Do you have a philosophy for working life?
If the answer to this question, is I don’t have one, then you have a fundamental problem. We spend too much time at work for it to be unsatisfying. Recognising money is a crucial factor, and it is better to be in a job than unemployed, it is nonetheless a truism your job needs to provide positive stimulation as well.
Which is your attitude?
– I just want to get there, pass the day and go home, at which point I will start living
– I would prefer to do something which is interesting but, in reality, I only go for the money
– It would be better if it is a decent company providing good products and services but the primary focus is my private life
– For whom I work is important, the job must be interesting and pay level fair
– I will not work for a brand I don’t like, the role must be stimulating and meet my values
Maybe you would use a slightly different description, but most people fall broadly into one of these categories.
So, if your attitude today does fall into the final approach, does it have to be the same in the future? Which one would you like to be in?
How can you change? The key word in this question is “you”. Change can only occur if you want it, and you take actions to achieve it.
Why do you feel as you do now? Is it as simple as you have never given these issues any thought? Did you drift into a job and, even though it doesn’t stir you, it is what it is?
Are you ambitious? What does ambition mean to you?
Is it your philosophy that the workplace is a dog-eat-dog environment, so there are no limits to behaviour aimed at reaching the top?
Or do you think the business benefits best from co-operation and that type of behaviour will be rewarded?
Rob Ball
Connections:
07850 954075
rob.ball@workhorizons.com
rob.ball@naturallyconcerned.com
Websites:
Work Horizons – Organisational renewal through engaged, productive people
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Books:
Beating the Wisdom of Hindsight: 75 Ways to Pursue Fulfilment and Avoid Regrets eBook : Ball, Rob: Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Sponges-Overcoming-behaviours-absorb/ Online Programs:
Empower Change by Learning to Live Well (indegu.co.uk)
Expanding Your Work Horizons (indegu.co.uk)
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