Multiple– Jobs, Personalities, Lives
One of my old friends hasn’t really changed his life much at all. In the past year, he has had 6 different jobs, is in a relationship that he doesn’t enjoy, and has continued to use “illegal substances” for years. But this post is mainly about the mindset of inconsistency by having 6 different jobs in 1 year. I also know another guy whose goal is to have 5 different sources of income. I think that would be fine if those things were already set up and you just had money coming in, but when you actually have to spend your time working this worthless jobs, is it really the quantity or the quality that matters? The jobs have varied from being a painter, to a photographer, to a party promoter, to a software salesman.
Along with these jobs, comes different environments and different personalities to best suit that environment (party promoter vs. software salesman). All of their jobs have been the quickest way to get money at the time. But they are all only good for that one shot and then you have to grind for they next smedium payoff. After all that foolishness, you have no free-time for yourself and you are completely full of inconsistency.
How they both have girlfriends is beyond me because it seems like their girlfriend wouldn’t know which personality to love. But, I believe that they attracted their ladies by being so diverse that eventually she would find one of his traits that she would really love. Both guys are so confident in their appearance and feel that any woman would want them for what they one day will become. A confident and goal-oriented man is attractive, but when you don’t believe them, it ruins your thoughts of them. You can believe IN them and help them to get to their goals, but when you never quite believe THEM-that they will succeed because there is a lack of focus, that can cloud a lot of the relationship.
Granted, I’ve tried out a lot of things in the past year: NFL cheerleader audition, online/phone recuriting, and working at a retail store while having a full-time job. However, the recruiting was dropped when I did not see any benefits; my mindset was not on the money earned, but it was on the money saved by my employee discount, and meeting lots of people in the new city. Having many jobs, many friends, many personalities is okay, you just have to understand your focus. Make sure that it is for your interest and benefit and do not let the focus be the next best way to make a dollar.