It’s About People
Posted by funky uncle mustard on 09 Mar 2007 at 11:07 pm | Tagged as: CareerMustard, Meaningful Work, Satisfying Work
Like many of you, I go through periods where I really question my job, my career, and whether I’m in “the right place.â€
A couple days ago, I spoke with a client in Austria. I had a great conversation. This guy was calling me at around 11pm at night his time. He was funny, interesting, personable – (maybe he was drunk? – no, just kidding!)
It’s good conversations and interactions with people like that that energize me. Even though I had a tough time traveling last week, I met about 8 people last week that I wouldn’t have otherwise met – and they were all interesting people. (Their jobs might bore me to tears, but they were interesting people.)
For me, it’s about people.
Helping those people. People like you and I that are asking some of the same questions we are asking about our own lives. People who have families and stories and lives that mean so much more than their role at a big corporate entity. Sure we run into people that define themselves by the role they play in their company or career, but even those people have something to offer (once you can dig down and get to the real person).
I have to truly be thankful for the opportunities that my work has given me to meet great people.
Have you ever thought about how many cool people your work has introduced to you?
Like you, Mr. Funky, its interacting and connecting w/ people that energizes me, whether at work or in my non-work conversations and relationships. The reality is that we may spend as much, or more, time in a given week with some people at work than our own families. So, to have some “cool” people, or even friends, at work, that IS something to be thankful for. And, certainly, the chance to simply broaden one’s professional and personal experiences with those we meet through work makes our lives richer.
Now, if we could just do something about a few of the the “uncool” people work has introduced me to…!
Mike