Workplace advice: Focus on your future, and don’t give your smug manager the power to cloud your life.
I made a huge mistake nine months ago when I sold my business to a large national firm. I didn’t realize they were crooks. When they wooed me, they made huge promises, none of which they’ve met.
One of the worst parts is I report to an idiot. He’s the son of one of the three partners, which means I can’t complain to anyone about him. He’s arrogant and smug. Worse, he’s incompetent. Now I drag myself to work. I don’t want to give my best, because I don’t want my idiot manager to take credit for what I produce. I could probably endure all the rest of it if it wasn’t for him. I open a countdown calendar in my computer at the end of each workday so I can see how many months, weeks and days I have left. My anger and frustration permeate every aspect of my life.
Use the next 15 months to plan your future. You sold your business because you wanted a next chapter in life — what do you want to happen in that chapter? Create two, three or more goals for your own future. If you allow yourself to plunge 100% into this “envision and create my future” project, you may discover that during your intense two decades of effort devoted to building a business, you narrowed your vision to your work or to one type of work.
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