You are probably asking, how can it be play, doesn't work give you the same results? Yes, if you do your job with passion, and really don't care or notice where the time goes and you are truly doing what you love, and the more you do it the happier you are. I can easily say that is what it is like for me. For me, Coaching brings intense joy, it's professional playing! It brings wonderful effects for my clients, and gives me a lot of free time. I strongly believe that if you do what you love, then it will bring you pleasure and satisfaction on many levels. Now have a look at your work. Do you do it passion, happiness? Or do you do it with fear, doubt or for money? How can you tell if your work brings you more happiness, satisfaction, and pleasure?
I know that if a worker is pleased with their job then other parts of their life are better and into the business that he works at. I myself am a leader, and I was a manager. I know just how much your owm feelings can affect the entire business and the relationships in the workplace. Only win-win situations, where both sides win, is a healthy situation. There is a quote that says, "A slave driver does not get a good worker." A little over a month ago, a young woman came to me, she had started University not long ago. For the last year, she had been working at a restaurant as a manager, working long hours, all week, from morning to night. But where was the time for her studies? Often, conflicts with your boss, pressure, tiredness, and even a lack of time to be able to heal after an illness can effect your work. So why did she agree to a job with pay that wasn't the best, - a job that risked a higher price, that of her health and self thoughts. She really wanted to work with me. Her mother also encouraged her to do so. I saw in her greater potential. We started the coaching. After a few weeks, she told her boss that she couldn't handle working for 4 people, as 3 other people had resigned, no longer able to deal with the pressure from the boss. "I tried to please my boss by working hard" - she said, but, "I simply got reprimaned and my attention drawn to what I had done wrong." She said to her boss calmly that in that case, if was displeased with her work, could she resign from the job and that's what happened. Within a week, she got another job at a large firm with possibilities of advancement. Both sides are pleased. I want to bring to your attention, that before she changed her job, she set up some goals about work and they were: An 8 hour working day, and has the chance for her to study and finish university. This job gave her infinitely more possibilites. What are your thoughts about your job, advancement, promotion, or just something better?
Agnieszka Przybysz
Professional Coach™
Personal, Career, Business, Executive, Group Coaching
Copyrights Coaching Institute, october 2007
