It’s not about what you do. It’s about how you choose to do it.

Why Do So Many People Hate Their Jobs?
                                            

Oh, Right.

 That.

 If you walked down the street and asked 10 people if they like going to work in the morning, 7 would say “no” or “not specifically.

That’s sad. But it’s also a little odd, don’t you think?

How could more than half the people choose jobs they know they won’t enjoy?

Something smells funny about this mismatch. And I think I know what it is...

Most mornings when I go to my office, I see the security guard do his work. He knows me by now. We have our little routine already:

I smile and nod.

“Good morning! “

He smiles. Nods back.

“Good morning!

“And we both continue our way, carrying that smile throughout the day. (after that, I’m always good to go!) ...

People hate their jobs because they don’t know they’re the ones supposed to bring meaning, passion and fun to them.

They think:

“If only I did X instead of Y, then I would finally be happy. “But you’ll often find people who hate their current job will hate their next job also. And the next one. And the one after that.

Because,

It’s not about what you do. It’s about how you choose to do it.

The truth is every job offers you the chance to do it with meaning, be passionate about it and have fun along the way. The question is: 

will you? You can bring those things to even the most mundane job in the world....

The security guard and I know what’s up. I’m not psyched about working, he's not ecstatic about standing at the door, but we both choose to make the best of what is currently our task.

It’s not your job to do your job so you can get paid and go home. It’s your job to do whatever happens to be the to-do of the day with as much meaning, as much passion and as much fun as you can muster.

Once you understand that, you will never hate any job, ever again. Whether it’s a stepping stone or your destination, you’ll do it like you were born to.

 Because you were.