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Making Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy
Personal Life Objective:
to BEcome and continually BE a person of positive inspiration, influence, and lasting impact
BE a human Being not just a human doing
Change
"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." ―John C. Maxwell, Bestselling Author - Speaker
“Growth is the process of responding positively to change.” ―Paul Harvey, American Radio Broadcaster
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ―-Gandhi, Leader of India’s Independence Movement
“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created
in your life for something new to emerge.” ―Eckhart Tolle
Our current world and business climate
greatest communications innovations of the 20th century:
- Telephone,
- Television,
- Personal Computer
- 1984- Steve Job’s creation of the Mac/Apple Computer
the current future that is happening now...in real time…
- Mobile interactive 24/7 communications and information media
- iPad, iPhone, Smartphones, disposable phones, Wi-Fi everywhere…
most of us… (and this includes most of the world)… now carry
personal mobile phone/handheld computing and information gathering and buying and gaming…
and can do all kinds of other things…
device(s)
So what does this mean for today’s working and business persons…
who are …learning and trying to keep up with all that is necessary to learn…
to do meaningful, sustainable work and business in a new and very economy and economic climate?…
The same principles apply that have always applied…
“Study the past if you would define the future.” -Confucius
"Find what you like to do, do well, and strive to do it with excellence." -Anony
Now we just have different and “better” access to tools and information…
Than ever before in the history of mankind on our planet!
What is the difference between having a JOB v. doing Meaningful Sustainable Work?
A JOB is voluntarily exchanging your talent, skills, and time to receive income or compensation.
versus Meaning Sustainable Work includes… experiencing and doing work in a different and meaningful way.
Working at jobs, careers, and enterprise businesses in ways that allow those doing the work and
providing special services to experience their work as more motivating, meaningful, or sustainable over
time.
Sustainable work is participating and practicing principles that create potential for experiencing work in
a different way than what has been the old standard.
What was the “old standard”?
…at the turn of the last century, our schools and institutions were designed primarily for perpetuating either
managing or working in factories… that is training of an “upper class” to manage a “lower class” of working
uneducated immigrants… to run factories…
We went from being primarily an agricultural society to being an industrial society…
…and our citizens were trained to stand in line… sit down, shut up… do what we were told… when we could
eat and take breaks… etc…
In many ways we are still functioning that way behaviorally… and especially in how we perceive and approach
work… even now 13 years into the 21st century…
So how do we…
Make Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy?
next: A series on how to Make Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy
- Introduction: Making Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy
-The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
Overview: Making Work Meaningful and Sustainable in the New Economy
- The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 1: Stay Connected - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 2: Innovate - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 3: Volunteer - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 4: Get a Job - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 5: Build Your Boat- The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny
series - key 6: Sail Away on Your Boat- The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny- series - key 7: Live Your Dream - The 7 keys to regaining control of your life, work, and destiny