Stop pitying yourself and use your misery as fuel.<\/b> When you catch yourself being negative about work, make a conscious decision to focus on the goals you’re working toward.<\/a><\/p>\n [bctt tweet=”Turn your day job misery into determination, says @trendycheapo on\u00a0@thewritelife”]<\/p>\n Use your lunch break to work through your to-do list. Put sticky notes around your desk with motivational quotes on independence, freedom and success. Stay up late to work on your goals<\/a>, even when you’d rather binge-watch Netflix. Hey, Leslie Knope and Alex Vause can\u2019t save you from desk prison — you\u2019re going to have to save yourself.<\/p>\n Writers sacrifice a lot to start their businesses, especially financially. Launch-related costs like website hosting and design can be expensive, though you\u2019ll probably want to bootstrap your business at first. Additionally, you’ll need a sizable emergency fund to support yourself during slower periods of work.<\/p>\n Use your daily misery as a reminder to stay frugal. Save every last cent you can. Remind yourself that every unnecessary dollar spent is an unnecessary moment in misery.<\/b> When you feel the urge to spend money, think back to your cubicle cell and remember you’re working towards a bigger purpose: freedom.<\/p>\n Stop viewing your job as a roadblock and instead recognize its purpose: funding your personal startup.<\/p>\n Networking is essential for a writer, although it can be tough when you’re stuck at a horrible job. You might doubt yourself and feel insecure about what you have to offer others.<\/p>\n Yet that misery is putting you in the perfect position to take networking risks<\/b>. You have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain by going outside your comfort zone.<\/p>\n Join a writing group<\/a> and follow your niche’s leaders on Twitter. Write thoughtful comments, tweets<\/a> and emails to get noticed. Print business cards and sign up for networking mixers in your area. And when you’re feeling awkward in the corner of a social event, remember that your ticket out of misery is simply making the right connections.<\/p>\nUse your misery to help you make sacrifices<\/h2>\n
Let your misery push you out of your comfort zone<\/h2>\n
Use your misery to push you to take the first step — and then the next<\/h2>\n
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