Step 7: How it Works
This part of the program is about creating options for yourself so that you do not HAVE to work for any longer than is needed to reach “enough.” (In Step 8 you will help define for yourself what “enough” really means).
Part A: Move Toward the Highest Possible Income
Part A: Move toward the Highest Possible Income How many hours, according to your calculations, do you have left in your life? In economic terms, your time is your commodity – and it is finite. When you value your life energy, you want to maximize the benefit from any time you expend.
When you trade your time for an income, are you getting the full value your life deserves?
How could you earn more money in your current job, while remaining in alignment with your integrity and your health? Could you move up a level or take on extra work?
Some people take a second job or increase their commitment to the current job.Some people leave their old job and move to one that maximizes their sense of engagement as well as their income, rather than staying put merely for the sake of “security.”
Most people find that when they work with a clear purpose, opportunities open up and raises are easier to negotiate. Why? Because when you know your real worth you become a more valuable employee. This helps you value yourself enough to ask for a wage that matches your effort!
When you trade your time for an income, are you getting the full value your life deserves?
How could you earn more money in your current job, while remaining in alignment with your integrity and your health? Could you move up a level or take on extra work?
Some people take a second job or increase their commitment to the current job.Some people leave their old job and move to one that maximizes their sense of engagement as well as their income, rather than staying put merely for the sake of “security.”
Most people find that when they work with a clear purpose, opportunities open up and raises are easier to negotiate. Why? Because when you know your real worth you become a more valuable employee. This helps you value yourself enough to ask for a wage that matches your effort!
Part B: Consistent with Your Health and Integrity
It does you no good to maximize your income if it costs you your health or your integrity.
If you reach the point where your job is making you sick or increasing your chances for future illness … or it is impacting your pride in your workmanship or compromising your values … it’s time to explore other options for achieving your goals.
Remember:
The point of this program is fulfillment!
In addition, sacrificing your health or your integrity even in the short term actually can decrease your ability to make money. An employee with a high rate of absenteeism, or one who cuts corners or doesn’t care about the quality of their work, will have a much harder time negotiating raises, obtaining a good reference or finding a higher paying position.
If you reach the point where your job is making you sick or increasing your chances for future illness … or it is impacting your pride in your workmanship or compromising your values … it’s time to explore other options for achieving your goals.
Remember:
The point of this program is fulfillment!
In addition, sacrificing your health or your integrity even in the short term actually can decrease your ability to make money. An employee with a high rate of absenteeism, or one who cuts corners or doesn’t care about the quality of their work, will have a much harder time negotiating raises, obtaining a good reference or finding a higher paying position.
Part C: For a Self-Defined Period of Time
Suppose you look at having a job (or several jobs) as a source of income for a finite and self-defined period of time. Some people assume they will work for their rest of their lives, or at least until “retirement age” (which may seem just as long). At some point we will all stop working, whether we want to or not! When that happens is a choice we can make for ourselves. We can define that time and work towards it – giving us an even greater sense of purpose and fulfillment while we’re doing it!
Your job is a means to
reach your goals and
focus on what has meaning to you.
Would you feel differently about your job if you knew it was for a self-defined and finite period of time? Would you … · Put in more effort?
Your job is no longer …
With this perspective you begin to more closely and consciously integrate your life energy with your work.
Your job is a means to
reach your goals and
focus on what has meaning to you.
Would you feel differently about your job if you knew it was for a self-defined and finite period of time? Would you … · Put in more effort?
- Work with more integrity?
- Not take setbacks or obstacles so personally?
- Give it your enthusiasm, and your appreciation?
Your job is no longer …
- Your identity
- Your prestige or status
- A paycheck that’s gone in two weeks
With this perspective you begin to more closely and consciously integrate your life energy with your work.