{"id":341,"date":"2018-01-04T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2018-01-04T19:00:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:00:05","slug":"finding-fulfillment-outside-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/finding-fulfillment-outside-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Fulfillment Outside The Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fotolia_184427681_XS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-343 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fotolia_184427681_XS-300x103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fotolia_184427681_XS-300x103.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Fotolia_184427681_XS.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019ve all watched a show or read an article where someone has an epiphany about their priorities and life direction, quits their job, moves to an island, and starts a new life running a bar or giving surfing lessons. Sounds appealing, right? For the rest of us, the mortgage, family obligations, and day-to-day responsibilities makes this type of dream impossible. You may feel like you have no way out or that you will never find happiness because of your career. You\u2019re really good at what you do, but there\u2019s no fulfillment. However, there are ways you can create purpose and fulfillment outside of the office. Here are a few ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create it yourself: <\/strong>Whatever it is you want to do, make time for it! Join a class for beginners or a club with people who share a similar passion. You may even notice your attitude at work changes because you aren\u2019t putting pressure on your job to satisfy every aspect of your life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make time:<\/strong> Work takes the majority of our time, but not all. Take control of your weekends and evenings again and cut what isn\u2019t absolutely necessary. Make fulfilling activities a priority!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give Back:<\/strong> Using your gifts and talents to help others can be one of the most fulfilling things you\u2019ll ever do. Whether it\u2019s mentoring or volunteering, sharing your talent may be the biggest gift you give in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Productivity in the office begins with fulfilled employees who understand the importance of a work and personal life balance. A New Year is the ideal time to lay the groundwork! Please call <strong>Leah M. Joppy and Associates<\/strong> at 301-670-0051 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:leah@lmja.com\">leah@lmja.com<\/a> to discuss your organization\u2019s 2018 goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all watched a show or read an article where someone has an epiphany about their priorities and life direction, quits their job, moves to an island, and starts a new life running a bar or giving surfing lessons. Sounds appealing, right? For the rest of us, the mortgage, family obligations, and day-to-day responsibilities makes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3,7,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}