It is sometimes easy to fall into the negativity trap at work. Someone talks too loudly, the copy machine always jams or your boss can’t seem to understand that your actual work day does not begin before the sun rises and end when the sun goes down.
As my mom always says, familiarity breeds contempt, and so it becomes easy for us to fall into the negativity trap when we are constantly doing the same routine over and over again.
This week, though, rather than spend time thinking about all of those things that you loathe about your job, such as the long hours, meager pay and total stress factor, instead focus on the things that you really like about your job. Even if you are completely unhappy with what you are doing, there must be a thing or two that you can focus on for just the next few days. Perhaps the coffee always tastes nice and strong in the morning, or the janitors keep the staff room immaculate. Maybe the boss, though demanding, also has a great sense of humor.
Sometimes we have to make a conscious effort to see the good in things. Make that effort this week.
It could always be worse. People say that, but rarely do we stop and really digest what this means.
You could be without work. You could be unable to work.
Instead, you wake each morning and go to a job where you receive pay for doing something that, at least at one time, you loved.
This week, in respect for the holiday that is quickly approaching, keep this in mind: In every bad there is good, even if it is minimal. Rather than focus on that bad aspect of your job, think about the good, and remember what you are thankful for on the job.