Did you find it difficult to get up this morning with
enthusiasm for your job? If so, you’re not alone. Depending on what you read, most
people are dissatisfied with their work situation.
If you are unhappy with your work, there are ways to make
your job work for you until you move into a more satisfying position. But it
will take some work and some changes to your attitude.
Make the effort to make some adjustments to how you view and
approach your job and you can see your satisfaction levels increase.
View your job as an opportunity for growth. No matter what
position you’re in the job provides opportunities for growth. You might have to
look hard for these opportunities and the truth is, they might not be directly
related to your job, but they exist. For example, if your current position does
not seem to offer a way to move up or receive a promotion you can view this as
a chance to develop patience. You might be an impatient person and this
situation with your job allows you a chance to grow in this area of your life.
Sure, it’s not why you took the job in the first place but don’t let that stop
you from growing as a person.
View your job as an opportunity to serve. Wherever you work
and whatever the nature of your job, your efforts impact others, regardless of
whether you work as part of a team or are a lone freelancer. Someone else
depends upon your efforts. You have an opportunity to serve those “customers” by
making their work experience more pleasant and easier by doing excellent work with
a view to support and serve others.
View your job as an opportunity to fulfill your purpose. As
noted above, if most people feel dissatisfied at work, it’s likely they do not
feel their job offers an opportunity to fulfill their purpose. To remedy this
in your situation first requires you to become clear about your purpose. If you’ve
done this work, then you are ready to think creatively about how your current
job allows you to fulfill that purpose. You might find this to be a stretch, but
you can likely come up with some basic ways your work supports the fulfillment
of your purpose through your strengths and skills.
View your job as a step to meeting your goals. You are not stuck,
and this is not your final job (or resting place). There will be other
opportunities that come along. View your current position as one step toward
meeting your bigger goals and keep those goals clear, perhaps by writing them
down and posting them on your desk in from of you. Take advantage of the
opportunities that you have in your current position to develop the skills, learn
the processes, gain the experience, and meet the people required to move to the
next level in your career and meet your goals.
By adjusting your attitude to your job and career in these
four ways, you can experience a greater sense of fulfillment, purpose, and energy
at work.
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