Most of our life바카라s happiness is linked to how happy and engaged we are at work, says Sandeep K. Krishnan, author of Purposeful: Finding Greater Meaning and Engagement at Work.
The book, Krishnan says, is a guide for us to be more meaningful at work. 바카라It tries to uncover what makes you engaged at work and provides with actionable tips to make you more purposeful. Exploring a larger purpose or even working on 바카라micro-purposes바카라 can lead to more engagement, happiness, financial success, resilience, and even, better sleep,바카라 he explains.
The tone is set in the introduction to the book, where he talks about two police officers who invested their time and efforts in a cause they believed in.
Here is an excerpt from the book:
Last month, I spoke to a retail store employee who was in his late forties. His work consisted of standing at a counter all day long from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a break of around one hour in between. I asked him what his work was like. He said with a smile that it was all going well. I was surprised by his answer. His was a tough job and he had been doing this shift for the past fifteen years. It was the same job, the same routine all these years. I wanted to find out how this was working for him. He told me his office was like a second family. He got a salary to take care of his family of six, the owner took care of his daughter바카라s education and, finally, the owner trusted him, he said. I asked him which of these aspects was most important to him. He said, 바카라. . . to see my daughter in a better position. That is my purpose now.바카라
It made me think. While purpose is mostly driven by very big objectives, human beings are able to endure the most difficult of circumstances if they have a meaning and purpose they can relate to. I could see it as a 바카라pyramid of purpose바카라.
The Need for a Purpose
Talking about the inspiration for the book, Krishnan says, 바카라Nearly, 65 per cent of the working population are not engaged and many feel miserable at work. The question before me was how we can be more meaningful and happier.바카라 This question inspired his book, he says.
While simplifying the complexities of workplace and employee engagement, the one lesson that Krishnan learnt himself was about the 바카라owning mindset바카라. 바카라The moment we stop blaming others about why things are not going great for us, and start taking ownership for making thing better, life begins to change,바카라 says Krishnan, adding that he started feeling much more confident and purposeful after experimenting with the concept himself. 바카라It is all about asking this question first: What can I do about this situation?바카라 he explains.
바카라In every role, there is an opportunity to make a solid impact, and this depends on your attitude and resilience. Embracing challenges and innovating within your realm of influence can be an exceptional purpose accelerator,바카라 writes Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Ayog, in his foreword.
Purposeful facilitates a conversation with the reader where it asks reflective questions and tries to provide relevant tips and solutions like how to become more engaged in one바카라s job, how to develop a purpose action plan, etc. 바카라Being more purposeful can help us to define career and personal goals better, pass through some of the tough situations with resilience, and be more intentional at the actions we take,바카라 Krishnan says in conclusion.
