A long time ago, I heard Jim Rohn talk about the necessity
to “love your work, every single day.” I’ve never forgotten
that.
Jim was wise enough to make the distinction about liking
your work every day. Very few of us are fortunate enough to
enjoy every moment of every day on the job. Things go
wrong. People get cranky. Sometimes, stress, tension and
anxiety are life’s way of telling us we are in the wrong
line of work, or it’s time to make some changes.
But those daily ups and downs are not the same thing as
loving your work.
I recently got an email from a friend who noted that his
13-year old son can be "a handful, but we don’t love him
because it’s easy, we love him because we do." Your
relationship with your career should be something like
that.
Ultimately, your financial success is the result of loving
your work--nurturing it over time, going the extra mile,
doing it right whether anyone is watching or not. Love
means taking care of the details. Loving your work means
investing in your customers, investing in tools and skills
and resources. Ultimately, loving your work means investing
in your own future.
Whatever your job, profession, or business, love and
sustain it. Care for it and give it every chance to grow.
There is no other path to ultimate, long-term success.
to “love your work, every single day.” I’ve never forgotten
that.
Jim was wise enough to make the distinction about liking
your work every day. Very few of us are fortunate enough to
enjoy every moment of every day on the job. Things go
wrong. People get cranky. Sometimes, stress, tension and
anxiety are life’s way of telling us we are in the wrong
line of work, or it’s time to make some changes.
But those daily ups and downs are not the same thing as
loving your work.
I recently got an email from a friend who noted that his
13-year old son can be "a handful, but we don’t love him
because it’s easy, we love him because we do." Your
relationship with your career should be something like
that.
Ultimately, your financial success is the result of loving
your work--nurturing it over time, going the extra mile,
doing it right whether anyone is watching or not. Love
means taking care of the details. Loving your work means
investing in your customers, investing in tools and skills
and resources. Ultimately, loving your work means investing
in your own future.
Whatever your job, profession, or business, love and
sustain it. Care for it and give it every chance to grow.
There is no other path to ultimate, long-term success.
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