Beliefs About Work - What Our Readers Say Pt. 2

Beliefs About Work – What Our Readers Say Pt. 2

On July 22, 2011, in Beliefs About Work, Blog Series, Financial intelligence in MLM, Personal development in MLM, by Oliver

Lately, I asked you in my post “What Are Your Beliefs About Work ?”>What are your beliefs about work ?” the following questions:

–> What are your ideas about it in general and your work in special ?
–> What about your conditioning ? Does your labour today and the way you do it today correspond to your childhood and youth programming or not ?
–> What are your favourite myths and misconceptions about it that were drummed into you – or that you learned someplace else ? Funny ones, sad ones, teaching ones, whatever…
–> If they did, how did these beliefs hinder you from achieving success ? What did they cost you ?
–> If they did, how did they help you ?

In fact, I know that these beliefs hurt me more than my beliefs about money.

Then I shared with you my beliefs about work and how I applied them.

My very good friend Marcus Baker left a comment on the first post that blew me away – I dedicated an entire blog post to his contribution: What Are Your Beliefs About Work ? Feat. Marcus Baker

As promised, I am going to share with you a digest of the best, that means the most mindful and thoughtful comments I received from you.

Let me say thank you for all your contributions ! I appreciate you.

As I got so many awesome comments, I split the digest in two parts.

Please check out part 1: Beliefs About Work – What Our Readers Say Pt. 1

Here we go with Ilka, Bob and Jon:

Ilka Flood said:“About “work in general” my mother always told me to “finish what I started.” I had to finish my apprenticeship in retail before following my heart into art and graphic design. By the time, I was done with my apprenticeship she got sick and then passed away. I needed my job to survive and wasn’t able to follow my heart until many years later.

So was it good advice? In a way yes, but I have mixed feelings. We are happier if we do what we love.”

Dr. Bob Clarke said:”My belief system around work was definitely formed around my parent’s beliefs — go to a good school, get a degree, get a good paying job and work hard, hopefully to advance.

My Dad stayed with the same company for over 40 years right out of college, until early retirement due to a heart ailment. When I quit my first job for a higher paying job, I actually felt guilty, thinking I should be more loyal to those who hired me first.
Talk about being pre-programmed.

These beliefs cost me in both time and opportunity when I first attempted to switch over to an entrepreneurial mode of making a living. I found the concept of residual income difficult to navigate.. making money from the work of others was foreign to me.”

Jon Alford said:”Q: What are your ideas about it in general and your work in special ?
A: I’ll work all the days of my life. Even when I’m retired I’ll still work be it in the garden or in the gym. It keeps the juices flowing! My work now recharges and rejuvenates me and my spirit.

Q: What about your conditioning ? Does your labour today and the way you do it today correspond to your childhood and youth programming or not ?
A: My parents raised me to work hard. They gave me chores and I was expected to them or face the consequences. My parents also led by example by working hard, working over-time at their jobs, and would work on projects during the weekends. My youth programming has carried through to adulthood.

Q: What are your favourite myths and misconceptions about it that were drummed into you – or that you learned someplace else ? Funny ones, sad ones, teaching ones, whatever…
A: That working hourly and climbing the corporate ladder is the only way…

Q: If they did, how did these beliefs hinder you from achieving success ? What did they cost you ?
A: They blessed me with that lesson. I was never one to accept the status quo so hearing that the 9-5 gig was the only way only fueled my desire to blaze a new trail.”

What is your opinion ?

I always love your reaction, so please leave me a comment down below with questions, thoughts, or feedback.

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To a prosperous life,

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14 Responses to “Beliefs About Work – What Our Readers Say Pt. 2”

Jayne Kopp says:

July 22, 2011 at 20:40

Hi Oliver, I still have not read part #1. I have had to work on a reduced schedule lately as you may have noticed due to my childrens summer holidays. (which by the way is the reason I work from home so I can ‘choose’ to be flexible).

Sorry for rambling… with that said… what a great series you have here.

I will go and read part 1 soon… but with regards to this post: I have always been programmed to be a hard worker. I am not sure if it was anything really that my parents drummed into me, although I did have a series of chores from a young age that I ‘had’ to do OR ELSE!

My dad expected me to get out and get a job almost immediately after school. There was no such thing as sitting around at our house. My dad saw to that and would be happy to present you with a job to do.

I guess with that said, it wasn’t so much ‘what he said’ … as what he did and expected.

I have a ridiculous work ethic. If I had 48 hour days I would fill it and sit down rarely.

The thing is, I love it. I love to be busy and love to achieve and I love gratification as a result of my own efforts.

Hows that for a partial life story!?? (LOL)

off the read part 1 soon Oliver. What a great read.
Jayne
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Oliver Reply:
July 22nd, 2011 at 22:21
Hi Jayne,

I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule and commenting on this post.

Glad you like this littles series.

This “having to do” something, the sense of obligation to others is a flaw in itself. I am familiar with that one too.

Thanks for sharing your insights.

Take care

Oliver

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Mavis Nong | Underground Blogging Secrets
Twitter: MavisNong
says:

July 22, 2011 at 21:19

Hey Oliver,

You’re sharing even more self-limiting beliefs here.

As for me, I do my best to kill these limiting beliefs and focus on what I want to achieve. I follow my passion and do what I really like to do. And, it feels great.

