Before you accept a position, ask yourself, ‘Is this the right place for me? Can I grow here? Can I be myself? Are they supportive? Is it where I can do my best work?’
If you are not happy with your answers, then you must rethink your decision. Why is that? Because your life is more than your work. You are more than your work. Above all, you need a place where doing your best work is not a crime, where you are not going to be punished for doing your best work.
If you do not have a place where you can shine, you are betraying yourself. You are acting below your potential. You are settling for less. You are bringing yourself down. That is not good. That is not why you are alive.
It is not good because God didn’t create you for an average job. God created you to do great things. That is why it is a problem to get stuck in a place where you cannot grow, where you are not supported.
No matter what you are earning from your current job, you can always earn more. You can always do more. So do accept whatever you are getting now as final. Because it is not. It is just the beginning of your greatness.
Remember, greatness happens when you have the courage to be you, to step out of your safe zone, to challenge the status quo. Greatness happens when you are not afraid to be you, when you are not afraid to ask tough questions, when you are not afraid to go after what you want.
Moving forward, if you want to grow in your career, you need to look at where you are right now. Then ask yourself, ‘What do I really want for myself? What do I see myself doing in the future? Am I going to be happy doing what I am doing now in the future?’ If you are not happy with your answers, then you have to get to work. Something must change.
Something must change. Get to work to change it. Do not be afraid to step into the unknown. If your job is not making you happy, don’t stay there, look for another job. If your boss, your manager, is a joke, look for another place to work. If your colleagues are not supportive, then you must leave. If not, you are hurting yourself.
No matter what you are earning now, your life is more than money. No amount of money can make you complete if you have a broken soul, if you are just hanging in there. That is why you should never settle for anything below your potential.
Because real growth comes from doing what is above your potential, when you are stretching yourself, when you are working with people who are there to help you grow, not to take you to the ground.
If you want to move ahead in your career, you have a choice. If you are not growing, you must change something.
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