Hey everyone, just got home from work and I wanted to share my thoughts this morning. Four days ago I reached my Decade Anniversary at my job. Holding the same job for ten years seems rather rare nowadays with people, and is a great accomplishment... but is it really great? When my manager handed me the certificate and the pin to mark the decade, I honestly felt the feeling of shame. And I told him I wasnt sure if I should be proud or ashamed. He said something along the lines of Ten years is a great thing. I genuinely responded to him, It is a great accomplishment, but its ten years I could have been doing something more productive with my life. It made me start thinking even more about things in my life. Ive spent ten years working for the same company, but am I any better off than I was when I first started? Sure, I have a much better work ethic. Ive learned to socialize with people I dont know, not only when it is required but also to make peace within a work force. Ive learned to be a leader, and learned to restrain myself when I need to be taught. Ive learned a little bit about managing finances, though very slow on the uptake. Basically, Ive learned a lot and gained a lot. But am I any closer to achieving my dreams or to live the life I want to live? Maybe, a little. But after ten years, only being able to say Im a little closer to my dreams is a very sad thing. The realism is that Ive been working for the past decade for someone elses dream. To help them achieve their goals in their company. Because that is what I have been working for. As an employee, that is my duty. Did you know one of the synonyms of employee is actually slave? It wasnt actually used often until the early 1900s as a new title for slaves or hired hands. Low-class workers. We are made to believe that we go to work to help ourselves. To make money and live better and achieve what we want. But that isnt the truth. We are slave-driven. Told what to do, when to do it, how to do it. And if the day comes we arent needed anymore, you are laid off. And then your money, your better life, and your achievements are gone. I think its time to change the way we think. Time to open our eyes to the realism of the world. About our slavery in the employee lifestyle, blinded by our consumerism. Its the greatest sham ever conceived. The ability to force the masses to bend at your will and do what you want. Thats why there is a 1%. Because those people are in charge and the rest of us are asleep. We let them lead us blindly into oblivion. Im not doing that anymore. The past ten years of my life have been for nothing. The next ten years will change everything about me. There are people out there living the life they want, transforming their dreams into their own reality. I refuse to be left behind and be a puppet to slave-masters in the grasp of the system. Its time to open your eyes and wake up, grab your life and take control. We have the power to make our dreams come true. We just need to stop being afraid to take the chances or the risks. Im changing everything. In the next ten years I will have achieved all of the dreams I am dreaming about today. Thats my goal and its my life. Ive been surviving for 29 years. I think its about time to start living. When youre at work and you think, I dont really want to be here. I just want you to ask yourself... are you working your job to get closer to your dreams and the life you want to live? Or are you working towards someone elses?
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:09:16 +0000
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