You were once passionate about your work
Did you have moments where you were behaving 'unusual' at work? Such as in being easily frustrated, losing motivation to finish tasks or to last through the working hours, avoiding corporate events or even colleagues? Are you no longer feeling the passion for what you are doing? These may be signs of you being DISCONNECTED from the organization.
Liken to a relationship, you are probably going through a 'pre-break-up' phase. It is no longer the small bickers or disagreements, that cause you to be unhappy in the long term. You have probably stopped believing in the value and future of your relationship with your current organization. Thus, exhibiting those 'unusual' behaviours?
Let me first tell you this – IT IS NORMAL to feel this way. Actually, you are not alone. There are Gen Ys out there, who initially took on the job due to interest and were once passionate. Over a period of time, as things get clearer, they come to realize that the job or organization is no longer what they have first expected. They end up staying in that job for the sake of $$.They have lost their ‘souls’. They are no longer happy.
It is painful, frustrating and under great pressure to deal with this emotional turmoil. And what thought makes the matter worst? The thought of - should I leave now or is it just a flying phase that I have to bear with now?
To answer that, you can ask yourself this question.
Stripping off the monetary benefits, office environment, colleagues politics, financial/social obligations, or anything that ties you to your work, do you or will you still love what you are doing for the next leg of life’s race?
If yes, then you may still love what you are doing. You are probabky going through 'menses.'
If no, what will you vision yourself to do next, that makes you happy, makes you feel alive? A new job role? A new department? A new work environment? A new profession? A new direction or venture?
Nothing kills you more than, not being yourself at work or in daily life. Hiding behind a mask, acting as if you like your job. While in actual fact, behind the scene, you are bashing yourself up every day, hating yourself, disgusted with what you are doing or how you perceive yourself.
Your next question will probably be, “I have so many commitments, especially to my loved one! How can I just leave them behind and pursue what I really want?”
Let me end with writings from Paulo Coelho in his new book ‘Manuscript Found in Accra’ –
“The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions. We were all told from childhood on, that what we wanted to do was impossible. As we accumulate years, we also accumulate the sands of prejudices, fears and guilt. Free yourself from that. Not tomorrow, not tonight, but now. As I said: many of us believe that we will hurt those we love if we leave everything behind in the name of our dreams. But those who truly want the best for us want us to be happy, even if they can’t understand what we are doing and even if, at first, they try to stop us going ahead by means of threats, promises and tears.”
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