Wednesday, 3 August 2011

How to Enjoy Your Job

Phase 1: Examining Yourself

  1. Understand what makes you happy: Think about it – write it down. Take some time to make a list of the things that bring a smile to your face. When you make this list, write down everything, no matter how trivial or how irrelevant it may appear to your job. The purpose isn’t to relate this to your job, the purpose is to make a list that’s all about you.
  2. Ask "Why?" for each item: OK, you’ve got your list – now you need to figure out why those things make you happy… what is it about "fishing" that makes you happy? Is it actually doing it; or is it the surroundings? Is it really fishing or is it being out with friends? Do this for each item – dig deep. Keep asking "why" until you come up with the root of why this makes you happy. That’s the list you’re really looking for.
  3.  Understand what makes you unhappy: Just like in the previous two steps, you’re going to do this with the bad side of things. Does your morning commute make you unhappy? Why? Is it really the time you spend in the car… (if you ever just go for pleasure drives then it’s not being in the car)? Is it other drivers?
  4. Ask "Why?" for each item: Just like you did for the positive aspects, you need to determine why those things make you unhappy. Why does sitting in the car really bother you? Since you enjoy taking drives listening to music, why is this different? Think. This will be used later and it has to be very, very specific. Why does that bother you? Make the list and do the "why, why, why" and find out what really, deep down, are the things that make you unhappy.
  5. Understand what motivates you: People like doing the things that motivate them (that's an obvious definition). So you need to make a list of the things that make you feel motivated. Some people are motivated by helping others, some are motivated by accomplishment, some by intellectual stimulation. This is not a particularly easy task but it's something you need to know about yourself. It's one of those "meaning of life" activities that will vary from person to person. What is it for you?
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