Words of a very wise man, and extremely fitting for my current state of mind.
Your work is going to fill a huge part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to...love what you do, Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all the pride, all the fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked, There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited. Don't waste it living someone else's life.
- Steve Jobs
I think we should all try to remember this more often. Don't sweat the little things.
Your daily work is not one of the little things though - in fact it is huge!
It takes up most of your day and your mind. A couple of things I would rather be doing and spending most my time on - cooking; animals; helping; designing; creating - even though I'm really not that good at creating, there are so many amazing things already created out there, but perhaps taking something and trying to better it? Using what has already been created and set free into the world, as a part of something new?
What a stoke of luck fo rme to stumble upon this quote, as I too a firm believer in that you should truly enjoy what you do, to actually achieve self fulfilment and be happy in your everyday life. Therefore I have no issues in quiting a job if I don't enjoy it (not because it's hard work, and times might be tough - but because it makes my soul unhappy).
So what am I then doing currently, being so bored that I have decided to blog whilst at work?
I should practise what I preach, I hear the little voices say. Yes this is true, but for now I think there is still somethings to be learned at my current job, from the people, myself as well as business.
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