I work with people every day
who feel like failures.
They come to coaching
because they’re
out of work or about to be
out of work.
Getting along at work,
but not getting ahead at work.
They hear “failure”.
I hear “fit”.
Some even come to me
wishing they would get fired
because they hate their jobs
So. Much.
(There’s a way to make this
happen: quit).
Yet, they still feel like failures.
My reaction is always the same:
thank God you figured that
out, and the sooner we get
you outta there, the better.
I’m not one of those coaches
who believes there are no failures,
only “learning experiences”.
There are failures.
Big ones. Messy ones.
Soul-crushingly sad ones.
But finding you’re not good at,
or don’t like, a job is not one of them.
Any more than finding out you
don’t care for Thai food, you’re not
much for bowling or you would just as
soon skip that heavy metal concert.
It’s not a mark against your
intelligence, character or in any way
a predictor of future success.
So, move on. Don’t look back.
Try on something more your size.
Something that, for you, is the perfect fit.