One-E-Anna Notes Issue #057 - July-August, 2008
	What's in this issue? Lead Article - Why We Work Information on Coaching Services Humor from Newspapers Resources			A monthly newsletter to conduct you on the way to successful performance and harmony in your work and personal life. Every issue brings you tips for interviews, resumes, networking, and strategies for career advancement. Brought to you by E. Anna Watkins, MM, MBA, CPCC, CPT Career & Life Coach Welcome! Welcome to all new and continuing subscribers! I am thankful for your support in reading, sending me your comments, and passing the newsletter to others. Please forward it today and help us increase our circulation to include even more friends. www.one-e-anna.com/newsletters.htm (Read past issues while you are there.)
	The master in the art of living makes little distin-ction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both. - James Michener               As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do. - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross			1. Why We Work Years ago when I took my first course in career development, I learned a theory that has really stayed with me. There are three reasons we work: survival, contribution, and fulfillment. This sounds similar to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, doesn't it? Survival means the actual payment you receive for working that covers expenses for your life and life style. Contribution refers to the service you provide to the world around you. How are you helping others? And fulfillment, that ever-elusive goal, means applying and expanding your talents and skills in a way that is rewarding to you. We seek to find all of these elements in different proportions according to our values. Each person is different, and the proportions change for different stages of life. What determines the way we seek to allocate those needs through our work? The first influence that comes to mind is family examples. What have you observed about your parents' view of work? In my case, I witnessed a strong emphasis on contribution to the world through paid and non-paid service to others. As we mature and create our own personal system of values, we add to our vision of how we want our own work to look. New attitudes and intentions grow from our own experience and reinforcement from our external world. Our peers, colleagues, friends, and surrounding community supply messages that help us to define "work" in a way that is meaningful to us. Look at your current work. If you were to place percentages on how that work plays out for you, what would it be? Here is an example: Survival = 40% Contribution = 40% Fulfillment = 20% Set up a formula that would satisfy you. Then plot an estimate of your current percentages. Is this the proportion you want? We can't always expect work to provide precisely what we would prefer. Can you fulfill those needs elsewhere? If that is the case, you can fill in the blanks. Look for a hobby, community service, school activity, civic group, religious group, or other outlet to help you balance your equation. Recognizing what is right for you is the first step. Taking action from there will add to your contentment and satisfaction. Enjoy the journey!
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				2. Career Coaching Sessions I coach people who are looking to enjoy their work, whether that means moving up in a current job or building a new career. It doesn't matter where you live - I can coach you by phone. Want to find out more? You can easily arrange this. Please contact me at info@one-e-anna.com and I will follow up with you to schedule a free consultation - no strings attached! I am now focusing on group coaching via Master Mind Groups - a great way to have multiple "coaches" in a supportive atmosphere and at lower cost than individual coaching sessions. Please contact me with your interest in joining a group or to suggest a type of group you would like. My blog is all about Master Mind Groups, so please visit and join in the conversation there. http://mindblenders.blogspot.com
				3. Humor from Newspapers Please remember the next time you are reading a newspaper that the headlines are written by someone other than the reporter who wrote the article. Here are some notable headlines from articles in the year 2007. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft Kids Make Nutritious Snacks Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors And the winner is.... Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
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