W ork T oday we re goi n g t o ex pl ore t h e t opi c of work.

Ou r j obs an d t h e work t h at we do are a ref l ect i on of ou r own sel f -wort h a n d ou r v al u e t o t h e worl d. On on e l ev el , work i s an ex ch an ge of t i me an d serv i ces f or mon ey . I l i ke t o bel i ev e t h at al l f orms of bu si n ess are opport u n i t i es f or u s t o bl ess an d prosper each ot h er. T h e ki n d of work we do i s i mport an t t o u s becau se we re u n i qu e i n di v i du al s. We wan t t o f eel t h at we re maki n g a con t ri bu t i on t o t h e worl d. We n eed t o ex press ou r own t al en t s, i n t el l i gen ce, an d creat i v e abi l i t y . Fi n di n g su ccess i n a career i s a maj or probl em f or man y peopl e. H owev er , y ou can al way s h av e a su ccessf u l j ob i f y ou si mpl y ch an ge t h e way y ou t h i n k abou t work. Y ou l l n ev er f i n d work a pl easu re i f y ou h at e y ou r j ob or y ou can t st an d y ou r boss. Wh at a t erri bl e af f i rmat i on t h at i s. I t wi l l be i mpossi bl e f or y ou t o ev er at t ract a great j ob wi t h t h at bel i ef sy st em. I f y ou wan t t o en j oy y ou r t i me at work, t h en y ou mu st ch an ge y ou r t h i n ki n g. I m a great bel i ev er i n bl essi n g ev ery person , pl ace, an d t h i n g i n t h e workpl ace wi t h l ov e. Begi n wi t h y ou r cu rren t j ob: A f f i rm t h at i t i s merel y a st eppi n g-st on e t o f ar great er p osi t i on s. Y ou re i n y ou r cu rren t j ob becau se of t h i n gs y ou bel i ev ed i n t h e past . Y ou drew i t t o y ou by y ou r t h i n ki n g. Perh aps y ou l earn ed y ou r at t i t u de t oward work f rom y ou r paren t s. No mat t ery ou can ch an ge y ou r t h i n ki n g n ow . So bl ess wi t h l ov e y ou r boss, y ou r co-workers, t h e l oca t i on , t h e bu i l di n g, t h e el ev at ors or st ai rs, t h e of f i ces, t h e f u rn i t u re, an d each an d ev ery cu st omer . T h i s creat es a l ov i n g men t al atmosph ere wi t h i n y ou , an d t h e en t i re en v i ron men t wi l l respon d t o i t . T h ou gh t s can be ch an ged, an d si t u at i on s can be ch an ged as wel l . T h at boss wh om we f i n d i n t ol erabl e cou l d become ou r ch ampi on . T h at dead-en d posi t i on wi t h n o h ope of adv an cemen t may open u p t o a n ew career f u l l of possi bi l i t i es. T h e co-worker wh o i s so an n oy i n g mi gh t t u rn ou t t o be, i f n ot a f ri en d, at l east someon e wh o s easi er t o get al on g wi t h . T h e sal ary t h at we f i n d i n su f f i ci en t can i n crease i n t h e t wi n kl e of an ey e. We cou l d f i n d a won derf u l n ew j ob. T h ere are an i n f i n i t e n u mber of ch an n el s i f we can ch an ge ou r t h i n ki n g. Let s open ou rsel v es u p t o al l t h e possi bi l i t i es. We mu st accept i n con sci ou sn ess t h at abu n dan ce an d f u l f i l l men t can come f rom an y wh ere. T h e ch an ge may be smal l at f i rst , su ch as an addi t i on al assi gn men t f rom y ou r boss i n wh i ch y ou cou l d demon st rat e y ou r i n t el l i gen ce an d creat i v i t y . Y ou mi gh t f i n d t h at i f y ou don t t reat a co-worker l i ke t h ey re t h e en emy , a n ot i ceabl e ch an ge i n beh av i or may occu r . Wh at ev er t h e ch an ge may be, accept an d rej oi ce i n i t . Y ou re n ot al on e. Y ou are t h e ch an ge. T h e Power t h at creat ed y ou h as gi v en y ou t h e power t o creat e y ou r own ex peri en ces!

