198. Finding Purpose in Work and Life with John McCarthy

60% of Americans are emotionally disengaged from their work life. That means a majority of Americans aren't emotionally invested in what they spend a majority of their life doing! Join John McCarthy and myself for a conversation surrounding finding purpose in life and in work. A big part of finding purpose is knowing oneself. How can you know what you want, if you don't spend any time on introspection? Tune in and learn how you can find purpose not just in your work life, but life in general. Find John McCarthy online at: http://purposepartner.org Quotes from the Episode: We don't want to create great managers, people, and leaders that only think about work. I want people to think about the whole human and how we can help those around us succeed. The muscle memory to really contemplate oneself is something that we're not learning at an early age. We all want to see people go deeper into the introspection of taking information and gaining the knowledge they need about their unique self. Every unique person has unique views, we should have unique views on success, but we can only obtain it through wisdom. If I'm a manager, what's my responsibility for the team around me to help them find their purpose? If I'm a leader, I need to stop looking at the people that I lead as a cog in the wheel of my productivity and start realizing my job in leadership is to help them define their best life. To understand the difference between management and true leadership right now is absolutely critical for any organization that's looking to attract and retain top talent. 60% of the American workforce is emotionally detached from work. This was a unique metric that they brought out this year, and 19% were flat out miserable. Emotions are a gift from God and they're beautiful and we all show up with them each and every day. When we create an environment where we have greater emotional awareness, we are creating environments where people are not going to check them at the door. No strategy ever got accomplished without people. You matter because we're going here, and you are a part of getting there. A cog in our wheel of getting there so that we can increase profitability, but we can change the world with you uniquely and we honor who you are in it. People are so excited when they can be inspired by purpose -organizationally and individually. The collective nature of crafting these visions, these missions, these core values are essential. The question is, do your values on the wall align to the behaviors that people experience? One of the things that we have been sharing with individuals is, don't talk about the value. Talk about acknowledging when the values are lived. You don't get things accomplished when your people don't even understand the definition of what you're trying to accomplish. We need to have strong systems and boundaries in place. People crave boundaries, but they love those boundaries when they have a say in what they are. We're in an era where we're going to see organizations get back to the root of why we're actually in business, and that's caring for people all across the org chart. It's really about helping people understand what self-care looks like for themselves in order to create psychologically safe environments. Why would we tell them to rest while they're at home and not create environments where they can feel rested and balanced at work? We can't just create a culture of wellbeing based on what we feel we need. We need to help them discover what they need and meet them in that place. You have to prioritize and realize that there's amazing value in contemplating oneself. Ask a question or leave a comment at: https://forms.clickup.com/2253800/f/24rz8-20340/XTWGWO599F6S42X0JU Mike Sipple Jr. "People Fusion: Best Practices to Build and Retain a Strong Team" (with contributions from various other authors) Mike Sipple Jr. | LinkedIn | Twitter John McCarthy | LinkedIn