Thanks for sharing your insights, Oliver.

All the best,
Mavis
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Oliver Reply:
July 22nd, 2011 at 22:17
Hi Mavis,

thanks for your comment. The best way to kill them is letting them starve by focus on what we want to achieve.

Take care

Oliver

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Elmar Sandyck says:

July 23, 2011 at 03:30

Hi Oliver!

As always, I really appreciate how you showcased the different opinions of your readers in this post.

Isn’t it interesting how all of us have varying concepts in our work beliefs? The amazing thing about putting our beliefs into words and putting it out in the public is that we could learn from each other.

Have a great weekend!
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Oliver Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 13:05
Hi Elmar,

thanks for your comment. Enable people to learn from each other, that’s definitely my intention for this post. The varying concepts amaze me, but the similarities amaze me even more, regardless if people were born and raised in Europe, North America or Australia. Isn’t that interesting: Seems we’re telling our kids the same crap all over the planet. Lol

Take care

Oliver

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Robert Miras says:

July 23, 2011 at 09:53

Hi Oliver,
When I was achild my mother instills in me that in order to finish a certain work or project, I have to think of it to be finish soon. Then my grandfather then told me like IIka Flood that what I have started to do, do not shift into another thing before I have it finished. This are all of the ideas that affects my whole being now.

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Oliver Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 12:15
Hi Robert,

thanks for your initial comment on my blog. Finishing what we started is awesome advice, is it not ? Most people don’t follow this simple piece advice.

Come back soon and take care

Oliver

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Marcus Baker
Twitter: marcus_baker
says:

July 23, 2011 at 14:14

Hi Oliver,

Once again really interesting to read your different reader’s thoughts about work.

What is common of course is how each person’s beliefs were formed through his or her interaction with influential people and their environment.

What came to me as I was reading this post Oliver is that there is of course nothing wrong with doing work that we love whether this is in an employed or business context.

Problems can arise however when we identify ourselves with that work and define ourselves in terms of it.

Since all work is impermanent it will in time come to an end and then what are we?

This is why I believe so many older people have been known to die soon after retiring. It is not in my opinion that they just miss their work but that they suddenly have no idea who they are so they surrender to death. Perhaps they may even will their death through thought.

I would think there is a certain amount of suffering that takes place between the end of work and death if one is identified with work. One would be better off to keep on working till death since then you would not have time to realize that you had identified yourself with an impermanent physical form.

As usual I enjoyed my visit here because I always have further life insights. Thank you and hope you have a wonderful weekend.

~Marcus
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Oliver Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 23:54
Hi Marcus,

thanks for your thoughtful comment.

You stress a very important truth: These beliefs and habits were formed through interaction, it’s not only programming by others. And even if it was, who made the decision to never review the conditioning ?

I also second you on what you write about the identification with work. Being all in yes, but total identification. I guess men are more in danger of that one, aren’t they ?

Glad you enjoy your visits here.

Come back soon and take care

Oliver

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Ilka Flood
Twitter: ilkaflood
says:

July 25, 2011 at 00:18

Hi Oliver,

Thank you for showcasing those great answers above…including mine. What an honor! Looks like all three of us were brought up with great values.

I can so relate to Dr. Bob’s statement about feeling guilty for moving on to another higher paying job. After my mom died, the company I worked for gave me a huge raise. I would have felt so guilty to leave and follow my dream. (I’m so glad my knight in shiny armor came and swept me away, or maybe I would still be there.)

The biggest lesson I got out of this is, that you do finish what you started. And there’s really nothing wrong with that.

“When in doubt, do the right thing.” I wish I could remember who said that.

Take care,

Ilka
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Oliver Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 08:56
Hi Ilka,

thanks for your comment, and you’re welcome.

In fact, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that because most people suffer from the opposite: They don’t finish anything they begin or don’t even start anything (new).

I am not sure, but the quote could be from Martin Luther King. It is so true.

Take care

Oliver

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Janet
Twitter: janetcallaway
says:

July 27, 2011 at 01:58

Oliver, aloha. What a great series this is. It is amazing how Ilka, Bob and Jon responded to what they were taught/how they were programmed.

Interesting that Bob felt “guilt” when he left for a higher paying job and had difficulty accepting the concept of residual income. That old brainwashing of the Industrial Revolution is powerful stuff.

Absolutely loved that Jon responded to the “9-5 gig being the only way” by blazing new trails. Jon definitely is an entrepreneur through and through.

Oliver, with the epic comment/post by Marcus and these comments, hopefully people will realize that it is “not their fault” that they had the ideas they did. What they need to do is recognize that they are there because of programming and take action. Or, as Jon did, blaze a new trail.

Your great questions call forth most interesting answers. Thx so much for this series, Oliver. Until next time, aloha. Janet
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Oliver Reply:
July 27th, 2011 at 09:21
Hi Janet,

thanks for your comment. The brainwashing of the industrial age is still effective and powerful in most post people and they consider it as normal.

I also agree that it’s not people’s fault on the one hand, on the other hand they did never question this conditioning althought they might have already run into problems.

Most people reinforce their traditional conditioning when they face challenges instead of questioning the old conditioning. Probably because it give them the feeling (or illusion) of security ?

Take care

Oliver

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