“You have more power than you think.”
These were the words a mentor once told me as I complained about my job many years ago.
Turns out, he was right. Through small, deliberate actions, I gradually fashioned my role so that it was more and more focused on the activities I liked doing. As a result, my outcomes were better. Not only did I find more enjoyment, but I also experienced more success.
Almost all of us have this space to maneuver. The most successful of us use this space to add in new ways of working and new activities weekly so that, eventually, the actual work contains more things they enjoy.
In my next posts I’ll discuss actionable steps to help you fashion your role to focus more on the activities/tasks you enjoy.