Work - what do you expect?

Do you know why you work? Am not sure many of us do. I certainly didn’t know why I worked until a few years back when I saw the ‘light’, as they say.

Do you also know there are different types of work? You probably knew all the work you did were different, like work you did around the house, work you did for family and friends- like running an errand or babysitting, work you did for fun and, work you did for money.

Its one thing knowing the difference in the types of work you did, it is another to treat them accordingly.

Herein lay the problem – treating the different work you did the same. Am sure you expect / experience different feelings from different people and like being treated as an individual. So does the work you do, it would like to be treated different, like an individual if you will. Treat your work as an individual and your reward will be calmness and happiness. Let me explain….

The work you do for family is just that, for family – helping out. Don’t expect this work to be something you enjoy or that rewards you with money. The same is true for work you do for money, don’t expect it to do anything other than get you money. If you enjoy doing it great, but, don’t expect it to fulfil all your needs.

Expectations, if not understood, will always lead to disappointment. Too many a times do we go to work with an attitude of expectation that our work will fulfil all our needs, it won’t. Do you have this attitude? You can change it by separating all the different types of work you do and identifying what you expect from each one. Know what you expect and expect nothing else, see everything else that comes with this work as a bonus.

Having this type of attitude to work has made me more relaxed and fun to be around. I know why I work and what I expect from my various works and so should you.