Your Job Satisfaction

Your Job Satisfaction

Your job satisfaction depends highly on three different dimensions. When one dimension is in the rocks, expect a bumpy ride with the other aspects of your life.

To learn more about what brings people job satisfaction and fulfillment in their lives, The Institute for Behavioral Effectiveness studied more than 1,500 people. Included were business people, professionals, artists, teachers, homemakers, and those involved in various blue collar trades. The study revealed that three significant dimensions must be considered:

• Work
• Personal
• Societal

Work is what a person does during his or her day. For some people, it is their job or profession… how they earn their living. For others… homemakers, for example, it includes caring for the home and children, cleaning, shopping, doing the laundry, fixing meals, paying bills, providing transportation for children and other family members, and the myriad other tasks they routinely perform.

The Personal dimension is what a person does with his or her “free” time. It is what they do when they are alone. It includes time spent while driving in the car, at lunch breaks and in the evenings when they may find themselves alone. It is what a person thinks or dreams about during the day or during the quiet hours of the morning while lying in bed waiting for the alarm to sound. It also includes how a person feels about himself or herself… their physical appearance, their height to weight ratio, their hair style, the clothes they wear, the language and words they use, and how they think others view them… their self‑concept.

Societal includes a person’s relationships with others, including immediate and extended family members, neighbors, the community, church and club members, and the activities associated with each of these groups.

These three dimensions need to have a balance else expect to have some difficulties doing things in the other aspects of your life. As humans, we would naturally strive to be at our best in every way possible specially in a professional environment but believe me, to work effectively and have job satisfaction, you need all these three in top shape.

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