Would you rather deal with a challenge or face stressful situation at work?
Challenging work
When work challenges you, personal and career growth can be the end result.
Winter climbing can be an example of a challenging sport that can be rewarding to those who chose to pursue it. Three similarities it shares with a challenging job:-
- Planning is essential before undertaking the task ahead. Know what to expect so that you can prepare yourself both mentally and physically for what lies ahead.
- If you have never done a task before, at face value, it looks relatable because of your perception of what’s involved. Understand what the new role entails. Try ask what’s expected of you before you begin.
- You want to embark on your winter climbing, make sure you have the right gear and tools for it. Similarly, have the right tools to perform the new job.
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Stressful work
Stress on the other hand, has negative influence on your health. That might mean diseases, low productivity and quality of work being impacted negatively.
Stressful situations at work can be brought about by extremely long hours with not adequate amount of rest from it. Having crazy deadlines at work that are impractical and hard to beat. Being micromanaged at work.
Challenging work requires a balance. If it is on the extreme, then the challenge might become stressful and breed negative results. Please keep in mind that doing this kind of work doesn’t need to be compared to glorifying suffering just to have a job. I will be looking at toxic work environment and colleagues. But on this, I am more interested in work being able to fulfil you.
Challenging work that leads to growth
Do you constantly set for your self goals for yourself? Or perhaps you have joined an organization that has clearly refined roles for you? You need to understand what you are up against then work towards your goals. Meeting challenges are setbacks you will have to deal with but keeping clear in mind why you set yourself up for the goal ahead is crucial. Consistency is KEY at succeeding in your goals. Too many goals lead no where. A few manageable goals are always important for an individual success.
There is someone I follow on twitter and I really liked what he once said about getting to work on a new challenging assignment. First, understand what the role entails. Then, get the tools needed to perform the job and do it best like your life depends on it.
When you rise to the challenge, you can enjoy the job at hand.
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