Managing Yourself - How to Make the Most of the Job You Already Have - Sun and Planets Spirituality AYINRIN

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How to Make the Most of the Job You Already Have - Sun and Planets Spirituality AYINRIN

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Before you start rationalizing a significant job shift, consider some ways to make the job you have more interesting and fulfilling. Start by asking your manager or human resources department what kind of help they need, and be realistic about your bandwidth. If your contributions become a regular activity, it’s fair to ask your manager to adjust your job description or even your professional title to reflect that added responsibility, which can have an obvious impact on your career advancement. See if there are ways to leverage your skills and experience to support colleagues, and be sure to give meaningful public credit to others to reinforce your reputation as a compassionate and valuable team player. Consider that it may be your skills — not your job — that need a boost. Identify skills or insight you need to develop and look for educational opportunities to accomplish that. Try socializing with colleagues more often. You’ll find that the bonds you form outside of work will enhance the ones you have during the workday. Switch up your workspace from time to time, and pay close attention to your work/life balance: Take vacations — or just minibreaks — and take them seriously. That means unplugging from your work and work tools as much as possible. These ideas may not only keep you happier at work, but also help you sustain the benefits, comfort level, and reputation you’ve worked so hard to earn.

There are three moments when your job seems most ideal: The day you spot the job posting, the day they say yes, and your first week of work. Months later — after a variety of workplace stressors reveal themselves — the job that was once shiny and new typically loses some luster. You may even start looking for greener professional pastures.

But the grass is always greener on the other side of a brand-new job description, so before you start rationalizing a significant job shift, consider these eight ways to make the job you have more interesting and fulfilling. These ideas may not only keep you happier at work, but also help you sustain the benefits, comfort level, and reputation you’ve worked so hard to earn.

1. Volunteer for new work-related assignments

Organizations often form smaller teams to tackle specific projects, and at the start, they may need volunteers to join. These activities can include participating in a brainstorming session, helping to onboard new employees, or writing articles for the internal newsletter. Make sure to pick projects that match your skills and your interests.

Some experts call this willingness to take on new tasks “organizational citizenship behaviors,” and say the impact on your fulfillment can be dramatic.

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“Being a good organizational citizen can be personally and professionally rewarding because it makes work more meaningful and invigorating and contributes to better performance evaluations,” write business professors Mark C. Bolino and Anthony C. Klotz.

Just know that it’s up to you to find these opportunities; they won’t find you.

Start by asking your manager or human resources department what kind of help they need, and be realistic about your bandwidth. If your organizational citizenship contributions become a regular activity, it’s fair to ask your manager to adjust your job description or even your professional title to reflect that added responsibility, which can have on obvious impact on your career advancement.

2. Offer to assist your colleagues

Research shows that helping coworkers can be very fulfilling, so ask your manager how you can leverage your skills and experience to support colleagues. Surely, someone on your floor needs help with their PowerPoint. Some companies even have formal in-house mentorship programs.

As a senior writer, I often ask junior-level writers to take the first stab at assignments on my to-do list, and I feel very fulfilled helping them develop their professional skills. And feeling good about yourself is a big step toward feeling good about your job.

3. Take time to appreciate others meaningfully

There can never be too much colleague-to-colleague appreciation at work, and often there’s too little. You already know that giving feels just as good as receiving, so elevate your professional fulfillment by recognizing excellent work by your colleagues in person, in emails, during meetings, and through internal communication platforms.

Make sure your appreciation is meaningful — not just “thanks” and “good work!”— but a full description of what he or she did, why it made a difference, and how the effort impacted you.

Giving meaningful public credit to others also reinforces your reputation as a compassionate and valuable team player.

4. Take external or internal classes to improve and expand your skills

It may be your skills — not your job — that need a boost. Identify areas in which you need to develop and look for educational opportunities to accomplish that. External classes are easy to find, but first check your organization’s Learning & Development department for useful — and free — workshops and seminars. Taking internal courses will also increase your exposure to new people in the organization who can also make your work experience more fulfilling and delightful.

5. Introduce yourself to new colleagues and get involved in social activities

Working alongside people you like and respect plays a crucial role in your professional happiness, so try extending that impact after work by participating in more social outings, even with people whom you don’t ordinarily socialize with. You’ll find that the bonds you form outside of work will enhance the ones you have during the workday. And don’t worry about doing too much “shop talk.” The job is, after all, the biggest thing you have in common, and commiserating can make you feel more connected.

6. Renovate your workspace

Your happiness at work starts with joy in your workspace. Are there things in front of you and around you that make you happy or remind you of people and places you love? If not, start with a few simple items — like a framed photo of your family, a favorite mug, or a meaningful plaque or trophy. If you surround yourself with things that make you proud or happy — even at the cost of some distraction — they’re bound to make you feel more fulfilled in your job. At the very least, they’re great conversation-starters.

It even helps to diversify your work location from time to time, whether that means working from home, at a coffee shop, or in a public library (my personal favorite for its silence and lack of distraction). Separating yourself from the drama and politics of your workspace can help you focus on and accomplish your tasks more efficiently — and few things feel as satisfying as knocking out nagging items on your professional to-do list. The change of scenery alone can make you feel less submerged in your work world.

7. Take more time off to recharge

Working too hard for too long — even if you’re not an official “workaholic” — can wreak havoc on your overall job satisfaction, even if you love your job. So pay close attention to your work/life balance: Take vacations — or just minibreaks — and take them seriously. That means unplugging from your work and work tools as much as possible. A “working vacation” is no vacation at all.

For the same reasons, try to leave work early when you can and take frequent walks around the block or just around the cubicles. Our bodies were not designed to sit in a chair all day, viewing a big computer screen with occasional breaks to view a tiny cell phone screen. Taking your mind and your eyes off your work can substantially soften the grind. And if you get to catch up with a friendly coworker in your travels, all the better.

Finally, minimize the amount of work you bring home, including reading work email. “The blurring of work and personal time is a significant source of job stress,” writes leadership consultant Natalia Peart. Ideally, your work life is enriching your personal life, not dominating it.

8. Take on a specific new hobby or activity

Feeling fulfilled at home may be connected to feeling fulfilled at work, so make sure you’re doing things in your personal life that make you happy. Having a fulfilling personal life may also reduce the pressure of feeling like your work life must always be as exciting and fulfilling as it seemed on that first beautiful day.

Even the most ideal job can feel unfulfilling or monotonous at times. But if you take proactive steps to increase your professional fulfillment — versus just waiting it out and hoping for the best — you’ll find that job fulfillment is something you can control, elevate, and even leverage as a launching pad for future success.

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