“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.” — Simon Sinek
Nowadays, personal fulfillment has become a primary goal. Work is an important means to achieve it. It is a source of personal growth and holds a significant place in our lives. Finding meaning in what we do is necessary. The quality of our professional life has a strong impact on our personal life, and vice versa. That’s why doing work we love is important. Loving your job is a key factor in success.
The environment in which we do our work is fundamental. It should be one of the most important concerns for our leaders. They must provide us with a workplace where we want to come, where we care for each other, where we feel safe to express our emotions. Because when we feel safe, when we sense that our leaders care about us, our trust, and our skills, we will respond in kind by delivering quality work and doing even more to help the company thrive. And not just for them, but for ourselves. It becomes deeply personal — we love contributing. Our development will then happen naturally; we won’t have to force ourselves to excel in our work. We won’t feel like we’re making a huge effort to train and learn. Our leaders are there to help us improve and perform. This is the best way to achieve success easily and quickly. Pleasure leads to excellence, and excellence leads to pleasure. We learn better and faster.
If we fulfill ourselves in our work and find satisfaction in it, then our whole life will be positively impacted, along with the lives of our loved ones. Ultimately, work is part of a life balance between professional and personal. It is self-realization. That is why, when you are looking for a job, you need to think carefully about what you want to do, highlighting the aspects you enjoy the most. What is important to you? What tasks would make you happy to do every day in your career? What are you passionate about?
Knowing yourself well is the foundation for building your professional project.
Céline Efaiki
Community Manager
Source video: “You have the right to love your job” — Simon Sinek
