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How To Find Joy In Your Work!
   
How To Find Joy In Your Job
*Take On The "Unseen Partner"
Live as the psalmist who wrote, "I have set the Lord
always before me. Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken." (Ps. 16:8). Before you get to
work, take time to pray about your job. Pray for the
people you'll be working with and those whom you'll
br serving. Remember God is the "Unseen Partner" in all
of life.
*View Your Work As A Unique Learning Opportunity
Never think of your job as simply a paycheck.
People who enjoy their work and become successful
understand that their work, no matter what it is,
provides a unique opportunity to learn new skills.
*Adopt The Attitude Of Gratitude
Apply Paul's advice to your work: "Be joyful always;
pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances"
(1 Thess. 5:16-18). Gratitude seasons and flavors
all of life. A thankful heart brightens even the
most mundane duties. Remind yourself how your job
helps you. Be grateful for the fact that your
work provides money to clothe, feed, house and educate
yourself and your family.
*Be Aware Of Ways Your Job Blesses Others
Sometimes people become unhappy and burned out with
their work because they lose sight of the fact their
work is helpful. Carefully look to see what value
your work has beyond providing money. Ask yourself
questions, such as:
How does my work help others?
Who benefits by what I do?
What value accrues to others from my work?
Raising such questions is an effective way of adding
meaning to your daily task.
*Enlarge Your Experience
Don't limit your life to your work and don't expect
your job to provide you with all the enjoyment
you want in your life. Take up fly-fishing. Spend
more time with people you love. Coach a Little
League team. Join your church choir. Teach a Sunday
School class. Enlarge your experience and you'll
enlarge your chances of living more meaningfull.
*Reject Perfectionism
The desire to do things perfectly is an emotional
setup for frustration and failure. Illogical self-
expectations can ruin your job and your life because
no one can be perfect. Study your attitude to determine
if unrealistic expectations may be undermining
your efforts at work. Remind yourself no one can be
perfect nor does anyone have to be perfect in order
to succeed at work and enjoy life.
*Whatever You Do, Do It With Class
You can dignify any job by doing it with class.
Don't look at your job with drudgery. Take pride
in your work, and you will find dignity. By applying
these strategies plus some of your own imagination,
you'll be able to turn the routines of work into
celebrations of love and you'll make your job a
pleasure, not drudgery, a blessing, not a curse.
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