| If you are doing remarkable work, you wake up most | | | | long term. If you care about finding your place in |
| mornings excited about what you are going to do that | | | | society and search for meaning in all activities, including |
| day, committed to what is possible, and free to show | | | | work, you are ready for The Path to Remarkable |
| up as your most authentic self. | | | | Work. |
| Remarkable work is work where you feel engaged, | | | | Here is a brief introduction to five of the twelve |
| whole and ready to transform. | | | | practices from The Path to Remarkable Work Book |
| Remarkable work is the best way to express your | | | | that you can begin today: |
| passions while contributing to yourself and others. I | | | | 1. Be a visionary: Whether you want to make your |
| believe that this work is an outer expression of an | | | | current job more meaningful or move to a new |
| inner call to purpose, and that seeking and following it is | | | | situation the first step is to give yourself permission |
| a noble endeavor. About nine years ago I dedicated | | | | and the time to dream again. Spend an hour a week |
| my life to helping people navigate this journey and | | | | or some dedicated time on your summer vacation |
| began studying people that had found ways to put | | | | reflecting on this brave question: What am I passionate |
| their passions into practice at work. I call them the | | | | about and how can I incorporate these passions into |
| super-satisfied workers whether they are on their own | | | | my next career chapter? |
| or working within organizations. | | | | 2. Play with Possibilities: Allow yourself to get out of |
| In this process, I identified twelve principles and | | | | your head and into your heart by being creative. |
| practices that this group shared and organized them | | | | Create a collage that contains the elements of your |
| into a practical three phase methodology called The | | | | perfect work environment and put it up in a place you |
| Path to Remarkable Work. This path consists of three | | | | can see it each day. Leave it up for a while and put up |
| distinct but connected pathways. | | | | post-it notes with your ideas for future projects, jobs |
| The first pathway is called The Way to Engagement | | | | and/or careers and work around the collage. |
| and allows you to retrace your past and explore the | | | | 3. Claim a Purpose: You probably have a mission |
| principles of courage, faith, awareness, and truth. The | | | | statement for your company but do you have a |
| second pathway is called The Way to Wholeness, | | | | personal purpose statement for your own career? |
| and will lead you to a deeper understanding about your | | | | The statement should be inspiring to you and answer |
| attitudes and behaviors concerning health, relationships, | | | | this question: Why do I work? |
| money and work. The last pathway is called The Way | | | | 4. See Dream Work: Dream Work is the absolute best |
| to Transformation and will prepare you for a future | | | | way to express your passions and purpose. This is |
| that includes remarkable work. | | | | completely individual and can include raising children, |
| People dedicated to this path learn to be brave. They | | | | vegetables or venture capital, or exploring another |
| often have to fight off ideas of what is widely | | | | country, creating a new way to knit or inventing |
| accepted as "successful" in order to carve their own | | | | software. Project yourself into the year 2015 and see |
| way. Whether they infiltrate corporate structures with | | | | yourself doing your version of dream work. If you |
| kindness, defy American materialism by devoting | | | | need to develop some clarity, write yourself a letter |
| themselves to teaching children, or proudly make | | | | from this future offering advice to the person you are |
| cupcakes as stay-at-home moms, they all have one | | | | today. |
| thing in common: they have been or are currently on a | | | | 5. Do Remarkable Work: As you are excavating your |
| search for work that is aligned with their personal | | | | best future, it is important to perform as well as you |
| values and natural talents. | | | | possibly can in your current work, whether or not you |
| The good news is that anyone that chooses can have | | | | are doing your dream. This will build your self-esteem |
| remarkable work if they adapt these principles and | | | | and help you gather energy for the transition ahead. |
| dedicate themselves to this deep process over the | | | | |