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10 Clear Signs You Are in the Wrong Job & What to Do about It. This is a presentation with solutions, actionable proven steps based on experience and expertise of the writer.
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10 Clear Signs You Are in the Wrong Job (& What to Do about It)
1. 10 Clear Signs You Are
in The Wrong Job &
What to Do About It
by Farnoosh Brock
President & Founder, Prolific Living Inc.
2. By the end of this Power Session …
1. You will know the 10 clear signs you
are in the wrong job.
2. You will have actionable advice on
each of these signs.
3. You will learn more about how you
can create your smart exit strategy.
Ready?
4. Backstory on Farnoosh
ü Corporate Star: Fortune 100 Engineering, IT
Support, Project Management for 12 years.
ü Corporate Escapee: Left lucrative pay, stock
options, easy job, bonuses, to pursue passions
and meaningful work.
ü Why I finally listened to
the signs
ü How An Exit Strategy Set me
on My True Path
6. Why Do We Need an Exit Strategy?
One day, you exit any job or business.
Where
You Are
Smart
Transition
Where
You Thrive
& Prosper
Where You
Might
End Up
Floating Along without Direction
8. 1. Extreme Boredom & Distractions
o Feel drained at meetings and on calls.
o Enjoy distractions more than work.
o Would rather waste time than be productive.
Actionable Advice:
ü Come up with one aspect of work that
interests you and focus on that.
9. 2. Sick of Broken Merit System
o Sick of the broken merit system and
getting passed over for promotion.
o Your talents and skills go unused.
Actionable Advice:
ü Identify one place where your skills excel
others, set up a meeting with the boss and
ask for a raise.
10. How you feel matters. Ignoring it does
not make it go away.
11. 3. Dread Going Through the Motions
o Dread going in to work altogether.
o Resent waking up for work. Snooze a lot.
Actionable Advice:
ü Ask your boss if telecommuting once a
week is ok?
12. 4. Intolerance for Systems & Policy
o Get aggravated with inefficient systems.
o Find it a huge waste of time to follow
policies and procedures.
Actionable Advice:
ü Speak out against policies and decisions
with poise and professionalism.
13. 5. Indifference to Company Direction
o Complete indifference to news and
direction of your company.
o No sense of identity with your workplace.
Actionable Advice:
ü Find a community, organization or entity
where you can belong.
15. 6. Zero Sense of Pride or Excitement
o Lost all excitement for your work.
o No interest to do a good job or to
learn, despite your work ethics.
Actionable Advice:
ü Create the beginner mindset by asking
for new project or transfer.
16. 7. Doing it Just for the Money
o Absolutely only doing it for the money.
o Feel trapped but rely on the paycheck.
Actionable Advice:
ü Start one thing that you would do for
free for the rest of your life.
18. 8. Abundance of Poor Attitude
o Sarcasm is your new outlet for frustration.
o You complain a lot and swing between
grumpy, self-righteous and angry.
Actionable Advice:
ü Remove yourself from social interactions
that reinforce this.
19. 9. Finding Authority Unbearable
o No longer dream of advancing in
company hierarchy.
o Dream of freedom and being your
own boss.
Actionable Advice:
ü Write the description of your ideal job
and workplace.
21. 10. Low Desire for Your Well-being
o Allow undue stress in your personal life.
o Feel no motivation to care about your
body despite declining health signs.
Actionable Advice:
ü Find a “health” accountability partner
right away.
22. Bonus 11. You Are Here
While I am delighted that you
are here, this is the surest sign
that you are contemplating
an exit strategy already!
Let’s Make it a Great One!
24. Your Answers At One Glance
How many YES answers did you have?
Rising
Need
For
Exit
3-4
5-7
8-10
The number of signs you match
25. Next: Consider Your Options
Now you have more clarity about your
reasons to break free.
1. Create an exit strategy on your own.
2. Work with a career coach.
3. Take the Smart Exit Blueprint Course.
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