Are You Stuck? Find Meaning in What You Do!
Life Purpose Blog Series
If you sometimes feel as though you’re caught in life’s quicksand, you aren’t alone. We work, we struggle through life’s unexpected situations, we often strive toward self-improvement but fall back into our old habits. It often seems like the harder we work, the more stuck we get.
If you’re approaching a Category 5 frustration level, you might want to give this a try…
Switch your focus from that person in the mirror, and start focusing on others.
In life, it’s important to watch out for number one – ourselves. We need to set goals, lay out plans, and take action needed to make some progress toward our goals. We also need to demonstrate personal financial responsibility, support our loved ones, plan for retirement, and frequently just deal with life’s stressors.
However, what frequently happens is that we become so over-focused on ourselves and our own personal well-being that we end up building huge walls. We lose the ability – or even desire – to see the bigger picture and the possibilities that life presents to us. We become so focused on “me” that we sometimes begin scrutinizing even the most insignificant events to determine their potential impact on our personal lives. We become victims to ourselves. Plus, we sometimes just become so busy being busy that we lose track of where we thought we wanted our lives to wind up in the first place.
One possible solution is to change our focus from “me” to “others”. The good news is that this doesn’t require any major change in the things we do every day. It may eventually lead to that, but it’s not a critical part of the initial process.
Here’s what I mean. No matter what you do to earn a living or keep the household moving in a logical direction, somewhere down the line, someone will probably benefit from what you do. Think about it. The work we do is not just to stuff computer systems full of information or help machines work better. It’s not just to take people’s money so we’ll have a paycheck at the end of the week. It’s not just filling out forms, nailing pieces of boards together, assembling electronic devices, hauling packages, going to meetings, etc. Somewhere, sometime (and maybe immediately) another human being will likely be positively affected by what you do.
And yes, if you’re paying attention, you’ve noticed that I’ve used a couple of cop-out words in the preceding paragraph – “likely” and “probably”. I had to do that because in the real world there are some individuals whose money-making efforts are focused mainly on “non-beneficial” activities. That’s just the way the world is.
For the rest of us, however, our activities and work generally reflect a more positive endeavor. That leads us back to the original suggestion. If you are caught in the quicksand, take a few minutes to really think about the people – the individuals who will be better off, healthier, or happier because of what you do. Think about how you are giving of your time and talents so that others will profit in some way from your efforts.
Do you see what happens? When we change our focus from “me” to “others”, our work and general interactions with others start to take on a new significance. We are now a giver. By changing our focus to others, our life has meaning. We know that what we do is truly important to someone else, and that’s pretty special!
If you’re having to really stretch your imagination to see at least one other person benefiting from the things you do, and it’s really not fitting together, you might consider looking into a different occupation – or at least a different way to spend your free time. There are a bunch of people who could really benefit from your talents. Think about what you do well – what you enjoy doing that could help others have a better life. Then go do it. You’ll be out of the quicksand before you know it.
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