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

Recruitthebest Daily Digest- On Caring

Care leverages the authority to challege others. Without care, challenge is destructive. Yet without challenge, care is powerless.’

True care does not always feel comfortable.’

When we function outside of self, we have the uncommon ability to not only see the whole system but see past, present, and future, and act accordingly.’

Our care for the other grants us the authority to act out of self and therefore act directly, speak clearly and candidly, and challenge mindfully, thus serving the whole.’

Care serves the whole, rather than individual needs or preferences.’

When care is impulsive, our actions are often misattuned, and we end up applying the wrong tool for the job.’

‘Care is the foundation for any transformative and positive change.’

What then is real care?

‘Care is that genuine desire to attend to the needs of others.’

The leader is the one who is not the mightiest or the most domineering but who cares the most…’

Source:

Kelly Wendorf (2020). Flying Lead Change: 56 Million Years of Wisdom for Leading and Living