{"id":19250,"date":"2020-03-02T04:45:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=19250"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:58:35","slug":"job-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/job-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Components of Job Satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years ago, a woman approached me after I finished a keynote presentation. In the speech, I had mentioned the importance of living with intention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

That point made an impression. She realized she had not been intentional, particularly as it related to her career.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, she was a doctor with a very successful practice. She was extremely busy and making more money than she had dreamed possible. But she was deeply unsatisfied.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m honest, I think I became a doctor because my father was a doctor. It was expected. I didn\u2019t think I had a choice,\u201d she confessed. Then her eyes welled with tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I hate it,\u201d she continued. \u201cI only get to spend a few minutes with each patient. I feel like a factory worker on a conveyor belt. It\u2019s all I can do to make myself go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was good at what she did. Her practice was exploding. But she had lost her passion.<\/p>\n\n

As I later reflected on her situation, I realized job satisfaction requires three components.<\/p>\n

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  1. Passion.<\/strong> This is where it begins. What do you care about? What moves you? What problems do you want to solve or issues you want to address? If your heart<\/a> is not in your work, you have a job but not a calling.<\/li>\n
  2. Proficiency.<\/strong> Passion alone is not enough. You have to be good at what you do. Being good enough will not give you the satisfaction you desire. You have to excel at your craft and be awesome<\/em>. Mastery is the goal.<\/li>\n
  3. Profitability.<\/strong> To enjoy a successful career, people must be willing to pay you for what you do. You don\u2019t have to get rich, but there must be a market for your product or service. Otherwise, your career is not sustainable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you have all three of these components, you can experience genuine career satisfaction. Few things in life are more rewarding.<\/p>\n

    I envision it as three overlapping circles. (Jim Collins has a similar model in Good to Great<\/a><\/em> as it applies to companies.) At the intersection of all three is true success.<\/p>\n

    \"Three<\/p>\n

    Be wary of only having two:<\/p>\n