priority? If it’s because we regard those who work really hard and earn a lot of money as successful, then let’s reevaluate! They tend to have a lot of stress in their lives, high blood pressure, heart problems, ulcers, headaches and insomnia . . . Does that sound like success to you?
The only folks who truly love their jobs are the ones who have found their calling. Have you found yours? A nine-to-five job is not the only way to spell success, you know. Don’t let the concept of change scare you as much as the prospect of remaining unhappy!
The thesaurus lists a “calling” as another word for career, and it’s nobody’s calling to hate what they do for a living. If success means being happy, are you on the right track?
The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. —Anonymous
Redefining “Enough”
Sure, it would be nice to eat out every night, sleep on a much more comfortable mattress, have a fancier phone and computer, a massage chair, and the ability to travel more frequently, but I don’t want to work 40 hours a week to be able to afford all that.
I don’t feel that I sacrificed those things by choosing to work 20 hours a week; I simply exchanged them for what I personally want even more: getting off work at noon, going swimming, hiking, volunteering, playing tennis and volleyball, writing, reading, you name it. I wouldn’t be able to do all that with a 40-hour-a-week job, and “things” don’t make me happy, but all that free time sure feels great for my health (mental, spiritual, physical and emotional).
It’s a question of what you want MORE out of life, and whether your daily decisions reflect your answer, ya know?
We make our own choices; we pay our own prices. Some people love their full-time jobs, and I think that’s awesome. But what if more people switched to a 20-hour workweek? We would immediately double the number of people employed, and they would automatically be twice as happy with all that free time to spend with their family and friends. Am I crazy for thinking that we need THAT a lot more than we need to buy more STUFF?
There is a
When to Walk Away
I worked for a software development company in the early nineties with managing partners who used to scream and cuss at us, literally throw piles of paper across the room and yell, “File this!” and constantly fight with each other in front of everybody. I hated my job so much that I used to cry in the bathroom on my breaks. I stayed there for a year because I thought having that company’s name on my résumé would be impressive, but as it turned out, the company folded a month after I left and nobody ever cared that I worked there.
Buddhism teaches us to be tolerant and accepting, but tolerance does NOT mean accepting what is harmful. Even if you think there are benefits to staying in a situation that is harmful, I urge you to reconsider. Abuse is never justified, and it is only when we don’t love ourselves enough that we allow others to treat us with disrespect. When you love yourself, you can do anything with dignity and be appreciated for it, or you can take your skills elsewhere.
Success means being happy, and nobody deserves to hate what they do for a living. So love yourself enough to choose happiness every time, and you will be the most successful person in the world!
Tolerance does not mean accepting what is harmful. —Timber Hawkeye
Success Means Being Happy
If working a full-time job leaves you feeling like you’re only living part-time, is it possible that careers are overrated?
Nobody looks back on their life and says, “I should have spent more time at the office,” so why do we make work our priority? If it’s because we regard those who work really hard and earn a lot of money as successful, then let’s reevaluate! They tend to have a lot of stress in their lives, high blood pressure, heart problems, ulcers, headaches and insomnia . . . Does that sound like success to you?
The only folks who truly love their jobs are the ones who have found their calling. Have you found yours? A nine-to-five job is not the only way to spell success, you know. Don’t let the concept of change scare you as much as the prospect of remaining unhappy!
The thesaurus lists a “calling” as another word for career, and it’s nobody’s calling to hate what they do for a living. If success means being happy, are you on the right track?
The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. —Anonymous
Redefining “Enough”
Sure, it would be nice to eat out every night, sleep on a much more comfortable mattress, have a fancier phone and computer, a massage chair, and the ability to travel more frequently, but I don’t want to work 40 hours a week to be able to afford all that.
I don’t feel that I sacrificed those things by choosing to work 20 hours a week; I simply exchanged them for what I personally want even more: getting off work at noon, going swimming, hiking, volunteering, playing tennis and volleyball, writing, reading, you name it. I wouldn’t be able to do all that with a 40-hour-a-week job, and “things” don’t make me happy, but all that free time sure feels great for my health (mental, spiritual, physical and emotional).
It’s a question of what you want MORE out of life, and whether your daily decisions reflect your answer, ya know?
We make our own choices; we pay our own prices. Some people love their full-time jobs, and I think that’s awesome. But what if more people switched to a 20-hour workweek? We would immediately double the number of people employed, and they would automatically be twice as happy with all that free time to spend with their family and friends. Am I crazy for thinking that we need THAT a lot more than we need to buy more STUFF?
There is a
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