4 Fresh Ways To Finding Fulfilment & Purpose In Your Work

“Find your passion. Do what you love!” – how many times have you heard that, and then thought to yourself: “Well that’s all very well and good, but I’ve got bills to pay, and there's no way I can throw in my main job or business to do what I ACTUALLY love!”

Of course, if you're fortunate enough to enjoy WHAT you do, and find passion in that - great - keep going and building on that!

On the other hand, if like many people, your personal, family or external circumstances don’t currently allow you to simply ditch and switch to “doing WHAT you love” full time, then I’ve got good news for you:

You can STILL find purpose and fulfilment right where you are - and I have plenty of clients who done exactly that. Here are three others paths to get you there:

1. Focusing on WHY you do what you do: yes, your WHAT may not be a barrel of fun and sometimes be downright frustrating, but your WHY – essentially your mission and vision that drives you to get up every morning and endure your work, can fortify your fulfilment and be a powerful ally in helping you achieve your goals.

Holding that vision of a better lifestyle, a nicer environment to live, that promise you made to never repeat the mistakes of your parents, or supporting that charity or cause you truly believe in - can all bring a deeper sense of fulfilment and purpose to your current work, no matter how tough it gets.

2. Focusing on WHO you're doing your work for: Many people don't have an all-encompassing mission or life goal that propels them to endure what they do. But maybe you're working the hard graft not for yourself, but for your children - to have the academic chances that perhaps you never got. 

Or maybe it's to enable better care for your aging parents or a poorly family member who hasn't got the means to do it for themselves. Once you reaffirm WHO you're doing this for, you can reignite your passion and desire to keep going, no matter how hard the work gets.

3. Alternatively, focusing on HOW you do what you do: Let's face it - there are many jobs out there that you and I might regard as totally unthinkable for us personally - whether that's a gardener, a chef, a mechanic, etc. - but every day we find people who are in those jobs who absolutely love those jobs - because of HOW they do it. 

The precision, the care, the attention to detail, the creative process etc. - are all aspects of HOW they work, which brings great fulfilment. So perhaps you can delve in to your own current role and discover new passion in HOW you do your work, and the feelings of satisfaction you get through that.

So there you have it - four paths to find your passion and purpose in the work you do: WHAT, WHY, WHO and HOW. Figure out which of these paths applies to you. Pick one, double-down on it - and use that to re-ignite your passion, embolden your purpose and bring about the fulfilment and success you deserve, in ways you might not have imagined! 

By the way, nobody has to do the heavy lifting themselves. If you want support for yourself or your team, to re-discover that passion, purpose and fulfilment that you know you truly deserve – so that you can bring your best both at work and for the people that matter to you – then feel free to connect and discover what our StressToSuccess Blueprint can do for you.

Here’s to YOUR success! 

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