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Friday, 2 July 2010
On Job Satisfaction
What does it take to be satisfied in one's job?
Know yourself. Know what is important to you and what is not. What kinds of work tasks or activities are attractive to you? Be clear about what you expect from or require of a job.
Write your ideas down. Then, you will know what to look for when choosing among jobs or careers.
Learn about jobs that are most likely to meet your expectations.
Consider consulting a professional career counsellor.
Do not allow your job dissatisfactions to go unresolved for long.
Job satisfactions and dissatisfactions are barometers of your adjustment to work. They may lead to something worse -- job loss, accidents, even mental illness. Depression, anxiety, worry, tension, and interpersonal problems can result from, or be made worse by job dissatisfaction.
If you are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the kind of work you are doing, you should consider a career change. If you are dissatisfied with the conditions of work, you might be able to set matters right by negotiating with your supervisor or your coworkers, or by changing companies.
Examine your values -- what is most important to you. You have to answer this question honestly: How important is your job, your career to you? Only when this question is answered can you put your job satisfaction or dissatisfaction in proper perspective.
Job satisfaction is actually a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction:
• Intrinsic job satisfaction is when workers consider only the kind of work they do, the tasks that make up the job.
• Extrinsic job satisfaction is when workers consider the conditions of work, such as their pay, co-workers, and supervisor.
These two types of satisfaction are different, and it helps to look at jobs from both points of view. For example, if you are dissatisfied with your current job, ask yourself, "To what extent is it due to the kind of work I am doing?" and "To what extent is it due to the conditions of my work?" If it is primarily the kind of work you are doing, it is intrinsic job dissatisfaction. This calls for a different solution, than if your dissatisfaction is extrinsic in nature.
On the other hand, you want to recognize that job satisfaction is influenced by job expectations -- what people look for or require from a job such as job security, pay, prestige, or independence. And, that some people have higher expectations for work than others.
What expectations do you have for your work? How strong are they?
There are 4 cornerstones to job satisfaction:
1. Community – to feel that you are part of an interacting group.
2. Worth – to feel that you are heard, appreciated and valued.
3. Inspiration – to feel that you are challenged and motivated into action.
4. Growth – to feel that you are continually learning and developing.
On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is low and 10 is high, mark each cornerstone in terms of your current job satisfaction. What are the ratings telling you about what you need to do or where you need to go?
Talking to yourself...
What career issues are on your mind today?
What have you done about this so far?
What career decisions do you have to face now?
What are you not willing to explore?
What would you like to be doing five years from now?
What stops you from planning and preparing yourself for that role in five years?
Good luck as you align your passions, skills and values with your work!
T//
Know yourself. Know what is important to you and what is not. What kinds of work tasks or activities are attractive to you? Be clear about what you expect from or require of a job.
Write your ideas down. Then, you will know what to look for when choosing among jobs or careers.
Learn about jobs that are most likely to meet your expectations.
Consider consulting a professional career counsellor.
Do not allow your job dissatisfactions to go unresolved for long.
Job satisfactions and dissatisfactions are barometers of your adjustment to work. They may lead to something worse -- job loss, accidents, even mental illness. Depression, anxiety, worry, tension, and interpersonal problems can result from, or be made worse by job dissatisfaction.
If you are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the kind of work you are doing, you should consider a career change. If you are dissatisfied with the conditions of work, you might be able to set matters right by negotiating with your supervisor or your coworkers, or by changing companies.
Examine your values -- what is most important to you. You have to answer this question honestly: How important is your job, your career to you? Only when this question is answered can you put your job satisfaction or dissatisfaction in proper perspective.
Job satisfaction is actually a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction:
• Intrinsic job satisfaction is when workers consider only the kind of work they do, the tasks that make up the job.
• Extrinsic job satisfaction is when workers consider the conditions of work, such as their pay, co-workers, and supervisor.
These two types of satisfaction are different, and it helps to look at jobs from both points of view. For example, if you are dissatisfied with your current job, ask yourself, "To what extent is it due to the kind of work I am doing?" and "To what extent is it due to the conditions of my work?" If it is primarily the kind of work you are doing, it is intrinsic job dissatisfaction. This calls for a different solution, than if your dissatisfaction is extrinsic in nature.
On the other hand, you want to recognize that job satisfaction is influenced by job expectations -- what people look for or require from a job such as job security, pay, prestige, or independence. And, that some people have higher expectations for work than others.
What expectations do you have for your work? How strong are they?
There are 4 cornerstones to job satisfaction:
1. Community – to feel that you are part of an interacting group.
2. Worth – to feel that you are heard, appreciated and valued.
3. Inspiration – to feel that you are challenged and motivated into action.
4. Growth – to feel that you are continually learning and developing.
On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is low and 10 is high, mark each cornerstone in terms of your current job satisfaction. What are the ratings telling you about what you need to do or where you need to go?
Talking to yourself...
What career issues are on your mind today?
What have you done about this so far?
