Today, the success of a professional life is no longer measured by performance alone, but by self-fulfilment. We discussed it with Franck Ancel, psychoanalyst and follower of meditation.
Top Health : Today, what do we call professional success?
Frank Ancel : Today, success comes through accomplishment, the idea of feeling useful to society, to his family and his friends, rather than being under the orders of someone, of a hierarchical superior. The fantasy of the power of money, often linked to a professional situation, is more than ever called into question through the great cultural changes of our time in the face of ecology or financial crises.
How to get out of the quest for performance?
We are constantly waiting for results and you have to know how to get out of this to be one with your work, whatever it is, not being available 24 hours a day despite the boom in teleworking and new technologies. It’s about finding a human dimension at work because we are not machines, always overwhelmed with work. You have to learn to disconnect to breathe new life into creativity, intelligence and the pleasure of working.
It’s not easy… How to rediscover this pleasure?
It is important to remember great men like the architect Le Corbusier, for example, did not have a diploma. He was just designing to learn every day. It is necessary to find a dimension of presence and not of remote control, in this ultra-connected era where one is constantly solicited. Success is increasingly becoming a result of personal well-being. To achieve this, it is sometimes necessary to change direction. The advantage of today’s world is that it can offer us a fresh start at any age and in any sector of activity.
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