We are on day 2 of our first weekly series (#1) discussing careers.
On day 1 we established the significance of careers in our life. Today let us dig deeper around making those 7000 days really count.
Now that we know we are spending only a small part of our whole life in careers (7000 days out of 36500 days), a natural question to ask is, how should we spend it?
The most obvious answer to that question is "duh 🤷♀️ we must spend it WELL".
The answer sounds easy but is it? are we truly spending it well?
Slicing and dicing those two questions, it is evident that our intent for our career wellbeing is the same. We all want to spend it well. No one says, "I must torture myself with my career". So what is causing the dip in the wellbeing with work and life.
I think, the answer is in the AND.
It is not just work. It is the work and the work that we love. It is the work that we love and we have skills for. It is not just competence. To produce meaningful work with others our ability to collaborate also counts. It is not enough if we can collaborate, sometimes we must co-operate as well (agree to disagree). It is not enough if we are competent, collaborative and co-operative, it is important to have the necessary ethics and integrity (aka character). It is not enough if competence, collaboration and character comes together, the work should be lucrative as well. It should be worth more than the time and energy we spend on it. The list goes on.
Doing all the above everyday and for a lifetime for all those 7000 days gets exponentially harder. The hardship is worthy when all the AND comes together. It feels significant. Suddenly career gives purpose and meaning to our existence.
The meaning springs from those intersections.
🥂 to AND!
