How Much Do You LOVE What You Do?

I’m a blessed woman, I admit it.  I’ve got a supportive husband, fabulous kids, parents who are alive and well and live close by, friends that I can connect with when I want to or need to, good health, a great home, yummy food — my list really could go on and on.  One of the things I haven’t yet mentioned, however, and that I truly think is a phenomenal blessing, is that I get to fill my days doing work that I absolutely LOVE.  That’s right; I LOVE the work that I do, I LOVE the environment in which I work, and I LOVE the people that I work with.  Can you say the same?

The reason I ask you this question is this:  I believe that everyone has the right to do the work they love to do.  More importantly, I think everyone has a responsibility to be doing the work that they love to do, in the environment that they love, with the people they love.  You read correctly — I think that you have not only the right to do work that you love, but the responsibility to do so as well.  Why?  Because I believe that the work that you love is the work that you were put on this planet to do.  And if you’re doing anything other than the work that you love, then you’re selling yourself short and not living into your purpose.

So ask yourself:  are you doing work that you LOVE?  And if your answer is anything other than an unqualified “yes”, I ask a follow-up question:  what’s stopping you?  Is it the job itself? ?  The people? The circumstances? Whatever it is, what’s it going to take for you to get yourself to a place and time where you can shout from the rooftops, “I LOVE the work that I do?”  As an expert in the area of life balance, one of the things I know for sure is that in order to have a sense of balance in your life, you have to love what you do.  So, knowing that 2010 is just around the corner, what will you do to tweak your circumstances?

Bottom-line:  what I want for you is a sense of joy and fulfillment in the work that you do on a day-to-day, moment-to-moment basis — yes, even when you’re engrossed in the logistics of it all.  Because when you’re doing what you love, even the logistics are loveable.  Trust me.