To answer my question I enlisted your help via my twitter, thank you to all who completed the survey.

The results of our mini survey show a pretty close 1,2,3 of work life balance, love of the job and money.

We explored the challenge of work life balance in our last blog, so next…

What makes one person love their job and another hate it?

When we are in a position to follow our own values and beliefs we seem more comfortable and confident with our actions and decisions. Believing that what you are working towards will make a difference somewhere somehow is a motivator and gets those happy hormones pumping.

We are not all the same so our values are also going to differ

It is up to us to ensure that there is a good match between our core values and our work environment. This doesn’t have to be a life changing statement (giving up the office job to be an NGO in the Niger Delta) it is just about being aware of why we love or hate what we do. This will change because we change and our environment changes.

Do you love or hate your job?

• Write an honest statement of what your job is
• Compare this to your actual job profile (is there a match?)
• If there is not a match, write down why. Are you being sucked into things because of bad management, process or the incompetence of others?
• Put a smiley face next to everything you love
• Put a sad face next to everything you hate

Do the math…

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