I’ve been on a journey for the last year and a half. If I were to summarize that journey, I’d say that I have been focused on trying to marry my work with one word: Joy.I think for the previous 15 years, I was focused on words like Accomplishment or Useful or Valuable. I wanted to feel those things. Something shifted about 5 years ago, and since then, I’ve been on a journey to find a different relationship with work. At some point, I settled on the word Joy as a north star. It sounds kind of crazy, I know. Joy? At work? I mean, if you think about it, how many people in your life are truly joyful about their work? To answer that question, you have to define the word joy.
I love this framework. I teach a workshop about exploring your career jungle gym, to introduce the idea that career growth doesn’t always look linear. But I’m currently reworking it for a gig this summer, focusing more on purpose and joy as a driver for career growth, and this is super great material - so thanks for the inspiration this morning! We should do a LinkedIn live together about this sometime. I have so many thoughts about purpose and joy and strengths.
Always love your posts, Molly!! I came across a quote recently and wanted to share because it aligns so well with what you’re talking about here -- “The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” - Richard Bach. Looking forward to your continued sharing this year ✨
I love this framework. I teach a workshop about exploring your career jungle gym, to introduce the idea that career growth doesn’t always look linear. But I’m currently reworking it for a gig this summer, focusing more on purpose and joy as a driver for career growth, and this is super great material - so thanks for the inspiration this morning! We should do a LinkedIn live together about this sometime. I have so many thoughts about purpose and joy and strengths.
Always love your posts, Molly!! I came across a quote recently and wanted to share because it aligns so well with what you’re talking about here -- “The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” - Richard Bach. Looking forward to your continued sharing this year ✨