How to Find Meaning in Your Work
Posted on August 28, 2010 by Guy Farmer, One of Thousands of Leadership Coaches on Noomii.
Do you have a meaningful job? Are you doing something you find fulfilling? Here are some practical ideas to help you find the meaning in your life.
Many people have a difficult time finding meaning in their work. They bounce from one job to another in hopes of finding fulfillment but they forget that finding a great job is about figuring out who we are and what we love doing. Here are some practical ideas to help you find out what it means to you.
- Find meaning in yourself, that’s where it lives.
- Get to know yourself first.
- Don’t look on the outside for meaning, it’s inside you.
- Meaning is the same as fulfillment and fulfillment is doing the things you were put on this earth to do.
- You’ll find more meaning if you’re willing to look deep inside yourself and improve your thoughts and actions.
- Don’t let other people tell you what work is meaningful, you decide.
- Spend conscious and deliberate time doing things that speak to the deeper part of you. In other words, do the things you love each day and include them in your work life.
- Listen to your heart. It will tell you if you are moving toward a meaningful career or not.
- Meaning seldom comes from money.
Think about these ideas the next time you are searching for meaning in your work. You’ll find that you already have many of the answers inside you if you’re willing to listen.
Take care,
Guy
