Once you can recognise that the work you do is a service to others, that they have a need for what you offer, then the process of work becomes something else, something special. It is as if you can see in your own work the solution that others have been searching for. Take the time to look at what you do and at the skills you bring to bear as something that people have been waiting for and which they need.
So many people express the frustration they feel in their jobs, unacknowledged, less involved than they wish, with heartfelt views and opinions that are rarely consulted. The pain and distance from true fulfillment that we can all identify with so strongly is the opposite of the opportunity for involvement and service that we yearn for. Being able to deliver a role that is appreciated and recognized is a true motivator we can identify with and connect to. Through such links with emotionally nurturing work and finding personal expression through our work we can achieve a sense of immense satisfaction.
In the way you go about your daily tasks see the sense of taking care of others that is represented. In delivering your service others directly benefit. Perhaps this is because you simplify a process for them so they do not have to keep struggling. Maybe you bring clarity to a problem that has long been troubling them. Then again, it could be that you are just good at what you do best. Whichever it is others will line up to pay you for this skill.
Whatever angle you approach your work from, see the gains that you abilities bring to your client group and continue to do whatever is necessary to ensure that others benefit from your working with them or on the matters that aid them.
Whether they are internal clients and colleagues from within your organization, or external customers, we all interact with others each day and the scope to do so from a place of service gives you focus for your work that will bring deep satisfaction.
Explore what skills you have and which you have yet to develop that can bring you the benefit of the deep sense of personal fulfilment from your work. If you are to spend many years engaged in activities for which you get paid, then at least make sure that this work is something that brings a variety of rewards to you. The need for personal fulfilment is one of the most heartfelt desires we have and the scope to satisfy this demand through your work is so important.
Identify what others will see as a service to their needs and maintain your focus on providing your skill set to meet those needs closely.