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I don’t care what profession you are in. It could be your dream job. It could also be the stepping stone job that you are counting the days down before you get the heck out. When it comes to work, we never truly always work on projects that we feel comfortable taking over right away. There’s some anxiety that gets created with what you have to get done, how to go about it, and when you have to get it done by.
The beauty of work ladies & gentlemen.
I want to spin the scenario of the anxiety being built up in you as being a really good thing.
First of all, we get anxiety from the unknowns in the world since we do not at the moment have the answer to the unknown and start to think about what will happen when the unknown reaches us. When it comes to work related projects, this is a good thing. A very good thing actually. The reason why I say this is with us not knowing what to expect, that means we get the chance to learn and grow from it. This ties into one’s personal development. An example being a presentation in front of customers. You may not know what their reaction will be, how it will go for you, if there will be any issues during it, what the questions will be but when it happens, you will learn from it and add it to your arsenal of experiences.
The only way we can grow is from the act of DOING and/or MESSING UP. Yes, I felt obligated to capitalize those two to really get the message across. When we face the unknown, we instinctively have it in us to figure it out and get the job done. Pretty sure our human species has always had that in us with discovering new land, hunting, inventing stuff like the wheel (original example I know). With projects that we don’t have the answer to, we will force ourselves to figure out a way to get it done and it may not always be pretty. Heck, the result may not always be pretty, but we still manage to find a way. And think about it, worst case scenario we don’t find a way to get it done, we learn from the mistake and move forward. And honestly, if it’s even that big of a mistake and it leads to a bad consequence like getting fired, I am a believer you will learn more from that and find a way to better position yourself for your career than if you just stayed cruising in the good old comfort zone.
Even better if you manage to do well and find a solution to the previous unknown, then shoot, you just learned a heck of a lot from the process. Not only specifically with what you accomplished, but having experience with facing the unknown and knowing that you have gone through it before and it has worked out so why shouldn’t it now.
So how do you truly deal with the anxiety with work related projects?
Great question.
Have the mindset in place that the project itself will be a fun challenge you will learn and grow from. I mean like I mentioned before, there is a chance the project totally explodes on you and you lose your job, but this is the smallest of small chances. And if it does, you will learn so much from it. That is why entrepreneurs do well in their careers after having a company they started go bankrupt cause they learn so much in the process. Even if you think worst case scenario with your mentality, you will indirectly be on the winning end and have a competitive edge over others with your experience. So bottom line, don’t worry so much with the project and get amped up you are one of the lucky few that gets to have a chance to challenge themselves and learn from it.
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Mike M.
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