How can I reframe the way I think about my job?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode, I coach Tessa and address the question “How can I reframe the way I think about my job?” Growing up, Tessa was taught that finding a job she loves meant she wouldn’t work a day in her life. As she has grown and entered the workforce, she is yet to find a career she is passionate about. Tessa wants to reframe her thinking so she can be grateful for the job that provides for her family, not just focus on it not being her passion.Tessa shares with me that she went to school for ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ask Dr. Julie Hanks, a safe place for healing conversations that educate and empower you to
0:23.2	prioritize your dreams, revolutionize your family, and personalize your faith. I'm your host,
0:29.2	Dr. Julie Hanks, a psychotherapist and coach offering online courses and programs to help women
0:34.5	all over the world heal themselves and their relationships.
0:38.3	Join me here every week as I coach a listener through a specific challenge and empower them
0:43.0	with tools to find healing.
0:45.2	I'm excited to welcome Tessa to the podcast today. Welcome, Tessa.
0:50.1	Thank you. It's so nice to be here.
0:52.3	What is your question for me today? Okay. My question is,
0:56.6	growing up the idea of doing something you love and you won't work a day in your life was really
1:02.6	ingrained into me. I have yet to find a career that I'm really passionate about and I feel
1:08.7	sometimes like I'm failing. How can I reframe my thinking around my job
1:13.7	that allows me to provide for my family, but isn't something I'm passionate about?
1:19.0	Okay. I love that. That's a really good question. And I think that is well-intentioned, right?
1:27.5	Like, do something you love.
1:30.0	Your parents taught you that, and they had really good intentions.
1:34.6	And that doesn't work out for everybody.
1:39.0	Right.
1:39.6	Right?
1:39.8	Right?
1:40.1	Some people just have jobs because they need to pay the bills and they don't love it, but they do other things they love.
1:47.9	Yeah. So, you know, how can I, because I know that logically, right? Like, I know it's okay. But when I, like, have a particularly bad day at work or when like other things are bringing me down,
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