Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness

Chapter 4

Knowing When to Move On

Let’s face it; if you have a job of any sort, you are better off than some people.

Plenty of good, hardworking folks are out of work or struggling to get by, living in a paycheck-to-paycheck state of existence, which is neither easy nor desired by anyone. But living safe only for the sake of being safe is not any way to live a life either.

Life and happiness are about a lot more than only money.

Humans must get satisfaction on a regular basis to enjoy their lives. This applies to jobs, relationships, and daily life. You can tolerate going to the events that you have no desire to be at, or you can put in several months working on a project that drains you.

The key is being able to recognize when too long is too much and then moving on. You can stick something out for only so long if you are not happy doing it.

The universe has a funny way of knowing when you are going through difficult times. Ever been in a bad mood and the radio plays a song that fits your mood? That is what I’m talking about.

Counter to this, though, is that even if the universe knows you need a change, it is going to help you only if you let it and the world around you know that you are ready for a change. Explaining the magic of the universe is not something I’m prepared to do at this time, but I will teach you some ways to leverage its magical ways.

Once you’ve realized that a change is needed, the first thing you should do is let the people closest to you know about the unhappiness ...