Working in Your Flame

To me, the phrase ‘working in your flame’ means being in business and loving what you do, and the phrase ‘working in your wax’ means being in business and not liking or enjoying what you are doing.

Working in your wax and working in your flame are two very different things and can affect you in different ways. When you’re in your flame, you are excited, motivated, energized and ready to pursue your ambitions. People who are working in their wax often feel drained and complacent with working on things that they are not passionate about.

In this video, I share how you can find ways to work more in your flame and less in your wax.

Working in your flame is important for professional success. Figure out what your flame is and understand it. Do your best to work more in your flame. Consider something you do that causes you to work in your wax, then find people whose flame is your wax and delegate or transfer those tasks to someone who might actually enjoy them.

Keep in mind that your flame may change as you move along in your career or reinvent yourself. Today’s flame may become your wax in five years. It’s okay to evolve and find a new or different flame. Remember – do what you love and you’ll love what you do.

What are your thoughts? Are you working in your flame? Or in your wax? I would love to see your comments – thanks.

9 thoughts on “Working in Your Flame”

As coisas ficam muito mais fáceis, que se ama o que se faz. Dessa forma, facilita o entendimento e as soluções dos problemas.

I love this Ivan – my Virtual Assistant business is modeled on doing the admin tasks small business owners either don’t have time or don’t want to do – you have just given these tasks a new name ‘working in your wax’. This also aligns with my tag line “Assign to me is Accomplished for You!” A win win situation so small business owners can focus on what they love doing, spending time with clients and building their dream business, without the hassle of the admin and full-time staff. Fiona Gunthorpe, Virtual Assistant, AccomplishNow (BNI Rising Tide Brisbane)

Meu pai dizia…
Trabalhe com o que vc ama ..
E vc nunca trabalhara!
Você sempre fará algo que está deixando feliz…

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful thought of Delegation, it has validation on my thoughts & investing time on People Management after running 25 years of my business.
It has been working well for me & building culture in that direction.
Ive learned from your video how Culture eats strategies in breakfast. That’s again !