"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 12/18/2014 at 12:58 • Filed to: None

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Personal stuff inside

Let me start by saying I have a good job, great family, and good health.

But I don't like my job, hate my location, hate my housing, hate my finances, hate ... Pretty much everything. Has anyone had a successful life-reboot?

For Sweden > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:02

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You could always join the mob

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 12/18/2014 at 13:06

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The Glitch Mob, the angry mob, or the mob mob?

For Sweden > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/18/2014 at 13:09

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pasta mob

Funktheduck > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:09

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I've never done a life reboot but I have brought myself out of life situations that brought me down. First I looked at and focused on the positive sides of things I didn't like and it made me hate them at least a little less. Second I looked for better things that would improve my situation. I hated my job. I looked for better ones for example. None of it happened in an instant but it gets better if you try

Party-vi > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:10

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What kind of hate are we talking about? I hated my last job and got tired enough to start looking for something new. I also hate my finances but that's more of a self discipline thing. I've never had a life reboot because one wasn't necessary, but I think your solution might be to move for a new job, which means focusing on your finances. Start small - make lunches instead of eating out at work, cut down on heating/cooling (69F in the winter vs 71F), essentially reduce extra spending. My fiancee spends $20 a paycheck on parking in a garage in Baltimore every day like it's nothing. I told her that's $520 a year and her eyes got wide. You don't realize what you spend on some things until you take the time to review.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 12/18/2014 at 13:14

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capiche sounds entirely too much like a food thing

Rico > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:14

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I haven't but my aunt did recently (2 years ago) she started applying to jobs in California, got a bunch of skype interviews landed a job that paid for her and her husband to move out of bumfuck Cleveland Ohio all the way to LA, found a great apt at the time (they recently just bought a house) and has basically been loving every day of her life in beautiful weather, at a job she liked with a ton of stress relief.

It is possible, just have to have a plan and work on it before making any real moves.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:16

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So, you live in a Kremlin bunker?

Sweet Trav > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 13:50

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My advice is just to start looking. Linkedin often times outputs garbage offers and jobs, but sometimes things are good. i dont know what your skillset is, but even taking a certification class to get some new tools down can be a great way to boost your potential.

yamahog > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 14:13

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Yes. Hated everything about living in LA, aero industry ain't what it used to be, tired my old boss throwing me under the bus and taking credit for all my ideas, almost married someone whose family would've been a nightmare... Moved to Michigan, landed a great job in the auto industry, boss recognizes my experience and my potential, and tomorrow I'm putting down the deposit on a 2.5 car garage and house with the best partner I could ask for.

Tl;Dr: start looking at your long-term goals for happiness, determine the short-terms goals that will lead you there, and nail down some tangible steps to make it happen.

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/18/2014 at 14:23

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alexotics > mkbruin, Atlas VP 12/18/2014 at 14:49

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I hear ya. If you don't want to make any drastic changes in your life, then go and find a purpose. It will make the suffering worth it.

A purpose could be anything from giving a late 60's Charger a new life, finishing a novel, providing for your wife and children, proving some people wrong, a religious devotion... Whatever. If you can find a "why" you can endure almost any "how." Borrowed that last bit from "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl . Check the link. Amazing read.