Folks – I am reposting this article from June last year… perhaps it may help some of you as you are facing your challenges this week. Wishing you all the best for your week, Jean.
I think that there is a lot of debate on the subject of whether or not the grass is always greener on the other side. Have you caught yourself going down this path? Ever have a friend speak to you about all the reasons why the grass is greener over there? Erma Bombeck, a humorous author writes, “The grass is always greener over the septic tank!” Now that might be taking it a little bit to an extreme.
Seriously, the reason why I wanted to write this article is because I wanted to explore people’s perceptions on change and whether or not there is a specific underlying behavior pattern at play. After you read the article, I would truly welcome your discussion on the subject at hand.
On the Job
Have you ever had a coffee with colleagues and the conversation turns into a downward spiral of comments describing everything wrong with your current employer? Do you find yourself saying, “It wasn’t like this (insert timeframe here) years ago. When we started it was like (insert your description of nirvana here).” The thinking progresses. You start to wonder, “Are there better opportunities out there compared to this one?” After this conversation, did you find yourself wondering, what else can I be doing? Maybe I need to go look for another job. Then your mind does a miraculous thing. It starts to filter and simplify things in order to make sense of our experience. Typically we tend to simplify it in three ways: by deleting (leaving information out), generalizing (making broad or universal claims on the basis of limited information), or distortion (creating meaning by read more
