Self-realization in work

The men spent about a third of our adult life dedicated to work. Should not then something very pleasant?

By Dr. Erick Quesada *

Despite this, many times it is conceived as the inevitable "yoke" that allows us to meet financial commitments acquired "support the family, pay the car, college, etc .- and realize the future to reach our dreams and desires, how to get into a house or retire with a good pension. In other cases, this must be added the desire for increased income, status and power, whether in our workplace or in our professional field.

Is unusual that we perceive the work as the task that also gives us the opportunity to feel creative and productive, as well as grow and provide the environment in which we live through what we really enjoy doing. The humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow said that human beings there is an innate tendency to get the most out of their own talents and potentials, which came to be considered a necessity of self-realization. In this sense, the work acquires a even broader importance, if you will, transcendental nature in our lives.

Social demands

Despite this, and usually self-realization at work is not so simple. The men have been educated to be male, and that involves choosing an occupation or profession "of man." The various social stereotypes that often are seen as unique, if not strange that a man studies, for example, Early Childhood Education or perform in any other profession socially conceived "of women."

Something similar can happen when we discover that a woman, especially if we find it very feminine and attractive, studying, for example, heavy metal. The impact of social demands which often does not hear those voices that speak about our true vocations and skills, making often choose the wrong way, and thereby decreasing the chances of enjoying the satisfaction that the work we can offer.

This often happens even in cases where the person has chosen the right profession or trade, but does not work in the field of their choice, but one in which more money.

Working conditions

The workplace and work environment also play a role in self-realization. In recent years, several companies around the world have come to realize that the quality of their production processes more dependent on humans that technology available to them. In some countries like Japan, which are in the vanguard in the field of Administration and Organization Theory, realized that while change processes implemented as the redesign, total quality and reengineering, there were obtained expected results.

Then were given the task of "humanizing" the organizations and companies, focusing its efforts on providing its employees the conditions for the development of skills such as creativity, taking initiative, teamwork ability, capacity proposals and the sensitivity to discover their inner potential and exploitation in the workplace. Within the results, there is a greater enjoyment of work and a significant decrease in stress levels in people.

The work in your life

If you currently work, the following factors associated with self-employment might be of interest: