Joy

joy is a journey . You start on a path to marry joy and work, and one of the things you are bound to discover along the way is things that DON’T bring you joy. You have to be willing to try, experiment, fail, and learn. And even once you’ve found it, as you grow and change, what brings you joy changes too.

But if your goal is to figure out the high... See more

people have innate, stand-out strengths and the only way to become extraordinary is by identifying and focusing on your strengths, not trying to improve your weaknesses. I would extend that by saying that the greatest impact you are going to have on the world is by finding the intersection of what you love doing and what you are extraordinary at — ... See more

That has become my sub-definition of Joy: work I look forward to every day . I always go back to that question: “Are you excited about the day?”

I think finding joy in work comes from knowing yourself. Fundamentally, it comes from finding an alignment between your strengths (what you are exceptional at) and what you love doing. And then finding work that fits in that Venn diagram.

I stumbled on this definition by watching my brother who has always been sure of what he wanted to do (at least it seemed like it to me, his younger sister). He works in Hollywood as a writer, director, and showrunner. At various times in his career, I’ve encouraged him to take a break and rest, and the fascinating thing to me is that his version o... See more

Joy at work is when you would do the work regardless of whether someone paid you . You would do it even if no one was noticing you or your work. It is something you would do anyway in your free time or if someone gave you a week off. You would do it out of love. Out of joy.