Does Your Job Define You?

Do you feel your job defines you?

This has been something I have been struggling for some time now. At least that is the way I used to feel. So instead of being involved in a job that I felt was not me - I ventured off on my own and it was great. But unfortunately I got a bit cocky and lost my shirt (well more than that).

So now I have ventured off onto a completely new career path, but this time it is a family affair. I work with my father and brothers. And to be brutally honest, I absolutely love it. I have experienced way too many work environments where I have to be around people I don't want to be around, or I don't trust my boss, or the organization simply doesn't care about me. But now its family and there is nothing better I could ask for. I feel at ease in my work environment for the first time in a long time.

After thinking about it - I'm going to spend 40+ hours a week at a job, who should I spend it with? I felt no better place than with my father & brothers. Boy do we have some good laughs while at work, we push each other to be more successful, we help each other out and we got each others backs.

So does your job define you?

I say no it does not or at least it shouldn't. For me, I have found a lot of things that I like about my job and the core of that is pretty much the 'Game of Sales'. I'm on the phone a lot prospecting. I don't see it as cold calls anymore - I see it as a game. And I feel that is very important. I have really gotten into it. I won't lie, it can be tough at times - but the reward is great. I'm learning how to effectively communicate, how to work the phones, how to market and most important step out of my comfort zone and ask the tough questions. It only takes me once to make a mistake before I realize how important it is to ask the tough questions up front - so I don't waste my time.

What defines you is not your job but your decisions, actions & behavior. And what you do when you are off the job. Don't let anything dictate who you are. Bring your personality, skills & talents to your job and be successful.