I remember about 5 years ago when I started to “take my time”.
And the first thing I did was to write down where the time goes – 8 hours I sleep, 8 hours I’m at work, 2-3 hours logistics to work and the day-to-day stuff on top of that.
Then I had 2-3 hours of “me time” per workday.
In practice it was maybe only 1 hour, if that.
It was a pretty depressing calculation.
Quite often, my clients come to this calculation and discover that the job takes too much time.
And it seems to be a circle they can’t get out of.
Moving on to the next organisation, it’s just that the employer logo is different, but the content is the same at one point – no time for yourself.
The most important question in my mind, however, is that how would this “work” time also be time for you. Perhaps a time where I am passionate about doing something that develops me and where I can express myself, where there is a balance between giving and receiving. Editing where I feel I can as a human soul.
I don’t mean developing the technical skills needed in material life, but ….
are irrelevant after death.
I’m thinking of human values and virtues, of developing at a deeper level as a human being and becoming a better friend to oneself.
Today, that’s the kind of work and jobs I do, but years ago, for me, work was something that was enjoyable, but it came with a burden of responsibility.
Today, I work where I can develop lasting values every day – such as compassion, empathy, acceptance, honesty, vulnerability, caring, respect, connection, genuineness, sincerity.
Can you consciously develop those aspects of your “work” that give you soul?
Or does your work merely develop the material and technical skills that make your soul yearn for something else?
If you want to think further on the topic, listen to the new 115th episode of “Leadership without Leadership”.
Of course, I can always “work” with you as a mentor, therapist or trainer if you let me know.
Good work on connecting the temporal and the timeless!
