As you may or may not know, I've been working on a new book, tentatively titled Find Your Passion, Live Your Bliss. Well, after reading a recent e-mail from Brian Johnson, founder of en*theos, I have modified that to Giving Service, Finding Bliss.
Brian's message is that e-mail, which introduced the Craftsman mindset as espoused by Cal Newport in his book So Good They Can't Ignore You, is that you find your bliss by creating value, by providing service.
A quote from Cal Newport's book goes like this:
"Whereas the craftsman mindset focuses on what you can offer the world, the passion mindset focuses on what the world can offer you."
Brian also asks the question, "How can you serve more profoundly?"
One of the reasons I am happy and content in my current job is that I feel like I am truly serving the people I work for and with to the best of my ability. Coming home at the end of the day tired because I've done my job well is a much different feeling that coming home drained due to office politics and the feeling you can never do anything right and/or what we do doesn't serve the right purpose, or any purpose at all.
So, my question to you is, "How are you serving profoundly?"
If you are not serving profoundly, what can you do to change that right here, right now so you can move down the path to living your best life now?
Next week, we will finish out the month by exploring the myth of multitasking.
Until next time, Namaste!
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