Next time you’re feeling low, have a little of what you fancy and ditch the guilt. It can be good for you.
There’s a lot to be said for toughing it out in trying times. ‘I’m hitting the gym like there’s no tomorrow,’ says Debashnie, a 31-year-old accountant whose office is experiencing major staff cutbacks. Training hard helps me sweat out stress and gives me a sense of control. But I’m also doing two people’s jobs at work and studying for my MBA. Sometimes all I want to do is pull up the duvet for a day, surf the Internet and eat chocolate’.
A light-hearted survey which will reveal to you whether you think of your work as a job, career, or calling - and what that says about your likely satisfaction with life.
Job, Career or Calling?
How would you describe the way you earn a living? Research by Amy Wrzensniewski, Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at New York University, shows that most people view their work either as a job, a career, or a calling.
I’ve drawn inspiration from her questionnaire to offer you a light-hearted version of the test below. Answer the questions and add up your scores to find out which category you belong to - and what that says about your satisfaction with life!
Sometimes, when we get all wrapped up in our doubts, fears and insecurities, we always come up with the idea of “I wish I was somebody else.” More often than not, we think and believe that someone or rather, most people are better off than we are. The fact is, most people are even more messed up and more insecure than we are!
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