I was just at the bank and had an interesting encounter with the bank teller while I was there.
The first thing she did when I walked up to her was complain about the customer prior to me and how she couldn’t understand a word he said because of his thick accent.
I’ve never been, but I’m pretty sure the first thing they teach you in business school is DON’T MAKE FUN OF YOUR CUSTOMERS, especially in front of other customers. So, she rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go..
Then she complained about how cold it was in the building. I told her to ask them to turn the heat up a bit to which she said “nah, they won’t listen”.
First of all - you don’t get what you don’t ask for. Ever.
Second - if you can fix a problem, but choose not to, you have no right to complain. Ever.
Whether in business or your personal life, there are always going to be times when shit hits the fan. Maybe in a small way, like feeling cold and wanting the heat turned up, or a big way, like a car wreck or death in the family.
What you choose to do in those situations matters.
You can choose to play the victim. Complaining, bitching, whining and getting NO WHERE.
Or –
You can choose to do something about it and improve your situation.
And let me tell you, playing the victim is never going to do anything to help you. You have the power to change your current sitation, to make it better, to make YOU better. There’s nothing anyone can say or do to change that, but it’s up to you to take advantage of that power.
When the teller was finishing up with me, out of nowhere she says, “you know it’s a good thing when you look at the clock and see that there’s only 2 hours left until you get to go home”, to which I replied “I don’t have that problem. I have a pretty awesome boss that lets me do whatever I want, whenever I want to, so I work all the time. It helps that my job is also pretty awesome.”
She looked at me to see if I was serious and when she realized I was, she of course asked what I do.
“I work for myself. And I make money being ME. If you want to be happy at work, do work that you love.“
And then I told her to try and enjoy the rest of her shift and I was out.
I couldn’t be around that negativity any longer, blech.
I don’t know if I offended her, but I AM hoping that I made her think. Because honestly –
If you’re just counting down the minutes until your shifts end
If you get excited at the thought of taking time off
If you dread doing the work you’re paid to do
Then you’re in the WRONG business.
Again, it all comes down to you having a choice –
Do you WANT this life you’re currently living or do you want something better? No judgement, but make a god damn decision already! Stop waiting for things to improve and start DOING SOMETHING that will improve the way you live your life.
No one’s gonna do that for you.
It’s up to you.
And it all starts with simply making the decision.
You are BETTER than a life of mediocrity
You DESERVE to have everything you’ve ever wanted
You’re DESTINED to live the life of your dreams
You just need to take the first step in doing whatever it takes to get there.
Don’t forget –
This is your time. Take action NOW.