James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

You'll be stuck here for the next 10 years... I can see it now... You're a LIFER!

Name: You'll be stuck here for the next 10 years... I can see it now... You're a LIFER!
Uploaded: 2020-11-20T20:54:41+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: James Lim recounts being told he'd become a workplace lifer and watching five years slip by despite comfort. He warns against drifting through a job for…

20 Nov 2020 · 1 min

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James Lim recounts being told he'd become a workplace lifer and watching five years slip by despite comfort. He warns against drifting through a job for holidays and pay rises, urging you to stop going with the flow and take deliberate action before you're truly stuck.

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You'll be stuck here for the next 10 years. I can see it now. You're a lifer. I was told this by one of my bosses years ago. I laughed it off, but deep down, I was terrified. It made me feel sick. Five years flashed by. Damn. I was halfway there. The structure held me there. The holidays, the pay rises, the flexi time. I was comfortable. I was stuck. I went to work every day and did the same thing over and over. I could finally see where I was heading. Nowhere. I felt an ache in my chest. It was painful. If you really want to make a change, no one is going to make it happen for you. And there are no instructions. I see this time and time again. Same story, different person. It takes work to break this cycle, especially when things are designed to keep you there. And there's little practical guidance on it. Going with the flow, hoping it will all work out might work for you. But is that the bet you're willing to place? Take control now and make it happen?