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Hi guys, today I want to ask you
two main questions, ok, three actually; 1. How are you darlings? Hope you’re
great. 2. Does your job define you? 3. Is it a good or a bad thing if it does?
Are you one of those people who
find yourself needing to always mention that you are a doctor, lawyer, teacher,
farmer, banker… within two seconds of a conversation? Do you feel it is necessary
in validating who you are to the person and or to yourself? Let’s take it in different
perspectives; say, you do absolutely love your job; it’s all you've ever
dreamed of becoming and can’t think of doing or succeeding in anything else.
You are at peace with this job and the only change in your career would be
advancement or relocation, not an actual change in job per say. In this case, I
can honestly expect that, who you are would definitely be linked with your job,
because truthfully, it is part of who you are and not just what you do-even
though you should have a life outside your work. Now, second scene; say you are a “successful”
banker/doctor or whatever, you are great at your job and get good pay and
nonmaterial incentives as well but you absolutely hate your job for reasons
best known to you. Would you still spurt out your job within 2 seconds of a
discussion? If you do, would it be because you don’t find anything else
interesting about yourself or you think that’s the information the person would
like to know or you feel that gives you “points” in the person’s mental judgment
book?
