If you’ve been following MeaningSphere for any length of time, you might have noticed a particular term we use: worklife. Not as in “work-life balance,” a term that suggests a divide between working and living. Just worklife.
Thirty years ago, a thoughtful question from a mentor transformed the way Jeff Westphal thought about his work’s purpose. Now, he wants to give others the same opportunity.
From glowing biographies of ruthless CEOs to the often-gladiatorial hiring process, work culture has encouraged us to think of ourselves first. The problem? No one actually benefits from selfish behavior at work. We use the Map of Meaning’s “Service to Others” pathway to make a case for small acts of selflessness in the workplace.
With one in five employees saying they feel lonely every day, it’s high time we found new ways to meaningfully connect. We used the Map of Meaning’s “Unity with Others” pathway get started.
What does it even mean to be “yourself” at work, and who gets to do this anymore? We used the Map of Meaning’s “Integrity with Self” pathway to cut through the noise.
An ongoing tug-of-war between our realities and our dreams is central to any meaningful worklife. In this piece, we unpack this key tension using the Map of Meaning framework - and explore how connecting the two can enable us to thrive at work.
