Principle 1: Passion for Your Purpose | 11
What the Brain Research Says: Why Should I Do It?
1. You enter a state of flow where time flies by and you lose yourself. When a person is in a flow state, the only thing that matters is what they are doing at the time while other worries and tasks appear to slip away. 2. You feel fulfilled because you are doing something that is of value. You become grateful that, regardless of the job, you can help and serve others. 3. You get up in the morning with excitement about your day. Although there may be days when you feel off, you should not continuously dread having to go to work. 4. You work side by side with coworkers and superiors with whom you can accomplish great things. You love that you get to work and struggle to make something you truly believe in reality. 5. You are not complaining. If you are, it may mean that you need to be more thankful for what you have, or it can mean that you need to find a different job that would be more to your liking. 6. Even if you must struggle, you don’t mind! The ultimate goal of producing something worthwhile is worth the challenge. 7. Talking about what you do energizes you. When asked, “What do you do?” you want everyone else to know the answer, and you will tell them in detail. 8. Work is more than just work or a means to an end. It is an extension of you and your personality. 9. You are always interested in learning more about the job. It may even involve things for which you are not directly responsible. 10. You feel tired at the end of a challenging day. It is because you produced something valuable and feel accomplished and satisfied doing it. Speaker, author, and life coach Curt Rosengren (2011) lists the positive effects of loving your job.
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Not counting the time a person spends sleeping, which should be approximately eight hours a night, 63 percent of a person’s available time is spent working. This is a large chunk of a person’s life. If that much time is devoted to anything, it needs to be something that the person loves. How can one tell if they truly enjoy their work? Noam Lightstone (2021), founder of Light Way of Thinking and best-selling author, has written twenty self-help books to improve people’s lives in all aspects and enable them to conquer anxiety and depression. Lightstone (2021) provides the following ten signs to look for that indicate you are enjoying what you do.
