· Working is a means to an end.
· Initially it’s about earning an income.
· Then it’s about becoming who you wish to be.
Many people work and their identities are bound up in that – and that can be fun and exciting. But at some point, you start to think about who and what you wish to be known for and remembered by. Sometimes we follow in our family’s footsteps, and others we set out on our own. Whichever, that motivation should come from within. There are lots of pressures to be something but the only one that matters is what you want to be. The definition of your success should start and end with you – to be the best you can be at whatever you want to be. That’s the mark of a professional – one who’s best at being what they are. Do that and you’ll acquire all you need today.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915): American writer, publisher, artist, philosopher, founder of the Roycroft artisan community, and an exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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