Doing What You Love

Doing what you love means dealing with things you don't. - David Shore

Don't let the details overshadow the big picture.

Workers

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all. - Sam Ewing

The good; the bad; the ugly.

Revolution, Not Evolution

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found. - James Russell Lowel

Or making the existing thing awesome.

Unsatisfactory Idleness

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it. - Margaret Thatcher


Idleness does not bring satisfaction.

Problem Free Work

Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.  - Jim Rohn


Employees should leave their problems at home.

Your Product

When in doubt, raise money from your customers by selling them something they truly need--your product. - Seth Godin


Produce; don't just prepare to produce.

Your Easy Job

We always think every other man's job is easier than our own. The better he does it, the easier it looks. - Eden Phillpotts


Make your job look easy.

Innovation Clues

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. - Steve Jobs


And one isn't any good at doing the others job.

Ultimate Work

The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended. - Hugh Macleod

..... Getting paid enough to pay the bills by being creative is the ultimate job.

Falderal

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition. - Indira Gandhi

..... The joy comes from doing the work; the rest is just falderal.

Girl or Boy

Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog. - Caroline K. Simon


Look like what you are, act appropriately, use your mind and get to work!

Quality of Life

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi


From each according to their ability; to each that which they earn.

Job Skills

Masochism is a valuable job skill. - Chuck Palahniuk

  Or is it just being tough?

Make Me an Offer

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world. - Steve Jobs


  Steve knew how to ask a question.

Fast Lane

There are no speed limits on the road to excellence. - David W. Johnson

So be sure to go faster than any who might stop you.

Simple

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. - Unknown 

The task, no matter how trivial, deserves your full attention.

The Perfect Job

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job. - Malcolm Forbes 

In employment, as in other activities, there is no perfection.

Communicate

It is the responsibility of the sender to make sure the receiver understands the message. - Joseph Batten

Which is why you should never stop working on your communication skills.

The True Meaning of Life

I got to thinking of my friend, Larry, who I worked with in the drafting department of a steel construction business while I was going to college. Larry and I would play cribbage at lunchtime and swap stories. One day I told him of a story I had read for Religion class. It was the story of the old Buddhist monk who was teaching the young monks. He ask them to tell him the meaning of life, and to each explanation he said "No, that is not the meaning of life."  Another old monk had joined them during this questioning and was asked the same question. He put his sandals on top of his head, rose and walked off. The teacher then said "He is right."

A few days later the head engineer came in and gave us a glowing report on a project we had completed. He commended us on our fine work which we received with appreciation because it was an uncommon occurrence at this firm. A few minutes later the head draftsman returned from an install of another project.  He stood in front of the room and read us the riot act for what seemed a very long time. He told us how  no-good, lazy, stupid, and worthless we were. I have to pause here and tell you that this was before the advent of computers and we used pencils and pens on our drawings. We all kept a roll of toilet paper at our tables for wiping up spills. Well after the head draftsman finished chewing us out, I looked over at Larry. He reached for his roll of toilet paper and put it on top of his head. It stuck me as so funny I burst out in laughter. I didn't get fired but probably only because we were so short handed.

I really miss Larry,. He died of multiple sclerosis a year of two later.

Your Autograph

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence. - Commitment To Excellence 

Don't be shy about it either.