...For which I get up in the morning

At the heart of living the life we can is a sense of purpose. The Japanese have a typically beautiful and elegant expression. "Ikigai", or loosely,  "for which I get up in the morning".

Engagement is a hot topic inthe world of HR, with much research to demonstrate it's commercial power. That's only the tip of it, a side show, in my humble opinion.

We can be actively, passively, or dis-engaged, but even at our most engaged, it is a shadow of the power of commitment - which is engagement to the power of purpose.

An organsaition may engage you, but almost never can it give you purpose. Purpose is a pre-existing state. You may have your purpose clearly defined, or like most of, have it as a continually emerging, evolving, living thing. Finding the right community, and sometimes an organisation, can give it wings.

We live in times when managing our "signal to noise" ratio is a challenge. We check our phones 200 times a day, sleep less, and self medicate with everything from shopping to alcohol.