Why do work you love?
If you’re spending half of your waking hours at work, you want to be enjoying it, right? Explore why it’s so important to do work you love in this short video.
Transcript
How you spend your days is how you spend your life. So, if you’re spending over half of your waking hours at work (which statistically you are), then you want to make sure you’re enjoying it, right? And not just enjoying it, but growing from it, rising to challenges, making a difference, forging empowering relationships, being appreciated for your unique contributions and setting an example to those who look up to you.
When you choose work that feels just right for you, you get to do all these things. And the obvious consequence is that you enjoy your working hours more, which is significant but the benefits don’t stop there. When you give yourself permission to start doing authentic work, the perks flow into the rest of your life.
Instead of bringing home the destructive energy at the end of a tough working day, your work actually recharges you. You find a lightness in your step, which you can carry into personal relationships, sports, creative pursuits and whatever else lights you up (which, in some cases, may even be more work!)
So, it’s worth asking yourself: How do you spend your days, and is this how you want to be spending your life?
Bonus question: If you’re not doing work that lights you up, what can you change?