Ex ercise: Thinking about Your Work Life An swer t h e f ol l owi n g qu est i on s as best y ou can . I f y ou cou l d become an y t h i n g, wh at wou l d y ou be? I f y ou cou l d h av e an y j ob t h at y ou wan t ed, wh at wou l d i t be? Wh at wou l d y ou l i ke t o ch an ge abou t y ou r cu rren t j ob? Wh at wou l d y ou ch an ge abou t y ou r empl oy er? Do y ou work i n a pl easan t en v i ron men t ? Wh om do y ou n eed t o f orgi v e t h e most at work? Ex ercise: Self-worth in Your Job Let s ex ami n e y ou r f eel i n gs of sel f -wort h i n t h e area of empl oy men t . Af t er an sweri n g each of t h e f ol l owi n g qu est i on s, wri t e an af f i rmat i on (i n t h e presen t t en se). 1. Do I f eel wor t hy of havi ng a good j ob? Sampl e A nswer : Somet i mes I don t f eel good en ou gh . Sampl e A f f i rmat i on: I am t ot ally adequat e f or all sit uat i ons. 2. What do I f ear most about wor k? Sampl e A nswer : My empl oy er wi l l f i n d ou t t h at I m n o g ood, wi l l f i re me, an d I won t f i n d an ot h er j ob. Sampl e A f f i rmat i on: I cen t er my sel f i n saf et y an d acce pt t h e perf ect i on of my l i f e. Al l i s wel l . 3. What am I get t i ng f r om t hi s bel i ef ? Sampl e A nswer : I peopl e-pl ease at work, an d t u rn my empl oy er i n t o a paren t . Sampl e A f f i rmat i on: I t is my mind t hat cr eat es my exper ie nces. I am unlimit ed in my abilit y t o cr eat e t he good in my lif e. 4. What do I f ear wi l l happen i f I l et go of t hi s b el i ef ? Sampl e A nswer : I wou l d h av e t o grow u p an d be respon si bl e . Sampl e A f f i rmat i on: I know t hat I am w or t hw hile. I t is saf e f or me t o succeed. Lif e loves me. Visualization Wh at wou l d t h e perf ect j ob be? T ake a momen t t o see y ou rsel f i n t h e j ob. Vi su al i z e y ou rsel f i n t h e en v i ron men t , see y ou r co-workers, an d f eel wh at i t wou l d be l i ke t o do work t h at s compl et el y f u l f i l l i n gwh i l e y ou earn a good sal ary . Hol d t h at v i si on f or y ou rse l f , an d kn ow t h at i t h as been f u l f i l l ed i n con sci ou sn ess. Pl ease don t bel i ev e t h at i t s h ard t o get a j ob. T h at may be t ru e f or man y , bu t i t doesn t h av e t o be t r u e f or y ou . Y ou on l y n eed on e j ob, an d y ou r con sci ou sn ess wi l l t h en open t h e pat h way f or y ou . Do n t h av e f ai t h i n f ear . Wh en y ou h ear of n egat i v e t ren ds i n bu si n ess or i n t h e econ omy , i mmedi at el y af f i rm: I t may be t ru e f or some, bu t i t i s n ot t ru e f or me. I al way s prosper n o mat t er wh ere I a m or wh at i s goi n g on . Y ou kn ow t h at y ou re su ccessf u l i n al l t h at y ou do. Y ou re i n spi red an d produ ct i v e. Y ou serv e ot h ers wi l l i n gl y an d gl adl y . Di v i n e h armon y rei gn s su preme wi t h i n an d arou n d y ou an d wi t h i n an d arou n d e ach an d ev ery person i n y ou r workpl ace. I f y ou l i ke y ou r j ob bu t f eel t h at y ou re n ot get t i n g pai d en ou gh , t h en bl ess y ou r cu rren t sal ary wi t h l ov e. Ex pre ssi n g grat i t u de f or wh at y ou h av e n ow

en abl es y ou r i n come t o grow . An d pl ease, absol u t el y n o more compl ai n i n g abou t t h e j ob or y ou r co-workers. Y ou r con sci ou sn ess pu t y ou wh ere y ou are n ow. Y ou r ch an gi n g con sci ou sn ess can l i f t t o y ou a bet t er posi t i on . Y ou can do i t ! Affirm ations for W ork Make t h ese af f i rmat i on s part of y ou r dai l y rou t i n e. Say t h em of t en i n t h e car , at work, wh i l e l ooki n g i n t h e mi rror , or an y t i me y ou f eel y ou r n egat i v e bel i ef s su rf aci n g. I deserv e t o h av e a su ccessf u l career, an d I accept i t n ow. I en j oy t h e work I do an d t h e peopl e I work wi t h . I am al way s rel ax ed at work. Wh en I en cou n t er probl ems on t h e j ob, I am wi l l i n g t o ask f or h el p. T h e j oy I f i n d i n my career i s ref l ect ed i n my ov era l l h appi n ess. My work i s recogn i z ed by ev ery on e. I am grat ef u l f or t h i s empl oy men t . I t u rn ev ery ex peri en ce i n t o an opport u n i t y . Al l my su perv i sors t reat me wi t h l ov e an d respect . I am capabl e, compet en t , an d i n t h e perf ect pl ace. I see t h e best i n ev ery on e, an d t h ey respon d i n ki n d. My t h ou gh t s creat e a won derf u l n ew opport u n i t y . Ev ery t h i n g I t ou ch i s a su ccess. New doors are open i n g al l t h e t i me. I am open an d recept i v e t o n ew av en u es of i n come