Inspire 'n' Influence

Are you bored with your job? If you answered yes then take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. Many people out there are stuck in rinse and repeat roles wondering how they got there but also asking themselves how they can get out. Many workers struggle to find something that is satisfying on all levels; some enjoy the salary but not the work, while others like the work but can not handle the people they are forced to collaborate with. It's a constant balancing act that is very hard to stabilise. Often, it shifts as quickly as the weeks change. Being bored at work is also one of those dreaded things because most of your time is spent at work, so if you are not enjoying it then effectively you spend the majority of your life waiting for the fun bits to start while you sludge through the weekdays only to await the next weekend or annual leave holiday. My advice for anyone not completely satisfied with their employment comes from my own previous experiences and the stories

“Follow your own path in life, it’s always bound to be more fulfilling and exciting than the path someone else has already taken”. - Flakers

"Give every opportunity a chance and leave no room for regrets". - Anonymous Sometimes uncertainty can take hold of you when trying to make an important decision but one way i have found in making the final choice easier to handle is to acknowledge whether or not taking the opportunity leaves you at risk of regret in the future. If the answer is yes then you must take the chance today and deal with the consequences later. If the result of your risk is good or bad, either way, you will never have to live knowing that perhaps you could have let something amazing pass you by. You just have to take that leap of faith and jump in the deep end; sometimes it's the only way you can really learn how to swim.

"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas". - Marie Curie

So we all have 24 hours in each day to use for something. Some of us use that time to the fullest and others need a little more help in working out just how to best organise themselves in order to get the most out of their day. One thing i learnt by reading some books about successful and rich people is that they are usually very busy. More often than not, they start everyday already having made plans that will require them to do a set number of tasks, which all relate to achieving their bigger goals in some way. Many may call this a workaholic mentality but others who look at the way business works today know all too well that in order to really achieve big things, you need to dedicate a lot of time, effort and energy into making it happen. This means that you will make sacrifices (some harder than others), but that is the price you pay for getting what you want later down the line. Whatever it may be, whether it's buying and running your own business or creating a product such as