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IamBren · 07-02-2008, 05:30 PM

Whoa your book is available for pre-order! That's great! I just (pre) ordered it.

I came back to this article today because I asked my employer if I could attend the Photoreading seminar in Chicago and was subsequently denied (technical training classes are typically thousands of dollars - this would have been $1500 for the class, hotel and flight!). This made me realize that for a paycheck I let someone tell me where I can sit, how I have to behave, what I can wear, where I HAVE to be from 8-5PM sharp, how much I can make and how much more I can make each year, etc. (BTW - lately I've deeply realized just how raises are typically metered by budget and other factors and are almost completely out of my control! Further, my previous employer rewarded you more for doing less i.e. keeping pace with the crowd.) They tell managers not to socialize with their employees. Our director has a "get this done or you're fired" personality which I think is just really sad. I really despise the basement atmosphere of where I sit, but there isn't much else in this building. I could do 99% of my job from home but I would be laughed out the door if I even mentioned that! And this is so far the best job I've had in the last eight years of working "professionally"!

I realized today that this might just be the nature of working at a "job" and for me to truly have the freedom to be all that I can be I will need to do my own thing. I feel like my consciousness is craving freedom and has expanded well beyond the walls of this office. This is probably because I've gotten into Louise Hay's books and have been doing positive affirmations daily. I just started saying "I deserve the freedom to be all that I can be" yesterday and look at the turmoil that has come up!

Luckily, I have had some value providing/revenue creating projects in the works for years. This day has motivated me tremendously to put the time into getting this done.

This article seems more accurate now than when I first read it. I really appreciate what you're doing here Steve. I really wanted to hear you speak last weekend. Maybe next year - that is, if you're invited back!

B.

07-02-2008, 05:30 PM	#47 (permalink)
IamBren Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	This article very accurately describes my experience! Whoa your book is available for pre-order! That's great! I just (pre) ordered it. I came back to this article today because I asked my employer if I could attend the Photoreading seminar in Chicago and was subsequently denied (technical training classes are typically thousands of dollars - this would have been $1500 for the class, hotel and flight!). This made me realize that for a paycheck I let someone tell me where I can sit, how I have to behave, what I can wear, where I HAVE to be from 8-5PM sharp, how much I can make and how much more I can make each year, etc. (BTW - lately I've deeply realized just how raises are typically metered by budget and other factors and are almost completely out of my control! Further, my previous employer rewarded you more for doing less i.e. keeping pace with the crowd.) They tell managers not to socialize with their employees. Our director has a "get this done or you're fired" personality which I think is just really sad. I really despise the basement atmosphere of where I sit, but there isn't much else in this building. I could do 99% of my job from home but I would be laughed out the door if I even mentioned that! And this is so far the best job I've had in the last eight years of working "professionally"! I realized today that this might just be the nature of working at a "job" and for me to truly have the freedom to be all that I can be I will need to do my own thing. I feel like my consciousness is craving freedom and has expanded well beyond the walls of this office. This is probably because I've gotten into Louise Hay's books and have been doing positive affirmations daily. I just started saying "I deserve the freedom to be all that I can be" yesterday and look at the turmoil that has come up! Luckily, I have had some value providing/revenue creating projects in the works for years. This day has motivated me tremendously to put the time into getting this done. This article seems more accurate now than when I first read it. I really appreciate what you're doing here Steve. I really wanted to hear you speak last weekend. Maybe next year - that is, if you're invited back! B.