9 Ways to Find Fulfillment at Work

Well, we work to earn our livelihood. Then why do we need fulfillment at work? We work for a significant portion of our life. Work for most of us is like our second home. And many times work and life integrate. Rather than work-life-balance. So, finding fulfillment at work is synonymous with finding fulfillment in life. In this post, let’s find out 9 ways to find fulfillment at work in this post.

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m about to do today.”

– Steve Jobs

9 Ways to Find Fulfillment at Work

Find Your Passion

Sometimes finding your genuine passion might be tricky. As we grow up, we try to find our passion. For many, they find their passion fairly early on. And also get it spot on. For several, it takes fairly long. And also many times we find more than that one. It’s a natural process. It’s okay to follow the natural progression.

Some Tips to Find Your Passion

What do we really enjoy doing?

That we can do continuously without feeling fatigued?

What work gets us awake in the morning?

When we don’t need “thank god it’s Friday”?

If earning money is not the reason to work, then what work would we choose to do?

Choose the Right Education

As we struggle to find our genuine passion, choosing the right education could be a challenge. This is the case for many students. Hence, it is not uncommon for students to change their major in under-graduation several times. Or do graduation with different specialization.

We may try to find whether we truly find studying what we are interested. It only helps us discover our true interests.

Improve Your Skills

We gain skills as we work. Formal education is the foundation to gain skills. We need it for our work.

It’s important we continually assess our skill needs. It could be against our current work. Or it could be also against any future work. That we are interested in.

Once we identify our skill needs, explore how we can gain them. There are many ways. It could be self study, do some courses or get certifications. Knowledge coupled with practice results in skill. Continue improving your skills.

Build on Your Strengths

Our skills practiced over time become our strengths. We need to focus on our strengths. Not our weaknesses. Strengthen your strengths. The probability of succeeding is much higher when we leverage our strengths.

Rediscover Your Passion

Our passion many times changes with time. Sometimes we discover our true calling much later in our lives. Many times, we find purpose in life once we have met most of our physiological needs.

So it’s important we rediscover our genuine passion(s).

Pursue Additional Education

Discovering our passion may need us to pursue additional education. Both formal and/ or informal. It could go back to school full time or part time. With today’s internet age we can study a lot fully online.

Learn New Skills

This a do loop. It is imperative we all gain new skills. Nothing is permanent in this world. Skill needs change.

Also, our newly discovered passion may need new skills. It could even be unlearn and relearn. Continuous upskilling is the key to success in today’s dynamic world. Technology changes need us to gain new skills.

Build New Strengths

Again, we follow the do loop. Build new strengths. Practicing our new skills.

Repeat the Cycle

Conclusion

The secret to find fulfillment at work is an iterative process many times. Find or rediscover your passion. Get the right education. Develop skills. Build on to your strengths. Repeat this cycle.

How do you find fulfillment at work? Thoughts?