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Use Your Purpose to Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Owning your life’s mission gives you more control over your physical, mental, and emotional health
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Every day, I talk with someone who wants to quit their job. They’re frustrated, angry, and stressed about their projects at work and relationships with coworkers and management.
They feel anxious about their performance and fear that they will get a bad review or even lose their job. The thought of continuing to work for their employer every day for several more years is depressing.
I hear statements like:
- “They don’t appreciate me.”
- “I don’t feel respected.”
- “My employer isn’t investing in me.”
- “I receive no training.”
- “I don’t feel like I’m growing.”
- “I want to walk away, even though I don’t have another job…