Work vs Contribution: The Key to Your True Vocation

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Make it Conscious

Max Chegwyn

65 episodes

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Welcome to Make it Conscious and join me, Max Chegwyn, in a discussion of all things self-knowledge. Calling on the insights of great thinkers from western philosophy and depth psychology, this is a show about freedom, duality, responsibility, self-hood, mind, mystery, and what there is.

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Work vs Contribution: The Key to Your True Vocation | Future of Work

Make it Conscious

47 minutes 20 seconds

3 months ago

Work vs Contribution: The Key to Your True Vocation | Future of Work

Most people approach work begrudgingly - as something they do only because they have to. But this attitude blocks the very self-knowledge and freedom they're seeking. In this episode, we explore why the distinction between "work" and "contribution" changes everything.

Discover the framework that transforms obligation into spiritual practice, moving you beyond the false choice between starving artist and wage slave toward authentic contribution that serves both your development and the world's needs.

In this episode I discuss:

- Why "work" feels like a curse and what this reveals about consciousness- The conflict between self-expression and meeting the world's needs- How true contribution becomes play rather than drudgery- Why you are the ultimate niche in the long tail economy- Moving from competition to creativity in conscious business- The three facets of contributing your unique value- What Adam Smith got right and wrong about self-interest and free market economics- The concept of "play" from Friedrich Schiller- Valentine Tomberg on duty and beauty

This episode establishes the conceptual foundation of Habit 4 from the Seven Habits of Individuation: Contribute Your Unique and Specific Value. Future episodes will provide practical tools for discovering and implementing your unique contribution.

🎓 Go Deeper:- Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook: makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits- Shadow Mapping Sessions: makeitconscious.com/step/shadow-mapping- Know Yourself Programme: knowyourself.makeitconscious.com

📚 Additional Resources:- The Dialectics of Shadow (Article): makeitconscious.com/the-dialectics-of-shadow/- Tarot Birth Chart Reports: makeitconscious.com/step/tarot-birth-chart-reports- Why Divination is Real article series: makeitconscious.com/why-divination-is-real

🎧 Podcasts:- MiC Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa- Inner Work Exercises: open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs

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