Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where We Work

Learning: Challenge, Creativity, and Continuous Growth

We come back to that critical aspect of meaningful work, learning. What we are doing when we are fulfilling our purpose and mastering our performance is creating our future (Horner, n.d.). The tension we feel in doing this can actually energize us if we see it as a challenge rather than an obstacle. Another term for this tension is stress. Although we often think of stress as something negative, it is important to remember that stress can be stimulating and helpful. Think of how boring life would be without some changes and challenges to push us along, to offer opportunities to help in learning and growing, and to give us the impetus for accomplishing our goals in life. Too little stress ...