Are you exhausted as you approach the Christmas break? Hopefully it won’t be long until you are able to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.
I always find that holidays are a great time to gain some perspective on your life. How many times have you found that you start to question whether you want to return to your job, or return to work at all?! Have you found yourself thinking about what else you could do, or even looking at courses that might send you in a new direction?
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. There is a usually a peak in job-seeking activity in January and February.
But is the grass always greener? Sometimes big changes will not bring the happiness we are seeking. Small changes might be the way to go.
You may already know that I’m a big fan of small changes. Back in September, I wrote a blog about ‘small changes to lead a big life’.
In my last blog, I wrote about ‘job crafting’ as a way of increasing your engagement at work.
In this week’s blog, I provide a link to an article that might help you work out some small changes you could make to enrich your overall life.
You’re probably not ready to start planning today – but have a read now and in a week or two, you’ll find yourself looking for this article!
Stewart Friedman, a Professor at Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, has developed the Total Leadership Process.
Don’t let the title of ‘Leadership’ put you off - the Total Leadership Process is a fantastic way of working out and trialling changes that will enrich and integrate your life across four key areas of work, home, community and the self.
Professor Friedman briefly summarised this approach in a great article in the Harvard Business Review back in 2008. The article encourages you to consider what you value most and how satisfied you are with four domains of your life.
Your task is then to brainstorm possibilities of how to improve your satisfaction within these domains.
Then, you look at which of these ideas tick the boxes across all four domains and which would give you the most benefit.
And next, you trial small experiments to see what works. And you determine measures to see if they’re making a difference.
Professor Friedman provides a couple of examples that are really helpful.
I love the idea of thinking of a large number of small changes, then working out which change will make the most difference in all areas of your life – and then trialling it through small experiments.
Here’s the link! You may need to register (for free) to access the article.
I’d love to hear what you think of it!
The Find my niche book may also help you work out what you are passionate about, what energises you, and will assist you to reflect on your personal strengths. I also have a list of great books that might help on my website.
So, make a plan to live your best life where you are right now.
And have a wonderful Christmas! I hope Find my niche has enriched your year!
Warm regards,
Erin
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