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Work and more work! Then optimism.

The post is introspective and explores themes of hard work, life satisfaction, and personal growth. It encourages self-reflection and offers a perspective on dealing with life’s challenges.

I feel like I worked too hard all my life. When will it pay off? Maybeit won’t. I often feel disappointed. I worked pretty hard throughout my life waiting for the day when it would pay off. Maybe it never will. Maybe, the work was the reward. Maybe I should have enjoyed the journey a little more instead of waiting for a payoff.

I often wondered if I was planning too far ahead. I also wonder if I did too much for the people I worked for. For some reason, they’re thankful at the time, but in the end, we always go our separate ways. 

Is it me? Perhaps it is. Perhaps my expectations were too high. I worked hard, I got paid, end of story. What more do I deserve? 

I should have done more for myself, that’s the sad truth. I should have put myself first more often. I am not sure why I didn’t. I was raised Christian and we were taught that self sacrifice is the right thing to do. Maybe it’s not the best idea in everyday life. I think that’s why I gave everything to my past jobs, my employers, and my career. 

When I look back I get a little disappointed. Why? All work and little play and not much long term satisfaction. However, I take this as a learning lesson. I should have set more goals for myself outside of work. 

I thought family and work was all there was to life. Then companies downsize, go bankrupt, and just lay people. There were some things I could not control.

Then divorce happens and people split. At the time I felt it was completely out of my control, but I knew it was coming. I may have been blindsided at the time, but looking back the writing was on the wall. That changes the family situation overnight because the kids are no longer with you and you have to figure out schedules and payments. Then savings get ripped out from under you, retirement accounts get split, and you start over. Literally, a new place to live, little savings, retirement accounts slashed, you start over.

However, I did it. When emotion gets out of the way, I can learn from this. 

When things are good or bad, we have to reflect. If things are bad, we get back on our feet and try to rebuild our lives. Maybe we can’t start over, but we can rebuild and look at what didn’t work. The “why” may have been out of your control, but now you know what to look for. Look for lessons learned. 

It also helps us align ourselves going forward. Unfortunately for many of us it takes years to figure this out. We have to go from survival mode to planning and control mode. 

Now I look over what I have done wrong and right more often. I try not to get lost in the day to day everyday. I take a day or at least a morning, to reflect on what happened for the past week, month, or even year. 

Do yourself a favor, look at your life for what it is from time to time. If we look at it emotionally we tend to make irrational decisions. We can’t be too optimistic nor can we be too pessimistic. You have to find the balance that works for you.

Don’t get too in love with your plan, be flexible. Be willing to try new things. Be willing to start over again and again. I often have to admit I am wrong or followed the wrong team, it happens. As long as I can remain open to new ideas and new paths in life, I feel pretty good. 

What about you? What isn’t working in your life? What red flags do you see? Try to be honest without optimistic emotion when you look at your own life.It’s really hard, but sometimes you have to be brutally honest with yourself. 

If you’re having a tough time, remember, “this too shall pass”. We get over things as long as we continue to live. Try not to get too down, as I did decades ago. Despair only builds more despair. Eventually we need to build optimism. 

I had a friend who lost his leg. His leg doing tower work. His wife stood by him the entire time, as did his friends and company. He always had faith that things would get better, as did his wife. He is an inspiration to me. They are good people. They help me keep things in perspective.

Who inspires you? I would ask that you look outside at others and what they’ve been through, my life is pretty good. I am healthy and have a great life today. I will cherish it for as long as I can. I am alive, healthy, and live a good life with a good wife. My family is amazing. I thank GOD everyday. 

What are you thankful for? That should give you optimism.

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