Navigating Authority in the Workplace - 003

What can change when we view love as a guiding ethic when it comes to matters of value in the workplace? Many of us, unformed and unsure of how to show up authentically in professional contexts, end up with a “fake it ‘til you make it” mentality often leading to fractured versions of ourselves. In this episode, Pete and Jason dissect the ever-pressing question we all ask deep down: “What am I worth?” Speakers Bio Pete White is the founder of Vocatio, an organization focused on restoring character and calling to the center of human life. Drawing from a wealth of life experiences – from his work as a carpenter in blue-collar environments, volunteering in homeless shelters, to nearly two decades as a therapist in private practice – Pete encountered the deep brokenness of the human experience in lives oriented away from the heart of God. He witnessed firsthand the fractures caused by addictions, poverty of mind, body, and spirit, broken relationships, and crises in identity and authenticity. His encounters have ignited in him a deep desire to see healing and wholeness, steeped in love, to the world around him. Today, Pete accompanies individuals and organizations in the process of clarifying purpose and life-calling, recovering their vocation as life-as-craft. Bio retrieved from Vocatio. Jason Jensen is the founding partner and CEO of Glass Canvas. He has set the tone for radical pursuit of the way of Jesus in every area of our business, leading with vulnerability, intentionality, and pursuit of the human heart. His personal mission is to help increase the accompaniment capacity of the Church, and he does so with his gifts of being with individuals and leaders to help draw them into an integrated Christian imagination. Jason leads the formation direction and overall vision of Glass Canvas. Noteworthy quotes “It takes three kinds of courage: to abandon your tried-and-true methods, to put yourself in the ring before you feel ready, and to make more mistakes than others make attempts." - Adam Grant, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Timestamps 01:10 The trouble with Bitcoin ‍03:45 What are most things grounded in? 04:15 Love is the most valuable thing in the universe ‍06:15 What is money? 13:30 Benevolence: love as in intention to will someone’s good 14:45 The “gold standard”: a quick economic refresher 18:20 Who gets to decide the value of currencies? 21:16 Vocation: The way that you were made to love 31:10 Experiences with sales - is this for me, or for them? 35:22 Doing what love invites and refusing what fear demands 37:11 What to ask yourself at the end of the (work) day 38:28 Choosing our amnesia 39:24 Work is tethered to our provision and our personhood 41:51 A loving responsibility - we are made for profundity 45:53 Our attention as a commodity and its consequences 48:20 The most reliable path to wealth itself 49:30 Wealth: inversely correlated with unmet wants, a measure of contentment 53:03 The impoverished wealthy person 55:35 The dichotomy of eternal vs. temporal things 58:10 War as an alternative to love 01:01:20 Workforce ethics: a commitment to what you’re not going to do 01:04:10 Real value and integrity prove themselves in the end 01:06:15 The job inside of every job 01:09:01 The betterment of people as the epicentre of what you’re doing 01:10:33 A trust framework: Goodwill, Competence and integrity 01:13:25 Showing up as ourselves at work 01:14:55 There is meaning and purpose when you are needed as you are 01:17:08 Becoming that person who comes in mind when a need arises 01:19:05 Untethered vocation 01:25:58 Negotiating when we are making an offering of ourselves 01:28:38 Why not “fake it ‘til you make it”? 01:31:00 Are you prepared to make a fair appraisal of yourself? 01:35:50 Young people: get clear on your ethics! 01:39:05 An encouragement to employers 01:42:50 Isaac’s story and Irish Whiskey 01:50:55 Courage and calling 01:51:12 Fail more than others attempt 01:52:22 Is it okay to want to not be poor? 01:57:20 How to live in the Kingdom, according to Jesus ‍Stay connected Thank you for listening to this episode with My Buddy Pete. If this episode encouraged you, make sure to subscribe on your favourite platform and follow us on Instagram to be notified about our latest episodes.