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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:13):
All right, folks.
Well, I'm back again the oldjarhead, and I'm here to help
you have the best career thatyou can have and to be the
ultimate person for yourprofessional success.
So today, you see the titleHelp, I'm Stuck in a Bad Career.

(00:33):
Well, let me tell you what gotme going on this one.
Here there's this fellow namedBertrand Russell.
He was like a mathematician anda philosopher from the early
1900s.
I found a quote of his that mademe think about how it might
apply to your career.
So here's the quote.
He says quote the greatmajority of men and women in

(00:56):
ordinary times pass through lifewithout ever contemplating or
criticizing as a whole eithertheir own conditions or those of
the world at large.
All right, so well, it doesn'tmatter who this guy Russell was.
You know he's talking aboutlives in general, not specific

(01:17):
careers, like we are.
But I think you could breakthis down to the career level.
Let's just change that around,and this is what I think.
Okay, I think that the greatmajority of men and women pass
through life without evercontemplating or criticizing as
a whole their career.
They find themselves born intoa certain place in their

(01:40):
education and in their jobs, andthey accept what that brings
forth to them.
Wow, okay, I think that's true.
I think many people start down acareer path and, even if they
don't feel satisfied by it, theycontinue down that path, slowly
becoming more and more bitterat their professional lives,
which doesn't help theirperformance, right.

(02:02):
Why do so many people do this?
Well, help their performance,right.
Why do so many people do this?
Well, here's a couple ofreasons from the old jarhead
here.
First is the influence ofpeople like parents, teachers
and even peers.
They can steer you down a paththat they, and maybe even you,
feel is right for you.
So you start going down thatpath.
Think of, like the familybakery or plumbing business that

(02:24):
your parents want you to takeover.
So another one is youreducation.
Many people who go to college orenter into the trades do so at
a young age, mostly right afterhigh school.
I would argue that this is asource of a lot of career
problems At that age.
Do you really know what youwant to do every working day for

(02:45):
the rest of your life?
Some may, but I think a lot ofpeople don't.
So you study something youthink will be interesting, based
on your 18-year-old view oflife and that profession and
later you find out you're notreally satisfied in that at all.
So why do people continue?
Now, that's why people get intothis path.

(03:05):
Why do they continue going downthis unsatisfying path?
I think there's two reasons.
First is that you've sunk a lotof time and money into entering
that field of work, whetherthat be in a dentist or an
electrician.
You don't want to lose thatinvestment.
That's what's called a sunkcost, and sunk costs should
never be used to make futuredecisions.

(03:27):
Okay.
Second is the fear of change.
Some people would rathercontinue in their miserable,
unsatisfying professional livesrather than risk making a change
.
So if this situation fits you,if you're in this unsatisfactory
career, regardless of how yougot there, here's some advice
from the old jarhead.

(03:48):
First, don't make decisionsabout your future based on your
sunk cost.
That's time and money that'sgone.
You're never going to get thatback.
Okay, think about the future.
You need to include the cost ofchanging careers.
Okay, and make your decision tostay in a particular career not
based on what you already putinto that career, but what the

(04:09):
future options bring you.
Second, try to put aside yourfear of change.
Some it can be debilitating.
You have to wrestle with thatfear.
You have to make it subservientto your future happiness.
If you really know that youwould be happier doing some
other thing, some other form ofwork, then okay, today, today,

(04:32):
start looking.
Start making that leap.
I don't think you'll regret it.
Okay, that's it for now.
Thanks for listening to the oldjarhead.
Give this great career advice.
It's guaranteed to help.
And if you're not happy withyour current career but aren't
sure where to go from here,check out my book.
Find a job that fits your life.
It's perfect for this situation, I promise.

(04:53):
Okay, bye, thank you, thank you.