Love your work, then you will find pleasure in mastering it. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Happy Valentine’s Day! đź’—
Today I wanted to use Valentine’s Day as a jumping off point to talk about ways you can love your work again – whether that’s your professional career or your business. And given that today is my 70th episode, I’ve come up with seven specific strategies you can try to get there.
It may be Valentine’s Day, but it’s also mid-February. Which means that for most of us, we’re knee deep into winter with the polar vortex sweeping much of Canada and the United States. The new year energy is behind us, spring is still far away and it’s easy to feel slow, sluggish and perhaps even a bit discontented about our life and work.
That’s why I wanted to bring these seven ideas to you today – so that you can intentionally find ways to make your work feel better, more fulfilling and perhaps even joyful. You don’t need to try all these strategies of course, but even if you give just one a go, my hope is that you’ll see your satisfaction rise.
It’s easy to find ourselves doing the same thing, day after day, not really questioning things much until suddenly we have a moment where we think, “Is this all there is?” or “I’m not loving this,” or even just “This is good, but I bet it could be better.”
I’ve talked about this before on the podcast, in episode 31 where I talked about how to bounce back after a crisis of confidence, and in episode 32 where we discussed what questions to ask when your business needs to change. They are both helpful episodes if you’re feeling particularly disenchanted with your business or you’ve been dealt a tough blow.
In today’s seven strategies, I’m going to focus more on positive actions you can take to bring the love back to your work, maybe not overnight, but slowly and steadily until it feels aligned and good again.
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