Jessica Hagy has once again made some simple and interesting points in her
Forbes article. this week. I am going to try to do justice to her brilliance by commenting on a couple each post for the next few days.
Have a cause.If you don’t give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you.
Among all the remarkable people I meet every week, there is invariably someone who says something like " I feel like I have been sold a bill of goods. Fifteen years ago I was told, get a good education, find someone you love, settle down, buy a house, have some kids, get a bigger house and then you will be happy. Did it, did it, did it, got it ~ not" They go on to say that they felt more happiness and purpose in the 3 hours they spent volunteering with us than they have in the past 10 years. How can that be?
Daniel Pink believes that we can improve our lives (work and otherwise) if in addition to having basic needs met, we also have autonomy, mastery, and purpose. " Purpose - the yearning to do what we do it the service of something greater than ourselves." A cause can help fill the purpose space.
More than 5 years ago I posted some ideas,
on Action Today, about how you can find a cause that will resonate with you. If you are joining us and allowing yourself and the world know that you are remarkable, the post might be a great first step.
