Looking for your purpose at work? Here it is.

People hate Mondays.   Probably because for too many, it's the start of another work week, and work feels like a four-letter word that I can't print in this post rather than L-O-V-E.    For them, Monday is a day of longing for things to be different...better...more fulfilling.   "If only I could find my purpose," they say, "then I would be happy at work."

As one who has spent the majority of her career helping people maximize their potential, I can promise you this:  you don't need to go looking for your purpose.   You can certainly look for another job, but if and when you find it, if your purpose was to find your purpose, you're likely to be sorely disappointed. There's a very simple reason for this:  the true purpose of your life is to be you.  So whatever you're doing, wherever you're doing it is your purpose right now.

Imagine what your work week would be like if you simply stopped resisting it.  "I'm going to work because that's my purpose right now--to work where I am presently working."  If that feels different (and likely better) than what you were thinking, add, "I am being who I presently am in this role."  

If you're afraid that doing this will keep you stuck in a dead-end job, I can promise you that exactly the opposite will happen.   By welcoming and executing your current work as your Purpose (with a capital P), you will stand out, good things will happen and doors will open, either where you are, or someplace else.  This isn't my opinion; it's physics.  Like attracts like, and whatever you pay attention to expands. 

As you stop battling with yourself, you'll likely feel more enthusiastic about what is yours to do.  When you do, things really start to get interesting.  Since everything is energy and you are no longer blocking yours,  you will likely find that people start getting excited about working with you, since it's rare to find someone who truly embraces their job.   You'll also likely feel more awake and alive, aware of nuances and details you likely missed when you were in your head, not the moment.  This, in turn, leads to better--and often extraordinary--results, the kind that are created when people say, "I found my purpose."

What you are doing, where you do it or with whom may change, but one thing remains the same:  wherever you go, there you are.   Allow yourself to be fully alive, and you'll soon discover that the purpose you've been craving has been with you all along.

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