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most can be compassionate and will understand. When the grief begins to fade you can take the time to decide what it really is you want.

8. PEER PRESSURE
So you have a hot new boyfriend but he thinks a woman's place is in the kitchen? Your girlfriend would rather you worked for her Daddy's company? Your best mates think you should have more time to spend with them at the pub? Well, while it's great to have a social life you should be very careful making decisions based on what your peers want. If your values differ, you'll find yourself unhappy with your choice. Evaluate what it is that would make you happiest, weigh up all the pros and cons and then discuss it with others. If they can't understand your choice then their lack of consideration for your needs is a good reason to show them the door.

9. LACK OF CHALLENGE OR BOREDOM
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Ok, so you signed up for this job but low and behold your suffering from a repetitive strain injury because the work is so monotonous and utterly brain destroying. When you started, you enjoyed the challenge of learning the ropes but these days it's all just the same work, in and out, there's no excitement left and you're utterly bored. It's so tempting to throw the job in and go after something new but odds are that job will eventually reach this same point.

Without constantly introducing newness into every day you'll suffer the frustration of being holed up by what you do. If your work is too easy or you feel bored try to find ways to make it fun and interesting again. Ask your co-workers for their input on what would make them feel more interested in being at work. Start a new project that involves your workplace and get suggestions from your employer. Make it fun for you and odds are you'll be making it fun for everyone. Just be careful to avoid instigating something that abuses the rights of your colleagues or invokes the disapproval of your boss.

10. TURNING A CORNER
So you've been a doctor for twenty years, struggled through medical school and your years of internship but you've become jaded with the idea of saving lives or can no longer withstand that always gnawing sense of guilt or helplessness that descends when a patient dies on your table. It feels like it's time for a complete change. Maybe you'll become a professional golfer. This sort of work-related mid-life crisis can happen at any time and while sometimes it really is just time to let go of that old career, most of

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