How To Find Meaning In Work And Life

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The question is, ‘Are you taking the time to explore … possibilities?’

‘Everything reinforces everything else.’

Life is best lived when we experience it seemlessly and holistically, with body, mind, and spirit conspiring together for the good of the whole person.’

Adversity and suffering are useful in sculpting a life. It prepares us to appreciate the range of life experiences and what each can teach us.’

Authentic people view failure not as the end, but as the beginning of a journey of discovery grounded in humility.’

‘Authentic leaders understand their vulnerabilities.’

Pride is our Achilles’ heel and is utterly destructive to a life hungering for meaning.’

‘The only way to open the door to forgiveness is to separate people from their acts.’

Grateful people thrive because they pay attention to the right things.’

Great minds embrace a lifestyle of integration, understanding that insights and discoveries frequently arise by associations in different parts of the brain, often when we appear ‘distracted’ and unfocused.’

‘Only when we see our life’s purpose through the lens of service and caring are we truly fulfilled.’

Source:

J. Douglas Holladay (2020). Rethinking Success: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Meaning in Work and Life

Turning Excuses Into Results

Here is the good news: ‘You are the Source of Your Suffering- and That’s the Good News.’

Choose to be happy. ‘Happiness is not correlated to perfect circumstances or a lack of stress in your life, but to the amount of personal accountability you accept.’

Ask yourself, ‘What am I missing?’ Because ‘what is missing from a situation is that which you are not giving.’

Do not feed your ego. ‘A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul of a leader.’

Stay away from micromanaging people. ‘If you feel you have to over-manage or micromanage, it is because you are under-leading.’

Stop hiring and promoting the wrong people. ‘You will have problem employees for as long as you continue to hire them and put up with them.’

Take action. ‘It is nearly always action– not opinion- that adds the most value.’

Always do what you say you are going to do. Because ‘clarity is the source– not the product- of a highly efficient and successful team.’

Trust is a choice.’

Source:

Cy Wakeman (2010). Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses Into Results