Doing day after day what seems absolutely meaningless, constantly thinking that there is some kind of threat to the position at work, when there is simply not enough energy for quality work, a person begins to feel completely powerless. At the moment when work loses all significance for us, we become especially vulnerable. Read the article on how to find meaning in what you do and increase your personal effectiveness.
Due to the difficult conditions in which many of us have to work, few manage to find meaning in their own work.
The question of the meaning of the work is fundamental. If you manage to answer it clearly, this will allow you to find harmony, as well as to fully feel satisfaction with life despite all the difficulties and obstacles. It is very important to understand why we do certain work. Maybe we do it for the sake of the work itself? Or want to contribute to society? Perhaps we just want to get rewarded for the work done? To connect with other people? Want to build a career?
Throughout life, in accordance with the system of principles, ideas, values, motivations and needs, this meaning changes. The work must include free time in order to enable the person to think.
Unfortunately, modern companies do not give their employees the opportunity to think, so they do not have the opportunity to comprehend their role. Bosses try to put before employees as many tasks as possible that are not endowed with a clear meaning. Subordinates are forced to work exclusively in performance mode. But what about the meaning of work?
Cultivate personal effectiveness. This means that all the tasks that you are assigned should be carried out as efficiently as possible. It is important to learn to see the connection between the efforts made and the end result. Regardless of the adverse environment, through personal effectiveness it is possible to believe in the ability to mobilize the necessary resources to help overcome all the difficulties that arise in the performance of the task. With such an attitude towards work, a significant level of subjective well-being is possible, as well as reducing stress.
Notice what causes positive emotions, try to find pleasure in daily duties. This applies not only to the results of work, but also to the process itself, communication with partners and colleagues. Although you may not be creating anything extraordinary, by being involved in the work process it is possible to turn your daily work into a deep and enriching experience. Do not get hung up on goals and indicators, because the measurement of pleasure and motivation at work does not take place at all with the help of Excel spreadsheets, only behavior, state of mind and communication style in the team are taken into account.
Listen to your intuition and to your own feelings. Try to pay attention to often ignored (voluntarily or unconsciously) phenomena. It is important to find harmony, to make the body, heart and mind live in harmony, fully feeling "here and now", because this is the only way to act and make the right decisions. Thus, the pleasure of work becomes a means, not an end.
Ask yourself a question about your own intentions and actions. If you try to interpret your actions, it will be much easier to find the meaning of the work. By doing what makes sense, it is possible to understand what gives us energy and use this understanding to think more clearly and act more decisively. An experience can only make sense in the depths of the soul of the person living this experience.
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