Three Principles for Finding Meaningful, Fulfilling Work

by Thomas Walker-WerthBusiness & FinanceOct 10, 2024

Is your work meaningful and interesting to you? If not, do you have a plan for how to transition to work that is?

In 2013, after a series of unpleasant jobs, I made a decision: The job I was doing then would be the last job I hated. The next year, I put that decision into effect. For the past decade, I’ve only done jobs that are, on some level, meaningful to me. I can’t say I’ve loved every minute of it, but all of it related to my values. 

People often tell me that I’m lucky to be able to do work I enjoy. Although I have certainly been lucky at times and in certain ways, it’s not an accident that I’m able to do meaningful work. It’s the result of implementing a few principles I’ve developed over the years, which should, if applied with patience, enable you and others you care about to achieve the same.

Principle 1: The Best Jobs Come Out of. . .

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