My clients work with me in order to have a solid career search. They want to do professional work that’s meaningful and satisfying, and they want to be paid well in the process.
To be happy in your career, you need to know yourself. We’re all different. Knowing who you are and what you need to be happy will help you to land the perfect job or to start a business or other initiative that’s right for you.
There are many ways to get to know yourself. I try to explore techniques I have found to be helpful in each blog post.
Today’s post focuses on envy. Like many good teachers, envy is stern, but helpful. The feeling of envy is unpleasant because it’s trying to get your attention.
When you listen to envy, it can be a great teacher.
After all, when you envy someone, it means that you think this person has got something great going on.
That’s really helpful. That shows you:
1)Humility. You’re not the only one out there enjoying life. Many people are contributing fabulous things to the web of creation. You’ve got a lot to learn and a lot of people to admire.
That’s great! It’s good to have people to look up to and aspirations toward which you can reach. It would be dangerous to believe ourselves to be fully evolved and better than everyone else. We’ve all got something to learn.
2) Goals: You now have something to look up to. A goal to achieve. If I envy something, it means I would like to embody that characteristic in my own life.
So: what steps do I need to take to achieve that goal? If it’s flat abs: am I committed to daily exercise and diet? If it’s to create art: am I willing to work at it every day? If it’s to save money: am I willing to take a look at my spending?
If you’re feeling envy, you can turn those ‘bad’ feelings into powerful lessons. You can transform envy into humility and into solid goals for yourself. You can learn to admire the good that others are achieving for themselves, and this good feeling for the success of others will bring more good into your own life.
