March 2020
IT Leaders Edition
TECHNICITY
ISSUE
#05
Business Technology + sychronicity
FINDING PURPOSE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD:
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
“You can train your mind to
see the good in everything”
A
survey conducted by The Conference Board
shows that 46 percent of US workers are not
satisfied with their employment. The good
news is that this number has been decreasing
over the last eight years, but it still leaves a
lot of us that are not happy. I found myself a few years
ago very stressed at a seeming lack of meaning in what I
was doing day to day—we’re not exactly saving the world
selling and supporting printers and copiers! One of the
most frequently repeated pieces of advice is “Follow your
passion,” and my job didn’t seem to align with this until I
realized that meaning could be found with a simple shift
of perspective.
New Harvard research has shown that chasing your
purpose is a better path than chasing your passion. In a
recent article on Inc.com detailing the research, it said
“chasing passion, in other words, tends to make you less
satisfied at work because—no huge shocker here—work
is often difficult, draining, and even boring. So, are you
doomed to simply take whatever job you can do that
pays the bills? Nope……All you need to do is substitute
'purpose' for 'passion' when considering your path.”
So what I started to realize is that it is not necessarily only
what you are doing, but also how you are doing something
that can make a difference and bridge a pathway to
purpose. This thinking led me to define A M Exclusive’s
Core Values so that I could help to reinforce and
strengthen all the good within our company. When I focus
on things like this, I feel that I am fulfilling my purpose and
feel more at peace. In any situation, I believe you can train
your mind to see the good in everything. It is all a matter
of perspective.
In the next few issues, I’ll be highlighting a different Core
Value of ours. You’ll find more about our value of “Helping
You To Succeed” on page 3. As always, we wish you the
best and hope that you know we are here to help in any
way we can!
- Jaclyn Morse, Vice President