What career decisions do you have to face now?
What are you not willing to explore?
What would you like to be doing five years from now?
What stops you from planning and preparing yourself for that role in five years?
Good luck as you align your passions, skills and values with your work!
T//
Monday, 28 June 2010
On Discipline
Discipline is a positive method, which teaches the child self-control and confidence. The way to positive discipline is motivation and encouragement, letting the child know the differences between good and bad. Positive discipline, as one of the methods used in parenting, requires time and patience. The method focuses on what the child is expected and permitted to do.
Positive discipline observes how the child behaves now and how the parents want him/her to behave in the future. Besides, positive discipline lets the child understand that he or she is responsible for his or her own behavior. One of the points is to allow the child behave independently, and respect others.
At the same time punishment remains one of the discipline methods. Punishment can be either physical (hitting, causing pain, etc.) or psychological (isolation, shaming, etc.) Such a method focuses on the past and gives no freedom of choice in the future. When punishment is in use, the person who punishes the child becomes responsible for child’s behavior, but not the child himself.
If you are too busy to train and discipline and control your children and enforce obedience, you are too busy! You're better off not to have any children or give them to somebody who knows how to take care of them, who knows how to train them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and raise them in obedience and self-control, or at least parental control!
Our children are the future and we must preserve and protect the future. And if we don't take care of our children, preserve and protect and train them properly so that they are good little children who know how to behave, and are good examples and are good products of good parents, then we have wrecked the future.
Positive discipline observes how the child behaves now and how the parents want him/her to behave in the future. Besides, positive discipline lets the child understand that he or she is responsible for his or her own behavior. One of the points is to allow the child behave independently, and respect others.
At the same time punishment remains one of the discipline methods. Punishment can be either physical (hitting, causing pain, etc.) or psychological (isolation, shaming, etc.) Such a method focuses on the past and gives no freedom of choice in the future. When punishment is in use, the person who punishes the child becomes responsible for child’s behavior, but not the child himself.
If you are too busy to train and discipline and control your children and enforce obedience, you are too busy! You're better off not to have any children or give them to somebody who knows how to take care of them, who knows how to train them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and raise them in obedience and self-control, or at least parental control!
Our children are the future and we must preserve and protect the future. And if we don't take care of our children, preserve and protect and train them properly so that they are good little children who know how to behave, and are good examples and are good products of good parents, then we have wrecked the future.
Friday, 25 June 2010
On Purposefulness
Purposefulness is having a clear focus instead of being unsure of what you are doing or why you are doing it. When you have a goal you are working toward, you are acting on purpose. To be purposeful means to concentrate on something. You concentrate your mind so that you can keep your goal before you. You concentrate your efforts so that something good will happen as a result. You are faithful to your purpose no matter what.
Some people just let things happen. Without clear purpose you would probably become scattered. Without concentrated efforts nothing gets accomplished. You would do a little of this and a little of that, never really finishing anything. You would be surrounded by all kinds of unfinished projects with none of them really complete. All your time and efforts would be wasted.
A purposeful person makes things happen. When you choose to be purposeful, you can accomplish great things. You have a vision or goal for what you want to do. Act in a concentrated and focused way, and you will see the results of your efforts. You will always be motivated because you are doing something. You will stick to your purpose no matter the obstacles that come your way. With God's help, when you are purposeful, you can achieve just about anything.
Talking to yourself ...
What do I really want to accomplish? This is your vision and goal.
What makes this so important to me? The answer to this is your purpose. Now you are ready to act.
Is what I am doing going to help me accomplish my purpose? If the answer is yes, then concentrate really hard on doing it. If the answer is no, then change what you are doing to fit your purpose.
What happens if I get distracted along the way? If something comes along to distract you, try hard to resist it. Get back to your purpose as soon as you can.
Believing in something makes it possible. It doesn't necessarily make it easy.
Persevere until you get results!
Some people just let things happen. Without clear purpose you would probably become scattered. Without concentrated efforts nothing gets accomplished. You would do a little of this and a little of that, never really finishing anything. You would be surrounded by all kinds of unfinished projects with none of them really complete. All your time and efforts would be wasted.
A purposeful person makes things happen. When you choose to be purposeful, you can accomplish great things. You have a vision or goal for what you want to do. Act in a concentrated and focused way, and you will see the results of your efforts. You will always be motivated because you are doing something. You will stick to your purpose no matter the obstacles that come your way. With God's help, when you are purposeful, you can achieve just about anything.
Talking to yourself ...
What do I really want to accomplish? This is your vision and goal.
What makes this so important to me? The answer to this is your purpose. Now you are ready to act.
Is what I am doing going to help me accomplish my purpose? If the answer is yes, then concentrate really hard on doing it. If the answer is no, then change what you are doing to fit your purpose.
What happens if I get distracted along the way? If something comes along to distract you, try hard to resist it. Get back to your purpose as soon as you can.
Believing in something makes it possible. It doesn't necessarily make it easy.
Persevere until you get results!
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