I saw a funny meme that was about work, and it went like this:
How to avoid stress at work…
Don’t go to work
Such an obvious answer, and technically, it’s not wrong either. But we can add to that.
If you want to avoid stress at work, do work that doesn’t feel like work.
It’s another obvious answer, but if you’re doing something that doesn’t feel like work, then any related stress will just feel like fun problems to solve.
At least that’s how I experience it.
But how do you find work that doesn’t feel like work to you?
It’s a piece of advice people get told all the time when they complain about being unhappy about the current work they’re doing, but nobody really explains how you do it.
I didn’t know either until one of my clients, a career coaching company, shared their insights.
When they work with their clients, they focus on three major factors:
Interests: What do they like doing and what industry do they want to be in
Strengths: What are they good at doing
Preferences: Consists of work environment, type of co-workers, the role, etc.
I’m very fortunate to have come across a field of work (marketing and copywriting) that fits me as a person.
I mostly work independently with the right balance of collaboration. Plus, being surrounded by business and marketing whizzes is always great.
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-Ellisen