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How to Find Meaning in Your Job
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The three visions of work
- People with a job see work as a chore and the paycheck as their reward.
- People with a career like the concept of advancing and succeeding.
- People with a ...
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You can find meaning in any work
There are doctors who see their work only as a job, and janitors who see their work as a calling.
No matter what job you have, you can find meaning in it. Rewrite your job descr...
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Find meaning in your job
- Jot down a mandatory work task you find devoid of meaning—something you dread.
- Ask yourself what the purpose of the task is and write it down.
- Ask yourself what this result lea...
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Start with “why”
Why am I doing this? Ask yourself why until you understand your actions and decide how to reach your goal.
For instance, ask yourself why you are doing this job. If your a...
The modern workplace
In the last decades, organizations are increasingly becoming more global, complex, and demanding of workers’ time. In the always-on, always-connected work environment, boundaries are overlapping and combining.
If you can’t adapt, can’t see situations in versatile ways, can’t find meaning in the most dreary circumstances, you might not survive.
The downsides of too much adapting
The downsides to always adapting, always flexible, always changing gears could lead to a lack of direction and commitment. In turn, a lack of direction could lead to failure.
We don’t want to entertain the possibility that it might fail. We just imagine that things are definitely going to work.
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Identify issues
Determine where you are in your career.
Identify how you got there and why you might lack fulfillment in your professional life.
Establish the core values
These are the non-negotiable values you want to be known and remembered for.
Once you have identified your values, look at your personality, skills and interests to make sure that they align with your current occupation.
Ask the big questions
These are questions like “What do I really want?” or “Should I change careers?”
The more grounded you are with the answers to these important questions, the better able you are to reach your true goals.
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Find What Gives Your Work Meaning
Is it a connection to a certain cause? Is it engaging one of your skills or personal passions? Is it serving a specific population? Everyone has their own causes, the things that give their ...
Cultivate Self Awareness
Ask yourself concrete questions to reveal your truth:
What are you working for? What impact do you want to create in your job? What skills do you want to develop and leverage?
Write a Career Mantra
Keep it short and simple—just focus on what gets you out the door every day.
Your mantra should encompass who you are, where you want to go, and the impact you want to make during your 9-to-5.