mission Archives | Jedidiah https://jedidiah.org.za/tag/mission/ Raising a Standard of Excellence & Significance Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:44:10 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 Meaningful work https://jedidiah.org.za/entrepreneurship/meaningful-work/ https://jedidiah.org.za/entrepreneurship/meaningful-work/#respond Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:41:07 +0000 http://jedidiah.org.za/?p=811 Two days after I previously wrote about the purpose behind everything we do, I sat in a meeting where we discussed the importance of entrepreneurship and job creation. One person suggested that we should not only focus on job creation, but at creating meaningful jobs.

But when exactly is the work that you do meaningful?

It seems that when you understand the purpose of what you need to do, that you may experience the work as more meaningful.

You may experience a job as meaningless when your personality and skill ... continue reading

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]]> https://jedidiah.org.za/entrepreneurship/meaningful-work/feed/ 0 Purpose: The “why” behind everything you do https://jedidiah.org.za/gps-living/purpose-the-why-behind-everything-you-do/ https://jedidiah.org.za/gps-living/purpose-the-why-behind-everything-you-do/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:49:01 +0000 http://jedidiah.org.za/?p=801 Do you sometimes experience that an appeal is made on you to partake in, or attend a certain meeting or event that you are not super excited about? If you participate or get involved in something, is it to please somebody (your boss, your spouse, your friends/colleagues), or because you feel pressured to conform to the group, or because you want to?

If you feel pressured because “everybody” is doing it or is going to be there, you most probably experience a certain degree of manipulation. Therefore one of the ... continue reading

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]]> https://jedidiah.org.za/gps-living/purpose-the-why-behind-everything-you-do/feed/ 0 Mission: How do I get there from here? https://jedidiah.org.za/gps-living/mission-how-do-i-get-there-from-here/ https://jedidiah.org.za/gps-living/mission-how-do-i-get-there-from-here/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:42:31 +0000 http://jedidiah.org.za/?p=772 A traveller on a farm road asked a passer-by the directions to get to a certain farm. After thinking for a while the passer-by started to give directions and then stopped. He then told the driver that perhaps he should take another route and started to give new directions. Then he stopped again to reconsider and then gave directions for yet another route. When he stopped the third time the passer-by concluded with; ”Sir, I think you cannot drive to that farm from here.”

But life does not ... continue reading

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