Do you ever feel like your work is more clerical than it should be for someone with your qualifications? Or do you get frustrated when you're assigned administrative tasks? Whether it’s creating endless Excel trackers, formatting documents, organizing casual gatherings, or planning dinners, it’s easy to think, “This isn’t my job.”
FACT: You mostly feel this way when you’re an employee. Many of us believe that if we start something on our own, we’ll only focus on high-quality work. But in a recent conversation, someone pointed out that when you run your own business, you’re responsible for everything—big or small. Whether it’s handling office admin or client-facing tasks, it all falls on you.
The only thing that changes? Your mindset. When you start seeing yourself as working for your own growth rather than someone else’s, that’s when passion and satisfaction kick in. Sure, you gain more freedom to choose when to work or take time off, but the work is still there, in every role. Maybe the key is to shift our thinking in any job we do: What if we approached every task with the mindset that we’re working for ourselves and truly own the task? Suddenly, that job might just become a lot more interesting.
Ultimately, it’s not about the task at hand but how you perceive it. The moment you start viewing each responsibility as a stepping stone towards your own growth, work transforms from a chore into an opportunity. There are a lot of things of you do everyday but you always learn something from even a small task.
Nandini Agrawal
Do you ever feel like your work is more clerical than it should be for someone with your qualifications? Or do you get frustrated when you're assigned administrative tasks?
Whether it’s creating endless Excel trackers, formatting documents, organizing casual gatherings, or planning dinners, it’s easy to think, “This isn’t my job.”
FACT: You mostly feel this way when you’re an employee.
Many of us believe that if we start something on our own, we’ll only focus on high-quality work. But in a recent conversation, someone pointed out that when you run your own business, you’re responsible for everything—big or small. Whether it’s handling office admin or client-facing tasks, it all falls on you.
The only thing that changes? Your mindset. When you start seeing yourself as working for your own growth rather than someone else’s, that’s when passion and satisfaction kick in. Sure, you gain more freedom to choose when to work or take time off, but the work is still there, in every role.
Maybe the key is to shift our thinking in any job we do: What if we approached every task with the mindset that we’re working for ourselves and truly own the task? Suddenly, that job might just become a lot more interesting.
Ultimately, it’s not about the task at hand but how you perceive it. The moment you start viewing each responsibility as a stepping stone towards your own growth, work transforms from a chore into an opportunity. There are a lot of things of you do everyday but you always learn something from even a small task.
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