You Fight Me

I was in the middle of being truly frustrated when I heard this Breaking Benjamin song come on. Because of this wretched economy, a lot of people are suffering. Waiting to make a next move, sticking with a job they may hate because of the uncertainty and difficulty in finding something better. I thought I was in the same boat. Turns out, I'm not...

I currently hate what I do. Insurance is boring. Tedious. Investments can be the same. Trying to sell them can be as much fun as masturbating with broken glass with market conditions what they are. I have found myself focusing on other activities that I like rather than deal with the frustration and aggrevation of trying to do what I do for a living. My problem was one of perspective.

I've been in the financial services business, off and on, for over 15 years. Right now, it IS tough to be in the business. But there are reasons I truly love it. Not for any altruistic reasons. Not even for the most basic - to make money. I like it because I occasionally get to solve very complicated problems, and get paid well for it. To me, that is really cool. Giving it some thought, I actually got kinda excited, because I remembered why I LIKE doing what I do...

My sincere hope is that, if you are doing something that you may not love, to think about the aspects of your job that you do, or did, like. See if there's a way to reinvigorate that passion. Doesn't mean you'll keep your current job forever. But why not be happy, enjoy what you're doing for now? And if there really is nothing, then maybe you really do need to change what you're doing. I didn't say it's a perfect solution.

Life is too short. We have to work too hard. We might as well have a good time doing it..

Live Hard and Get your Gun on!