Work is a means to an end, not an end to itself

Work is a means to an end, not an end to itself

In the book 'A life at work' Thomas Moore says, 'A life work can be like a peacock's tail; it has many facets as you go from one to another, you begin to see who you are, and what you might do with your life' As much as it is true, to find our ways in life or even with our professions, we have to pay close attention to the signs about when to change our jobs, when to get unstuck and re-enter the flow of life, and when to retire to a life of healing and teaching.

 

'True leisure is not freedom from work but freedom in work and along with that the time to converse, to ruminate, to contemplate the meaning of life'

 

There is a life we know, and the life that shapes us because a lack of fit between jobs, and cosmology can have several effects in our lives: 

Firstly, if a person cannot adopt his value, beliefs, and attitude to suit the job's demands he can resign and withdraw mentally from the conflict. Secondly, he can suffer breakdowns or Thirdly he may survive incompatibility in that state of tension sometimes called alienation in such a state he may respond through a higher than usual sickness rate; a greater than usual turnover in the number of his jobs through sabotage through absenteeism or fiddling. 

Remember, Nobody cares about your career than yourself - Do all you can, and improve at it. Because it’s definitely worth it.

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