Comments on: Mixing Personal and Professional http://www.asmallchange.net/mixing-personal-and-professional/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mixing-personal-and-professional Making Sense of Fundraising Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Dick http://www.asmallchange.net/mixing-personal-and-professional/#comment-499 Jason Dick Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:14:26 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=397#comment-499 Great comments, Leanne. I think that it is really important that you believe in and put yourself in your work. I've found that I can't completely separate myself from my work because I put part of myself into it. How boring would life be if we were not invested at all in our jobs. But, I think that it is important to have "hobbies" or "leisure" time especially if you are really invested in your work. It is great to be really plugged into your work and to prevent burn-out I will try and have projects and things that I invest in outside work. Great comments, Leanne. I think that it is really important that you believe in and put yourself in your work. I’ve found that I can’t completely separate myself from my work because I put part of myself into it. How boring would life be if we were not invested at all in our jobs.

But, I think that it is important to have “hobbies” or “leisure” time especially if you are really invested in your work. It is great to be really plugged into your work and to prevent burn-out I will try and have projects and things that I invest in outside work.

]]> By: Leanne http://www.asmallchange.net/mixing-personal-and-professional/#comment-498 Leanne Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:49:09 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=397#comment-498 I really like this idea, Jason, and I'm glad you created this post. For me, especially in my work in the non-profit world, what I've found is that the charities I've chosen to align myself with aren't to be segmented at all. Meaning, everything I do is personal, whether I get paid for it or not. The way I'm wired and the way I approach things may not work for everyone but I simply cannot work or promote something I don't believe in. This affects the way I parent, the way I choose to earn a living, the way I live my faith and the way I interact with the world and my surrounding community. What this looks like is that I work in such a way that allows me to parent the way I choose to. I worship in a way that involves more than a bricks and mortar building on Sundays. I spend my free time pursuing causes that are dear to my heart and ones I feel especially connected with in ways that fold so naturally into my "leisure" time, that there is really no distinction between where work, recreation and service meet. Again, this may not be for everyone, but I have learned that it's crucial to my own happiness and therefore, I'm more than satisfied to embrace the "trade offs." How do you approach this? I really like this idea, Jason, and I’m glad you created this post.

For me, especially in my work in the non-profit world, what I’ve found is that the charities I’ve chosen to align myself with aren’t to be segmented at all. Meaning, everything I do is personal, whether I get paid for it or not.

The way I’m wired and the way I approach things may not work for everyone but I simply cannot work or promote something I don’t believe in. This affects the way I parent, the way I choose to earn a living, the way I live my faith and the way I interact with the world and my surrounding community.

What this looks like is that I work in such a way that allows me to parent the way I choose to. I worship in a way that involves more than a bricks and mortar building on Sundays. I spend my free time pursuing causes that are dear to my heart and ones I feel especially connected with in ways that fold so naturally into my “leisure” time, that there is really no distinction between where work, recreation and service meet.

Again, this may not be for everyone, but I have learned that it’s crucial to my own happiness and therefore, I’m more than satisfied to embrace the “trade offs.”

How do you approach this?

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