April 15th, 2011 
Maria Helm 
Listen, working for a living is always going to be a mixed bag. The higher up you go the more true this is. As a lowly file clerk, way back when, I got used to being bored, ticked off, frustrated, idle, and quite frankly, sick of the job. By the time I had risen to be an HR division manager, I was strangely surprised to find myself also bored, ticked off, frustrated, idle and sick of the job. But whereas when I was starting out I didn’t expect any different, by the time I had risen to the heights I was totally unprepared for the same feelings. I guess I expected every day to be exciting, utterly challenging, demanding, dramatic (well, I admit – I had experienced many days of drama, being in HR), cutting-edge stuff. And when it wasn’t, I was – I suppose – disappointed.
Later, of course, I realized that not every day can be fantastic. Some days will be blah. Some days will be adrenaline-filled and exciting – but not as many will be boring. You have to be prepared for the pain and the pleasure. You have to adjust your expectation so that you don’t get ticked off when it is boring, and don’t explode with pleasure when it is too exciting for words.
Trouble is, if it is boring, you might be tempted, as indeed I have been many times, to liven it up a bit by being disruptive. It’s best to sit on your hands and let the feeling pass. As a manager or a business owner, you aren’t allowed to be disruptive – except in an innovative way of course.
“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” Tony Robbins
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