Why is it that only 10% of people are considered to be highly productive in the workplace? Why is that nearly 80% of people are not fully satisfied with their jobs? What if there was a place where people saw work in a totally different way—one where they didn’t feel they “had to go to work” but rather “were excited to show up & make a difference”? Imagine a place where people didn’t feel they had to leave who they are at home and come to work to be someone different? Imagine a workplace where you get to make decisions everyday based on the way you feel is the right way to do business and treat people?
Life is so short that we all struggle trying to figure out more ways to get the most meaning and pleasure out of our short time here on earth. Unfortunately most of us see work as something that disrupts our ability to find the meaning and pleasure we so desperately seek in our lives. It’s probably why so many folks struggle with balancing home and work life. What if there was a different way of approaching this balance in our life where instead of trying to find ways to spend less time in the work place and more time at outside we actually found ways to give our work more meaning and purpose so that our lives became more enjoyable? We believe there is a way for people to find more balance and as a result become more fulfilled in life.
It starts with increasing the amount of time you spend with people who fulfill you. You see Life is about people and the quality of your life is reflected in the amount of time you spend each day with people who are able to add meaning and joy to your life- at work or at home. If you want to find a way to get the most out of your life you must increase the amount of time you spend with people who fulfill you. This is why we constantly seek more time away from work so we can spend it with people who we believe add more meaning in our lives. But yet we find it so difficult to keep up with all the responsibilities we hold in the workplace and finding time to spend with the people we enjoy. But the answer to solving this question just might be changing the way we select our employment. We have been condition to look at things like employee benefits, compensation, job titles, and room to advance. But little attention is ever given to the very thing that has the most impact on our happiness in life- the quality of people we spend our time with each day. Have we ever taking the time to compare our material assets with our relationships? Imagine the loss of one of your most expensive items you own and compare that to losing one of your most precious relationships? Which one would have a greater impact on your life? On the other hand what would add more pleasure in your life over the next few years- fancy clothes, jewelry, automobile or a really close relationship with a family member or friend who shares the same values as you?
One of the best places to start adding more meaning in your life is to pick the right place to work. Many of us will spend nearly 50% of our adult life commuting to, working in, or thinking about our jobs. So how is it that we can get the most out of life if we are not being fulfilled in a place that encompasses most of our life? I think this is why our work falls short of fulfilling us. When you look at the actual workload of most jobs over time they can become less interesting, less challenging, exhausting, stressful, and even defeating. It is rarely the work that will fulfill us or give us any true meaning. What really gives us the meaning and joy is the type of people we interact with every day.
At driversselect.com we have the opportunity to give work an entirely new meaning for people by creating an environment that focuses on bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds who can add meaning and joy to one another. We achieve this by selecting people who hold the same values of transparency, learning, taking ownership and celebrating small successes every day while having a burning desire to go the extra mile to create a workplace that is more desirable than any major corporation in America. While other companies might offer greater health and financial benefits we will strive to be competitive in those areas but be unmatched in our culture. We won’t offer jobs to people but rather responsibilities they own in a way which allows them to see their contributions to the company, customers and community. We will build a culture where people value themselves less on the paycheck they receive and more on the contribution they make in other people’s life. We will approach our work with passion and purpose as opposed to just chasing profits. We see profits not just as a return to shareholders but as a mechanism that gives us the fuel to continue to hire more people who can add joy to our lives, serve our customers in way that fulfills in their lives and provides us the opportunities to make Texas a better place to our children to grow up in.
