He changed his own perspective.
The power of changing your perspective, or attitude, in a situation that you dislike was reinforced as I was discussing an exercise with a client. The exercise was to make a list of the top 5 things that you don't like about your job, then come up with something that you can do that will make it different. The client remarked that "4 out of the 5 things, it's really about me getting a different attitude."
I've heard this many times before from clients doing this exercise. And what's more, they have tried it and been successful: they end up much happier at work than they have been. No, you can't always make a change in the specific circumstances that you currently dislike, but you do get to choose how you feel about it. Yes, you really do choose how you feel about it.
What you tell yourself about your situation is what creates how you feel. Tell yourself something different, you'll change how you feel. If you're unhappy where you currently are, does that fix the problems or change anything? No, it just makes you feel bad. So why not choose to be happy, even though there ARE problems? At least you'll feel better.
Does that mean you should just suck it up and throw in the towel? Of course not. You can always work on finding another job or making changes where you are that are more to your liking. But in the meantime, you don't have to be miserable.
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