Did you ever notice people have different working styles?

It occurred to me that working and dancing are alike. They both have a conclusion but that’s not their real purpose.

The purpose of a dance is to dance and not get to the end of the song – unless, of course, you don’t particularly like whom you’re dancing with.

Your working style has to bring you some amount of joy otherwise your method for reaching your objective is devoid of juice and will keep you drained.

This is more than the ever present suggestion to “Enjoy your work.” This is more about noticing your working style and where your focus lies.

If your working style’s sole purpose is in getting the job done, you miss the richness and aliveness of each stepping stone on your path to completion. You’ve only got the goal in focus. Yes, you may get the job done but you cheat yourself out of rewarding moments that make up the whole.

In the past, my working style was always geared towards getting the job done. That left me little time to appreciate the process. I would look at others who weren’t as focused on results as I was and deem them to be lazy or incompetent. They were neither.

They were taking time to enjoy the ride. Work was not a place where they left their personality home. We’ve all heard the comment, “You should see her outside the office; she’s a totally different person.”

It would be beneficial for all to get to see that person at work. Our working style often gets in the way of missing the moment while solely focused on not missing the deadline. This robs us of countless joy.

A dance has more than a beginning and an end. The middle part is where we spend most of our time. If we’re not focused there, we miss synching with the rhythm of life.

The old saying that more business gets done on the golf course than in the boardroom applies here. That simply means to bring a more relaxed approach to what you do and two things will happen:

1. You’ll get more accomplished.
2. You’ll get to eat the middle of the Oreo Cookie first.

Take a moment to look at your working style. You may find that it’s standing in the way of you achieving so much more by keeping you off the dance floor.

All the best,

John

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