Most of us treat our jobs like… jobs.
We show up, turn in what’s acceptable for the machine, leave, then do it again.
I used to think better to submit the crap work your boss wants– because firstly, that’s the standard the company is happy with, but also, now you can keep the genius projects for yourself and make something meaningful outside of work.
Truth is, if you don’t regularly practice genius, you won’t have any left for yourself.
People get stuck in life FOR THIS EXACT REASON.
They work jobs instead of Practicing Skill.
If we treated our role as if we were students, being graded each day, needing to graduate to the next year, we’d learn far more, become far more competent and valuable, and the biggest irony of all? We’d be way more fulfilled.
Just clocking in, leads to a life of clocking out.
If you want a good life, you don’t have to “save yourself” for success. It’s better you don’t since that rarely works.
You don’t have to know your next steps.
You just have to get better, but you can’t do that without an aim.
Pick something small, a goal, something that doesn’t depend on results but actions.
Rather than saying: I want a new job by X, try I’ll make a new resume this weekend. OR “I’ll submit this many apps” etc.
Focus on action and destiny will work itself out.
–FOOL
Comments are closed.