Work is the next big idea we discuss as we continue our series The Story You’re Living In. These ideas can be so big, in fact, that they provide enough context for us to order most of our lives around. We can get caught up in them, to the point that they become the driving force for most of our time, thought, and decision making.

We’re examining each of these big ideas by looking at common story elements that each of them possesses. We believe that if a story has these elements, it can become the type of story we get caught up in. Those 4 story elements are:

• Good in the world
• A villain who comes to corrupt/destroy the good
• A hero who sacrifices/triumphs to rescue the good
• Restoration of the good

This week, we talk about how work can become the story you’re living in. It’s almost a cliche’ to say that men get too involved in their work. But we all know the man, or maybe are the man, whose career has become his whole life.

Work embraces our story elements by giving us a vision of how we can make the world better. If we can accomplish that vision, then we get to be the hero of the story! But that can only happen by chaining us to a cycle of never-ending challenges (villains) to overcome. There is undoubtedly prosperity that can come from the story of work. However, it often comes at a high cost to the other priorities in our lives.

To close, we give some practical tips on what to do if your work has become the story you’re living in. Namely, you should:

• Be honest about why you work too much
• Limit your work hours
• Be someone else’s hero

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