How to Love What You Do

Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might… - Solomon (King of Israel)   

It is popularly proclaimed that you must do what you love if you are to do it well. While that is certainly true, I would like to bring to your attention the flip side of this, namely, you must love what you do if you are to have a chance of succeeding in it. Steve Jobs once said, "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do a great work is to love what you do."

                For many of us our jobs are not necessarily that “thing” that does it for us. We dreamed we will be somewhere else doing something else other than what we are. Because of this we do not see anything but stress and frustration in carrying out our duties.

                If this is your state some change in paradigm may help. First, realize that your success journey is a JOURNEY. That word means that you are in a process and you are not yet there. Every step you take edges you closer to your destination. It is important that you handle your present job with respect and commitment so that it pushes you further in your journey.

                Also, you should believe that every phase in life is like a strand of thread in a large tapestry. Your success is by far bigger than any of your phases, and that includes the present, but it is each phase that builds up the end game just the way each seemingly insignificant thread is very important to the beautiful tapestry.

                Understand that ultimately the dots will connect. If you are like me you would have wondered why the dots in your life seem to stand chaotically. Do not let it get to you because you will eventually be able to connect the dots. No knowledge gotten in our success journey is a waste. If that is true then every experience at the moment is important for your progress.

                So, your attitude should be that of complete commitment to the thing you are presently involved in. pour your heart and energy into it. Do it with all your might, all your mind, all your knowledge, indeed all of you!