254. Surprise! My New Job Is Crosser Offer. Roger Williams

Published: Aug. 17, 2022, 3:20 p.m.

b"What would your life be like if you took an adult gap year? \\xa0Are there things you\\u2019d like to say no to? \\xa0How can you be the best father and bring yourself joy?\\n\\u201cWhere do I find my self-worth?\\u201d A common question asked when meeting someone new is, \\u201cWhat do you do?\\u201d For decades workers were able to find their answer and self-worth in how and to whom they sold their labor. However, it seems that through the Great Resignation, the mindset of finding one's self-worth through a job is going the way of the typewriter or the fax machine in the office.\\nData is showing that the Great Resignation is less about money and more about lifestyle choices and asking for respect by workers. 57% of those surveyed in a February 2022 Pew Research Center poll cited they \\u201cfelt disrespected at work\\u201d for the reasoning behind their resignation. In addition, a MIT Sloan Management Review article that analyzed one million Glassdoor reviews stated that \\u201cToxic Culture\\u201d - in particular feeling disrespected in the workplace - was \\u201cten times more important than compensation in predicting turnover.\\u201d\\nLike many others, Roger has found that intentionally living out his life through the completion of items on my bucket list brings him the self-worth he was seeking that a job no longer fulfills. Here are three benefits (plus two bonus benefits) to self-worth that one can find through crossing items off a bucket list:\\n\\xa0\\n\\nYou decide what brings you joy\\n\\n\\nYou feel pride through accomplishments you chose\\n\\n\\nYou build confidence having your own stories to share\\n\\n\\xa0\\nBonus Benefits\\n\\xa0\\n\\nYou become motivated and excited about life\\n\\n\\nYou get outside of your bubble\\n\\n\\xa0\\nRoger is a member of the Great Resignation. In October of 2021, after a heart attack and thirty plus years in the youth development/teaching field, he quit his position to take an \\u201cAdult Gap Year.\\u201d During this time he traveled and lived around the globe, crossing items off his bucket list and encouraged others to do the same. During this time he also started a podcast called The Crossing It Off Podcast, where he interviews individuals living with intention through items they have crossed off their lists that have experienced these benefits as well.\\nBetter Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.\\n\\xa0\\nRoger Williams is a writer, podcaster, adventurer, and\\xa0Head Crosser Offer of his bucket list. After more than\\n30 years working in the youth development and teaching field, a year in quarantine, and two heart attacks, Roger embarked on an adult gap year to prioritize a life in which he is known not by his professional work, but by the way he lives his life and the people he grows relationships with. During his gap year he completed a three month solo journey traveling around the world to cross items off his bucket list, inspiring others to do the same.\\n\\xa0\\n\\nPew Research Center findings: https://pewrsr.ch/3hVWMfr\\nMIT Sloan Management Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/toxic-culture-is-driving-the-great-resignation/\\n\\n\\xa0\\nConnect with Roger\\nhttps://crossingitoffpodcast.com/\\n\\xa0\\nConnect with Reena\\nbettercalldaddy.com\\nlinkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts\\ntwitter.com/reenareena\\ninstagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts\\n\\xa0\\nMe and my daddy would love to hear from you subscribe and drop a five star star review\\xa0\\npodchaser.com/bettercalldaddy\\nratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy"