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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. So what exactly
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. Now in its sixth year, MeaningSphere, LLC is old for a startup.
Within the Map of Meaning framework, you don’t “reach,” “achieve,” or “unlock” your full potential—you express it. This subtle mindset shift can help you create a worklife with less angst and more joy. At the beginning of this year, Forbes
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
Since the pandemic, quality relationships in the workplace have been growing scarcer—and increasingly more important to us. With one in five employees saying they feel lonely every day, it’s high time we found new ways to meaningfully connect. To get
From the “bring your whole self to work” movement of the 2010s to this year’s massive rollback of DEI initiatives, we’ve been given conflicting messages about the merits of workplace authenticity. What does it even mean to be “yourself” at
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
In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, creator of the Map of Meaning, we talked about how her fascinating doctoral research led to the discovery of this impactful framework. Now, in Part 2 of that conversation, she
If self-improvement advice often seems to fail us, it may be because we tend to jump to solutions before doing the hard work of reflecting on what we really need. With these helpful mindsets and learning models, you’ll be empowered
