“Nobody likes being around people who hate their jobs. We all need to love what we do, or go work somewhere else. It’s really that simple.”
He recently had an experience with a surly flight attendant, who made the entire group of passengers uncomfortable. Clearly, she was in the wrong career field.
So, how do you make your work matter? Goins has some ideas that “will surprise and delight your boss, coworkers, and even yourself.”
- Reject the mundane-ness of your circumstance.
- Embrace your creative spirit.
- Enjoy yourself.
Too many are focused on greener pastures, waiting on that call by the dream employer. Goins wants us to reject that kind of thinking.
“It’s easy to get lost in day-dreaming of the perfect job, of waiting for something extraordinary to just come along,” he writes. “Sometimes, there’s nothing wrong with a little dreaming. But in doing this consistently, you miss out on the chance to be amazing now.”
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