What makes you tick? What drives you? In this episode, I unpack the importance of answering these questions. Without purpose, work is drudgery. But with purpose, I explain how even less desirable roles, and responsibility-laden seasons of life, can still be enjoyable and rewarding.

I also leverage insights from the well-known study on the 5 love languages, explaining how to empower yourself and others. Lastly, it’s time for employee reviews to become more about encouragement than critique—let me show you how!

 

Fieldwork this week: Identify your why—what drives you to do what you do. Honor that calling. Invest in it. Make it as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. Figure out your central crew, the most important people in your life, and determine how to encourage them using their preferred love language.

 

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My mission is to make work fun again by building better leaders. Find out more on my website: shawnacorden.com

 

Books I mention in this episode:

Your Money Your Life

Voluntary Simplicity

The 5 Love Languages

The 5 Languages of Appreciation In the Workplace