Take that as you will, but I am a firm believer in the statement above. Beyond everything else, it is your attitude...your take on life and what drives you to make the decisions you do...that guides you every day. And it has been brought to my attention - indirectly of course - that if you do not have this aspect of 'you' figured out...you are in for an interesting ride.
These statements can be applied to all aspects of life. For the point of this blog...and me getting better at linking to other articles...I will keep this to the work setting. One of the marketing industry's finest guru's, Mr. Seth Godin, wrote his blog today about 'The hierarchy of success."
He emphasizes how so often we are focused on the outcomes of certain projects that we fail to reflect how our work will be perceived by the outside world. What do we think of what we're doing and how do we want others to view it? What feelings do you want the world to get when they look at your work?
Things like that. It's a thought-process like this that separates the good from the great. The Mickelsons' from the Woods'. You get the drift. It's what makes us awesome. And this same principle should be readily applied to how we as individuals approach our own individual roles in the larger agency setting (or whatever setting allows you to relate to this blog post). It's a shame that over time we all fall into ruts. That we all become victim to the robotic way of the working world where there is little effort put into everything that you are doing or you are trying to get to so many things at once that you are not completing any of them to the fullest. There has to be a better way.
If that were the case, everyone would be mediocre...and who wants that? It's my opinion that everyone should want to be great at what they do. Hell... I walked into WaWa the other day and I've never seen or heard a happier employee than the man who was working behind the deli counter. He was yelling and cheering and just overall high on life. I, of course, felt the need to tell him that I really appreciated his energy...and that the only reason that he had that energy was because of the WaWa coffee he was drinking. He laughed. I got the energy man to laugh...who knew?
Anyway, the point is this...
No matter what you do in your every day life or how much you like your job on any given day...it is SO important to have a distinguished attitude...or a personality that gives you a voice. Have a say. Otherwise...you will be a fly on the wall and we all know what happens to flies on the wall... people try to swat at them at any given moment. Not cool.
Think about it and let me know how it goes. I would like to say that I promise it is this thought process that will help you find yourself...in some way, shape or form....and that's if you haven't already.
I hope to hear good things. G'night.
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