Monday’s Weekly MEM0 190824 – This Week’s Strategy: Is it time to throw in the towel?
There comes a time when enough is enough. At work it is as if the boss has moved his/her address to you. Nothing you do seems to be right in their eyes, even though a couple of days ago that was exactly how they wanted it done. Even the customers are getting more and more challenging to handle. It is so bad that you have to drag yourself to work some mornings.
Looking at your relationship at home nothing you do seems right anymore, and there are more disputes than romance. It is like the love is no longer there. You ask yourself – what is happening?
You feel like it is time to throw in the towel, call it quits.
Sometimes we fail to recognize that relationships matter and just like a car or a house they must be maintained. Whether it is in an employer/employee relationship or a husband/wife or just a friend/friend both parties must work it, if it is to be successful. As the saying goes – it takes two to tango, it is the same in the relationship. There must be agreements on the expectations of the relationship, each party must do their part. There must be compromise, if one person misses a step in the tango, the other tries to cover up so it appears seamless.
You can’t dance the Tango by yourself neither can you get married by yourself. Marriage is a huge decision, it is a commitment, it involves a lot of compromise. Some people can’t deal with the commitment, so they live together. This option gives you the freedom to throw in the towel, pick up when the going gets rough and move on, but this not really a life commitment as marriage is. When people break up the kids are the ones that are affected the most.
Even in a job ,that employee/employer relationship is huge. When you decide to throw in the towel a lot of people are affected including your family.
It may make sense to practice a pause and think of your decisions before you go into them. Is this job really right for me? What am I bringing to the job? How is it satisfying my other needs beside financial? Or is this person right for me, can I live with them for the rest of my life no matter what? Think of this – see me and come live with me is a different thing.
Before you throw in the towel let’s explore your options to your challenging situations: email: joseylifeline@gmail.com
