ORA ET LABORA.
“Pray and work.”
This ancient phrase of Benedictine monks became the motto of Clan Ramsay. I’ve always liked it. It reminds me that work itself can have a higher purpose.
In fact, we were working in the Garden of Eden. We had three jobs–all part of the plan.
Work is something worth doing.
This article quotes Teddy Roosevelt:
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
But what makes work “worth doing?”
Besides the spiritual significance, for me, four reasons come to mind:
What are your reasons?
Better yet: What are your direct reports’ reasons?
If you don’t know the answer, now is a great time to find out. What do they want out of the job besides a paycheck?
If they don’t know, now is a great time to help them find out. Workers who see purpose to their toil are more engaged.
That means your organization will be more successful. But more importantly, you and your workers will be more fulfilled.