Is your self-worth wrapped up in your job?
Michelle Coulson
I Help Senior Professionals Get a Remote Job/ Freelance Work ???? Go From Corporate Capitalism to Freedom & Fulfilment ???? Connecting Remote Companies With Remote Talent ???? Remote Work Advocate & Public Speaker ???
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From the moment we ask kids what they want “TO BE” when they grow up we plant the seek that the dream job is the ultimate goal.?
What’s one of the first questions you generally ask when you meet someone new? After “where are you from?”, it’s usually followed up by “what do you do?”. This is usually not directed at what that person is passionate about, or what they like to do for fun- it’s a question to figure out what they do for work.
Have you stopped to think about why? Whether consciously or unconsciously what we do for work is being judged- by others, but more importantly we judge ourselves more.
I’ve asked the question several times and it makes me cringe when I hear people drop their heads and say something like “oh I JUST do this for now” with visible shame because it’s not a ‘high status’ or highly paid job.
My usual? follow is, “do you enjoy it or “are you happy?” And if they answer yes then that’s fantastic as there are so many people who can’t say the same thing. And I can almost guarantee a lot of those unhappy in their jobs are getting paid a lot more.
Simone Stolzoff argues in his latest book that many wrap up their identities with their jobs which damages happiness, well-being, and even professional success.
Rather than treat work as a calling or a dream, he suggests reframing work as part of life rather than our lives being centered around work.
This made me stop and think, as I often promote that people find a remote job that’s fulfilling and pays well. But does it need to be fulfilling? Or is a job that allows you the freedom to live life outside of work the way you want to enough??
What do you think? Are you happy with any remote job and a salary? Or do you need something more?
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Michelle
This week’s newsletter was inspired by an episode of The Happiness Podcast and by Simone Stolzoff, author of ‘The Good Enough Job’.
Self-Motivated Team Lead with 5+ years’ experience in the healthcare credentialing space
1 年Totally was. Then got laid off. Had to get into therapy. I’m ready to rebuild my view of myself, just need an opportunity
I Help Senior Professionals Get a Remote Job/ Freelance Work ???? Go From Corporate Capitalism to Freedom & Fulfilment ???? Connecting Remote Companies With Remote Talent ???? Remote Work Advocate & Public Speaker ???
1 年Have to share these thoughts from someone who messaged me as I thought they'd help others considering leaving their comfort space... "After losing my “good” job during Covid, I had two jobs back to back that didn’t pay well, weren’t remote, and weren’t for companies I was happy to brag about. When I talked to you, I was a shell of a person. I didn’t even want to look at the camera because my self-esteem and feelings of self-worth were just…. GONE. After reading your email and reflecting on my past few years in the job market, I find it both interesting and also incredibly sad how something that shouldn’t be SO important to our feelings of self-worth can completely destroy someone emotionally. Fast-forward to now, where I’m working my first-ever fully remote job making more than I made pre-covid and I am so incredibly grateful. It’s been a year now and I can’t believe that I get paid MORE to be “home.” Feelings of self-worth have improved because I make more, I have more of a work-life balance because I’m “home,” and I work for a company that I am happy to brag about because we help people. If I can get over my imposter syndrome caused by the last few years in the job market,?I’ll be doing great!
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1 年Thanks for Posting.
Operations Coordinator | Agricultural engineer | Front-end react developer enthusiast | Remote work advocate
1 年Here’s the full podcast episode for those interested. It’s certainly food for thought! https://bit.ly/3KUEoDn
Business Analyst | Consultant | Helping businesses accelerate growth through digital innovation
1 年It is definitely essential to find out our true selves and our own values. Sometimes, it takes years to figure out, but the time it takes is a good use. And again, falling down/ making mistakes isn't a failure but a step toward growth. That'll help demanding ourselves and grow much better. Lot of us fear the failure and never even keeps the first steps, forgetting even that they are now running because they crawled when we were babies. Thanks for breaking the ice Michelle Coulson