"Take a lesson from the mosquito. It never waits for an opening; it makes one."
~Kirk Kirkpatrick
Well dang...who knew those pesky little bastards were something to aspire to be like?
I have a couple of friends that are presently feeling trapped by their jobs. For various reasons they hate where they are and what they are doing. These are not people that recently had a change in their current situation that isn't sitting well with them. These are people that have hated their career situation for nearly 10 years.
I do what I can to help them explore their opportunities, find out what else is out in the world of employment that would be a little more satisfying for them but I think the reality is that these are people that won't ever make an opening for themself.
Listening to them talk you would think that they are expecting that one day they are going to have some AHA! moment where finally they realize what career of their dreams is. Like mysteriously their career will pull into their driveway some sunny Monday morning and say, "Get in the car. Let's go. Your fantasy career awaits you."
Unfortunately it doesn't work like that.
So for all the time they spend complaining about their current situations they could spend that energy trying something new, taking a class or researching other career fields that might interest them. They could be creating their own opening.
It seems crazy that they would be so paralyzed to make a move towards something better but fear of change and the unknown is a pretty powerful fear.
What have you created an opening for in your life or what is on your radar to open yourself up to in the future?
How do you motivate to create new openings for yourself? How do you get beyond the fear?
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