***Know When to Bail Out of a Dead-End Job

If you like to read about airplanes and the men and women who fly them, you know about a strange syndrome that can strike fighter pilots whose planes have been hit by enemy fire. Their planes are crashing. To escape certain death, all they have to do is eject. Yet for reasons no one understands, they decide not to eject. They sit there frozen and go down with their planes. They apparently prefer their familiar cockpits to the unknown world of open air, even when they know that decision will cost them their lives. Sounds irrational? Of course it is. But chances are that you have done something quite similar at some point in your career. Your job was going nowhere. It was time to cut and run. But somehow, the familiarity of your routine was so comforting that you went back day after day and week after week. Finally, you overcame your denial and got moving. Or perhaps a crisis hit that was so severe, you had to hit the eject button and get out. Your company got acquired. Your wonderful boss got the boot and a tyrant took over. Or perhaps your division got outsourced. Jobs can crash, just like airplanes. When you have a strong inner sense it is happening to your job, you have to trust your instincts and jump onto firm ground. These learning tools will help:

• Believe in Yourself by Lillian Vernon - In this audio presentation, retailing legend Lillian Vernon reveals how she overcame limiting self-definitions and triumphed in her business and her life. Free. Visit Trump Audio at http://www.trumpuniversity.com/podcast/index.cfm
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• Play to Win in Business and Life by Les Hewitt - This audio course from the author of The Power of Focus pinpoints areas of opportunity where you can quickly advance your life and career. On three CDs, with a bonus year of online instruction at Trump University. $39.95. Visit http://www.trumpuniversity.com/products/entrepreneurship/play-to-win-in-business-and-life.cfm

nRemember, the fact that your colleagues are returning to their desks day after day doesn’t mean that’s the right thing for you to do. Ultimately, you are the person who charts your destiny.