The Three P's

This weeks post stems from one of our fine Contractor Builder Salesman, Jeff Messerly. Jeff joined us last week in "The Boulevard Experience" program where we were taking some introspective time to put down on paper our purpose, our "Why are we here?" statement.
We have a company purpose, "To Create and Unforgettable Experience" We have department purposes. Have you stopped to think though; What is your purpose? This idea ties back to the very first post on the BLVD training blog. If you haven't done this "Why am I here?" exercise, I challange you to do so. It will make a difference in the way you do your work. Click here to read first post.

So back to Jeff; Jeff shared with the group the three P's. Purpose, Process, and Payoff. What is the purpose for what you do? What is the process? What is the payoff ? (By the way, Jeff was careful not to claim credit for the three P's. I did some digging and the three P's can be attributed to Spencer Johnson in "The One Minute Salesman" )

If you don't feel that your payoff is worth it, or if you are bored or frustrated with the process, take a look at your purpose. Is your purpose meaningful? Does it help someone? Does it make you feel that your day is well spent? Is it worth your effort? If you don't have a strong sense of your purpose, and if you don't align your process with that purpose, the process will be mundain and the payoff will not satisfy you.

If you are having a hard time figuring out a significant purpose, consider this as a start:

"For why else do we live, but to make life a little more comfortable for each other"

Why do you live? Why do you get out of bed? Why do you come to work? What is your purpose?