Bringing Spirituality to the Workplace

Written by Judi Singleton


What is spirituality inrepparttar workplace? Some companies would tell you

that it is bringing your values to work and using them in everyday

life. Values like honesty, integrity, and good quality work. Other

companies would tell you it is treating each customer, employee and

co-worker with respect and love. Yes I said "love". For yet other

companies it is using prayer, meditation, in making allrepparttar 123161 small and

large decisions each day. And for some it is being socially

responsible forrepparttar 123162 community, enviroment, andrepparttar 123163 world. They see

their companies servingrepparttar 123164 three "P's" people,planet and profit.

Some key values that companies are embracing are:Key spiritual values

embraced in a business context include integrity, honesty,

accountability, quality, cooperation, service, intuition,

trustworthiness, respect, justice, and service. More and more companies

believe this approach exemplifies a balance between deeply held

spiritual values and respect forrepparttar 123165 need for profit in business

endeavors.

With more women inrepparttar 123166 workplace than ever before (studies show that

women are more concerned withrepparttar 123167 spirit) we are in a revolution inrepparttar 123168

workplace thatrepparttar 123169 whole person be reflected inrepparttar 123170 workplace.

How do I find a job I really enjoy? How do I find meaning in my work?

Is there more meaningful work I should be doing? How does my

spirituality fit in with my career? People are asking these questions

of themselves and their companies. Since we spend so much of our lives working and so much of ourselves

these are valid questions to be asking.

Corporate scandals fillrepparttar 123171 headlines but Signs of spirituality inrepparttar 123172

workplace keep turning up: companies not only allowing but sponsoring

prayer or meditation groups; company-sponsored chaplains; conferences

and executive training sessions that experiment with spiritual

practices or how to incorporate values into decision making; and how to

use prayer as a way of making decisions. I think these headlines

Want Money? You got it!

Written by Miami Phillips


Want Money? You Got It!

Six out of six people who were asked to list their highest priority in life said, "I want money". Maybe not in those exact words, but that wasrepparttar gist ofrepparttar 123160 request. Understand, when you askrepparttar 123161 Universe for somethingrepparttar 123162 Universe must help provide it. All six of these people are getting exactly what they asked for. They are 'wanting money'.

None of us really needs money. This is a fallacy. We have all we need; shelter, food and clothing. Most of us have much more thanrepparttar 123163 basic necessities for life because we enjoy nice houses, fine cars, eat out every now and then, and extras like computers, music, books, trips and many other ‘things’.

Do you realize most people want money no matter how much income they have? Someone making $100,000 a year wants money just as much (or more) than someone making $30,000. Isn't that fascinating? We must realize it is notrepparttar 123164 money we want, butrepparttar 123165 stuff money can buy. Look closely atrepparttar 123166 stuff to be absolutely sure ofrepparttar 123167 reasons it is wanted. This isrepparttar 123168 rule: Be who you are. Do what you love. Have what you need. Be, Do, Have. Most ofrepparttar 123169 world, and especially in America, has this rule backwards. Most Do something, to Have stuff, to Be somebody.

So many people are working a job, called making a living, by default instead of by passion. Some begin work in a field early in life and stay for 30 or 40 years because they are familiar with it. Some enter a family business because they are expected to and never follow their own path. Others enter a career expecting a high income. Most do not Do what they love.

How do you know? Ask this:

Are you making a living or making a life?

How is your stress level? Do you consider it a job or do you love to begin?

Answers to these questions will provide clues for you.

We takerepparttar 123170 income from these jobs and buy stuff: newer cars, bigger houses, more toys. Many are bought on credit, and we mortgage away our lives. Why? Because it isrepparttar 123171 way we are raised. We are bombarded with marketing all our lives to act in this way. We want to impress our friends. (I got a heck of a deal on a new car!) (Want to go for a spin inrepparttar 123172 new boat?) All this stuff ends up in yard sales, consignment shops, back yards and trash dumps. Life is good though, because with all this stuff we can now Be somebody. We live in that neighborhood, drive that car, have membership in that club, and wear those clothes. Now we are good enough to Be with those people.

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