Ep101: Work Can Become Meaningful Play with Lisa Avery

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Have you ever had a job that you absolutely hated? Each morning you almost need a forklift to get you out of bed to get you moving, and on your way to work. While you are there, motivation is non existent and you feel like your very life force is being sucked out of your body.

I believe that most of us have felt that way at one time or another, but the big question is why do people stay in those jobs, while others move on to do things that they are more passionate about. Our amazing guest today is here to shed some light on how work can become meaningful play!

As a positive psychologist, coach and writer, Lisa Avery helps individuals connect with the unique passion and purpose that drives their personal and professional success. She is fascinated by what propels a person to pursue their vocation, entwining their innate strengths, values and interests to serve both themselves and the rest of the world.
 
Lisa fuses the art of Coaching with the science of Positive Psychology to help individuals gain the clarity, confidence and courage to become all they aspire to be.

Episode Highlights: 

• Lisa discusses with us the difference between a vocation, job and a career. 
• Where do extrinsic and intrinsic motivations come into play? 
• People need the feeling of constantly growing and the going above and beyond one's ego.
• People tend to be happiest when they are not focusing on themselves. 
• We talked about the 2 different ways to be happy: Hedonic and Eudaimonic
• Is the need for vocation for everyone?
• The father of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman says if we have P.E.R.M.A: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, Accomplishment, we will be a pretty well rounded overall wellness.
• authenticity is NOT a destination, it's a journey. 
• The University of Pennsylvania has a Strengths Survey that you can take to discover what yours are. Click the link and create a profile and then you can access that survey and many others in the Authentic Happiness section.
•  www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/user/login
• Lisa introduced us to The Best Future Self exercise
• Its the gap between your real self and your future self that causes frustration, anxiety and sadness. By taking some action towards your future self, incredible things can happen. 
• What kind of activities would you do for the rest of your life if no one was looking and if money wasn't involved? 

Connect with Lisa further at www.workisvocation.com

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