Balancing work and the meaning behind the work we do

Summary: <p>For those of us working we are probably working for the following reason(s): </p> <ul> <li>Money</li> <li>Helping others</li> <li>Passion</li> <li>Love for what you do</li> <li>Accomplishment </li> <li>Responsibility </li> <li>Stepping stone </li> <li>Purpose </li> </ul> <p>To get through the hard times generally we need a combination of those reasons!<br> <br> Know your why, every single why</p> <ul> <li>Why you work</li> <li>Why you work for your company </li> <li>Why you have the job you have </li> <li>Why you work with the team you work with </li> <li>Why you work for the boss you work for </li> </ul> <p>Once you full understand your why you can start to understand the meaning behind it all, some examples might be: </p> <ul> <li>Awesome project </li> <li>Life changing mission</li> <li>Huge, challenging goal </li> <li>Moving the needle </li> <li>Paying off debt </li> <li>Supporting your family </li> </ul> <p>The why or several whys may fall into different buckets or categories: </p> <ul> <li>Mission</li> <li>Work = income </li> <li>Responsibility </li> <li>Type of work </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To support the show: </strong></p> <p><strong>Paypal: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://paypal.me/stephdennis13">paypal.me/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><strong>Anchor: </strong></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/careertalk">https://anchor.fm/careertalk</a></p> <p><strong>For show notes go to:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/">http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/</a></p> <p>To work together: </p> <p><a href="http://listentocareertalk.com/">listentocareertalk.com</a> </p> <p>For the Google Survey: </p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1">https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1</a></p> <p><strong>To connect: </strong></p> <p>Instagram: </p> <p>@stephdennis13 </p> <p>@careertalkpodcast</p> <p>Facebook:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephdennis13">www.facebook.com/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><strong>You’re awesome!! </strong></p> <p><strong>Go be your amazing self today!!! </strong></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/a1293a0/podcast/sponsor/acugkf/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message