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By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching

Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:32:54 +0000

I like what Jonathan says about balance — we tend to think we can find the magic formula for allocating our time between work, family, and so on, but the problem is that our wants and needs are in constant flux, and we thus need to constantly adjust our “formula” if we want to feel fulfilled.

By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord

Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:24:53 +0000

What a fantastic interview with incredible advice that I really needed to read today. The pendulum description was wonderful, and I could visualize, as I read it, different points in my life when the pendulum was swinging too far to one side and didn’t feel good. Other times, it’s okay – it depends on the context of what I’m doing and if I’m enjoying it. These days I can blog (write and/or read others posts) for three hours at a time, and it feels GREAT, because it’s what I love to do. Last year when I was working full-time at a job I only sort of liked, three hours would have felt like way too much time to be spending. I would be felt put out.
Thank you for helping me get some clarity around something I’m working on/thinking about right now.

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:29:09 +0000

Hi Marelisa, intrinsic motivation is important to every career. Jonathan certainly has plenty.

Hi Lance, keeping ourselves in harmony is a better way of saying it. Balance is such a fine line. The word harmony is much more free flowing.

Hi Karen, yes, hard work is important otherwise we are just coasting. Working happy is about find a way to enjoy that hard work, so we can accomplish great things.

Hi Claudia, great point. When we can use work to enrich our lives that’s when the magic happens.

Hi Evita, stress relief is a talent we must all cultivate within ourselves.

Hi J.D., time has no meaning when we are deep into something we love to do. Then it’s all energy and enjoying the flow.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:27:48 +0000

> The more realistic approach to balance is to acknowledge that you are in a constant state of time and energy flux.
I like that. It’s a reminder that it’s not just the time, it’s the energy.

By: Evita

Evita — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:14:28 +0000

Awesome Interview Karl! And a big thanks to Jonathan for sharing his wisdom here.

I too agree that work happiness is huge! I mean most of us have to go 5 out of 7 days to a “job” and spend almost all day there. I cannot for the life of me imagine how people do it, if there is no happiness there.

I love too the part of the stress relief …how beautifully loving and romantic

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:36:24 +0000

Karl, I completely agree on your perspective of we being entrepreneurs, even when you don’t have a business. Our career is our “service” and it’s up to us to develop it, not our company’s.

I believe that we are finally understanding that it’s not all about just making money, we also must do something that enrich our lives. Working is an activity that most of us end up doing, whether for fun or obligation. Why not make it joyful as well?

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:27:31 +0000

Karl and Jonathan great interview. Jonathan really illuminates that if you want to be happy at work and life, you do have to work at it. Many people often miss this and don’t take the time to identify what makes them happy and pursue. Happiness is a verb!

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:18:53 +0000

Hi Karl,
What a great interview, and so much perspective here on being motivated by the work we do. I’m especially drawn to this concept of balance – or maybe more appropriately – harmony in our lives. It’s a shift I’ve been feeling recently, that it’s not really all about balance, it’s more about finding harmony in our life. And so they way Jonathan talks about this as a pendulum is such a great way to look at it.

Here’s to really finding those people and things that really make us come alive!

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:30:17 +0000

Hi Karl: Jonathan’s book is fabulous and I love how he teaches people to find a renegade path to move toward making money from what they most enjoy doing. He’s a great example of being intrinsically motivated instead of waiting for extrinsic rewards.