Marshall Cook, author of the book, Slow Down and Get More Done, suggests that if you have a great deal of freedom in structuring your work day, can take responsibility for the outcome, and can see the value in what you do, you're more likely to achieve satisfaction from your work.
Unfortunately, not everyone is happy with his or her job. According to researchers at the University of Michigan, only 43% of white collar workers said they would choose the same type of work again. This figure dropped to 24% for blue collar workers. However, 93% of university professors and 82% of journalists enthusiastically confirm their career choices.
According to author and researcher Juliet Schor, many of us become trapped in an "earned-spend cycle." We drain our time and energy into jobs we don't like out of economic necessity. This is not good. We spend a lot of time at our jobs. We owe it to ourselves as well as to our employers to enjoy what we do. This may require that we set a personal goal to change careers within five years. This might involve starting our own business. Or it may only require that we build interest into our present job - making the most of what we have already. The more we have control of our lives the less stress we will experience.
Carol Colman, author of Late Bloomers: How to Achieve Your Potential at Any Age, suggests that we must reach the point at which our need for change surpasses our need for security. She urges her readers not to let short-term gratification stand in the way of lifetime satisfaction.
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