I had heard this catch phrase, “Life is not a dress rehearsal”, many, many years ago.

About four months ago, I was at a place in my life, where I was miserable in my chosen profession. For a long time, actually for years, I would go to work, and often I would say to myself, “ I hate my job, I really hate my job”. Well, wasn’t I wishing my little life away. I mean, I spend 40 hours a week there, not to mention the time I was having to spend on weekends, to get all this ridiculous paperwork done, in a timely fashion. And without doing some of that paperwork on my own time, I would then be going into work on Monday, feeling even more overwhelmed and further behind. I was in a downward spiral, to nowhere. My life seemed to have no meaning, except on weekends. I had no purpose or passion left in me, and it was starting to affect my personal life as well. Slowly, I was being drained: emotionally, mentally and physically.

Then one Saturday afternoon, in late February, I turned on the radio, and at that time, this radio show, BeMeBetter, hosted by Clancy Clark, was on the air. Lucky for me. He talked about examining six areas of your life, including career, to see how it’s working for you, at this time of your life. When he mentioned ‘career’, I started to weep. While listening to his show, he talked about how Olympic athletes, and other professional athletes have coaches. Clancy told his listeners that he is a certified life coach. During his show, he mentioned his free, no obligation pre-interview, and I jotted down his website, and phone number. Soon, I did make that phone call, and I discussed my intense job dissatisfaction.

Clancy and I worked together for three months. During that time frame, he provided me with the tools in helping to shift my attitudes about work. These tools included action plans, affirmations, meditation, and understanding road blocks to my goals. In all honesty, I can say, “I like what I do for a living. I have ways of effectively dealing with the aspects of my job that I find undesirable, and I am now improving other aspects of my career to be creative and passionate, once again.”

I am grateful to no longer feel stuck, in a rut, with my life just slipping by.

I am truly happy once again, and not just on weekends,

Jenny