Changing
things is not easy. Changing people is very difficult. Changing yourself…
Well,
probably that is not easy either, but it is what you can do as you always have
the possibility of changing the self.
And there
is a little magic trick I can share with you: when you change yourself,
particularly when you change your mindset, things change… OK, they don’t
necessarily change, but let’s see an example.
You have a
very difficult boss, one of the worse you have ever had! You are often arguing
with them and you feel they don’t allow you to grow. You like the present workplace
and position you have, salary is good, nice people…
So… if you
would try to change your boss, what would it happen? Probably nothing, they
maybe scold you for trying such a thing, even fire you.
Another option…
you may try to change your job. However, besides it is hard to do in the
present circumstances, are you sure you are going to have a better boss? No
certainty here, right?
Let’s try a
bit of magic! Start looking for good things about your boss: they are very well
educated, in fact, their curriculum is really impressive, they connect very
well with customers and they are a good family person (which is something
important for you).
The
problems you are having with him are not going away because of that, but they
refer to your development and the way things work.
By changing
your mindset, you ask yourself: Why don’t I help them to find a new job instead
of fighting them? After a few hours browsing, you prepare a list of possible
options, a very good profile for your boss and you send to as many companies as
possible. After two months, old boss goes (for a very good position) and a new
boss comes! Hope is back!
Other magic
tricks that would be available in this case: you could go through training and
get a better position in the same company and you could apply for another
branch of the same company.
Check your
problems and use this magic wand to solve them. Magic is available to all of us
and the method is the same: instead of trying to change outside, reflect, see
which changes you can do within and then implement.