Do what you like
It is YOUR life anyway
Honestly, do what you like. If you like to read, grab a book. You like to draw? Sketch as much as you want. There are too many people out there just doing their job or going to work—is it really what you want to do?
Ten years from now, would you want to look back and say you wasted precious moments of your life doing anything you never wanted to do in the first place? I think not; if you disagree, you’re content with mediocrity and that’s fine—if that’s what you want to be.
Let me explain with a brief example: Generally, there are three (maybe four) approaches to explaining a project you’re currently working on in the office. It’s either—
A) My boss wants me to do [insert bland project description]…
B) I’ve been assigned to do [insert submissive project description]…
C) I have to do [insert painful project description]…
D) F%#K this [insert vulgar project description]…
What do all of these statements have in common? The overpowering feeling of oppression; the shadow of the man (or woman) overseeing your progress and expected insurmountable results. You may read this and sympathize with these statements, but in reality, the oppressor is you.
You chose to accept the project knowing you didn’t like doing it; you weren’t motivated enough to do it; you didn’t care enough about it.
You were the catalyst in this process, and only you could have changed the outcome. You may not have the authority to deter a project or completely disarm a superior because you simply “don’t want to do the job”. But something you can knead into your process of communication is the insight to look for a compromise of both parties.
At the end of the day, you’re both playing for the same team. You both are hoping for the best, and want the least amount of stress and pain to come from the process. Well, if it needs to be done anyway, why not make it fun? Convert it into a project you actually are interested in.
You create a proposal for that and you may be surprised with the response you get from your boss. They may even notice how passionate you are about this new task. You’re always going to be forced to do things you don’t like doing—or you don’t want to do—but that doesn’t mean you have to maintain that state of mind. Why not turn it into something you can learn from, take that C grade task and make it an A grade solution.
It’s not difficult, just give it a shot—unless, you really just don’t want to do this either.
