Quit Your Job-- Here is How to Resign
Let the Universe Move You
Cassandra George Sturges
I am writing this article about how to resign from a job to Trai Byers
and anyone else on this planet who feels that they are stuck, want more out of life, and are unable to
express the depth of their full God-given talents, abilities, and gifts with
the world.
According to Page Six, actor Trai Byers, who plays the
oldest son, Andre Lyon, on Fox’s show
Empire wants to leave the show because he thinks the show is “beneath him and
doesn’t see how the show benefits him.” Byers graduated from Yale School of Drama.
I don't know if these rumors are true or not; but this is definitely not how to quit a job.
I don't know if these rumors are true or not; but this is definitely not how to quit a job.
Janet Hubert played the original mom, Vivian Banks, on the
television show “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” from 1990 to 1993. I remember hearing
the same type of rumor about Hubert that she felt that her role on the Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air was beneath her Julliard School education as well.
I am not sure about the conditions of, Ms. Hubert’s
departure from the show—but what I do know is that she fell from the spotlight.
She was my favorite Vivian bank.
The next time I heard anything about Ms. Hubert was in 2016
when she responded to some gossip that Wendy Williams said—and this made my
heart ache.
There are millions, and millions, and millions of people in
this world, who think to themselves everyday, "I want to quit my job"-- who would be willing to give anything to be in your shoes right
now—and they would be grateful. Do you ever contemplate to yourself how many
other graduates from the Yale School of Drama who are still looking for an
acting break?
When it is your time to move forward, the Universe will move
you. In my opinion, Tamar Braxton was not fired from The Real Show—the Universe
moved her to higher ground. Quitting your job is a spiritual act of being ready for more a decision to made with intuition and wisdom to guide you, and not the ego.
Trai, baby, you don’t know who is looking and waiting for
you with the role of lifetime, but if you are out of sight you are out of mind.
Maybe the person who is writing the ultimate role that you are looking for is
still in high school, waiting to get out of jail, or writing the last chapter to
the play that will make you a super
star.
Our dreams are always interconnected to the dreams of
others. Behind the scenes, everything is shifting and moving into place to do
the things for us that we cannot directly do for ourselves. The universe will
not allow you, Trai, to destroy “the dream” that is being created with a
negative attitude—at the cost of so many other souls. There are other writers,
producers, actors, etc… who share this same dream. So, when one person loses
the spiritual vibration of greatness another person with the same dream easily
connects into the dream matrix.
I think NeNe Leakes from Atlanta Housewives learned this
lesson quickly; this may be why she left the Atlanta Housewives show and came
back. I believe that all of her acting opportunities stemmed from the spotlight
of her Atlanta Housewives platform-- out of sight out of mind.
When you have learned the lessons that your soul has set out
for you—you couldn’t stay where you are
now, if you desperately wanted to. Now,
this could simply be a rumor about you wanting to leave the show Empire, but
life has taught me this: -- where there is smoke there is fire.
You are doing an amazing job on Empire. I love your character. You are my favorite
Lyon’s brother, maybe this is why I have been spiritually moved to write this.
Please don’t develop a reputation of someone who is difficult to work with.
Katherine Heigl left Grey’s Anatomy, was a main character in
a few romantic movies and the last time I saw her she was a cat psychologist in
a commercial for cat food. I love her too. I think she is gorgeous and I watch
“27 Dresses” at least once a month. However, the rumor mill whispers that she
is difficult to work with and she insulted Shonda Rhime’s writing.
Good Reasons for Leaving A Job
1.
Remember with all of your heart and soul, that
“what you want –wants you” otherwise the aching for more would not be in your
spirit. Disrespecting where you are and what you have is not going to get you a
bigger and better opportunity faster. In fact, lack of gratitude for what you
already have will delay or delete your bigger opportunities. Have you ever done
something for someone and it is never good enough? Do you want to give them
more or less of your time and resources? I believe the Universe works the same
way.
2. Extend yourself and do your absolute best on
each assignment, scene, task, or part. This is the only way you will grasp all
of the spiritual lessons that you need to learn from your current positon.
Remember that you don’t work for your current Employer, you work for an all
knowing higher power that knows when you are ready for more. When you leave the
platform of skills, talents, and resources that you have acquired will belong
to you exclusively. Everything you do—every word you say—you are doing it for
YOU. Be able to look your creator / creatress in the eyes upon your last breath
and say, “I gave it all I had with what I was given.”
3.
Continue to practice your craft, go to
auditions, take small parts that will give you an opportunity to meet new
people and learn new skills. When you are not wondering about when and where
your next dollar is coming from—you can focus on the next thing you need to
learn that will enhance your skill set. When you already have a job, you give
off a higher vibration than someone who is desperate. You also have an
advantage because you are already doing what others are trying to do. Being on
Empire gives, you name recognition.
4. Don’t develop a reputation of being someone who
is difficult to work with. No matter how talented, brilliant, and skillful you
are. There is always someone else around the corner waiting to take your place who
is smarter, prettier, and easier to work with than you are. Changing jobs before you have developed the spiritual skill set that is
required for the next career move can stunt your professional growth in
manner that may take decades to recover from. Sometimes it is not
our lack of talent or skills that prevents us from moving on to bigger
opportunities; it is our inability to connect to and get along with other
people. We are all expendable. It is the nature of planet Earth. My mother has
always told me, “Be nice to everyone, because the same people you see on the
way up-- are the same people you will see on the way down.”
5.
Where you are right now, contains a lesson or
skill that you need to master. One of the biggest mistakes that people make is
that they assume because they are brilliant or talented, they deserve to be at
a higher level. Nevertheless, what I have observed is that the skills they are
missing have nothing to do with how intelligent and how talented they are. What
I have observed from almost 3 decades of teaching and being a social worker is that
people lack personal discipline. They lack the ability to finish a task on time
or the ability to be consistent. Some of the smartest people I know had the
poorest attendance. Pay attention to the Universe, your lesson may not be to
improve your acting skills—your lesson may be something deeper and richer that
is between you and your God.
6 Trai, remember, never focus on what you are
running away from -- but what you are running to. Have a clear picture in your
head of what is the perfect role for you. Maybe you have a script you have been
intending to write. Try your hand at directing some of the episodes – if only
in your head. Think about how you could do it better and write down your ideas
in a journal. This is your secret between you and your higher self. Do
something every day that contributes to your vision of your highest version of
yourself.
7
I know this sound like a contradiction, of my
main point—but if your soul aches and you can’t sleep at night or you are
gaining or losing weight—you should most definitely quit your job. If you feel sick just
thinking about going to work—you must leave. Maybe Janet Hubert made the right
decision to leave the Fresh Prince of Bel Air when she did. Katherine Heigl is
not beholden to anyone but herself, she is still young and beautiful. She may
blossom as an actor in her golden years like Morgan Freeman—or next year.
Nevertheless, if you are unhappy with where you are right now in your life,
changing jobs is the right thing to do--however, don’t talk about it—be about it. There should be no rumors about you possibly
leaving or-- why you left. It should be obvious to you and everyone else.
