As a gentleman, do you think this quote is accurate? What are your initial thoughts?
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Are you doing the kind of work you choose?
How do you demonstrate good grace in your work?
Was there ever time when you were doing work that you did not choose? If yes, was it difficult to demonstrate good grace?
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In general, I’d say I’ve been lucky to do work I enjoy, and find enough parts of it that are challenging and rewarding to keep me going. I often tell people “it’s a good thing I love my job, because there sure is a lot of it!” Not sure what is meant by “good grace” exactly, but I do know some general practices that I try to follow. Here are some: Take pride in everything you do. Even if nobody else will ever notice the attention to detail, the quality, elegance, robustness that permeates all aspects of the thing you’re… Read more »
Wow, Anthony! That’s an incredibly thoughtful reply and one that I truly think you should turn into an article. You’ve made some excellent points that need a much wider audience than those that may see the comments here. I’d love it if you’d consider fleshing out your points a bit more and submitting them to me for publication. I especially like the points you made around not keeping knowledge to yourself, helping to make other people’s jobs easier and my personal favorite, “that’s not in my job description.” It’s also my opinion that you don’t have to be qualified in… Read more »
Agree and disagree. Work is a grand majority of one’s life. Certainly do all work to the best of your ability, but I’d take is a step further to seeking vocation. I walked away from the corporate life because I was suffocating. I re-educated myself and began doing what I love: designing and building. Creating and toiling…and it was no longer “work” but just me. I’ was out in the field every chance I could get. I didn’t care if it was planning, plotting, laying out, supervising or those times when I could just relax and bang some nails. I… Read more »
In general, I’d say I’ve been lucky to do work I enjoy, and find enough parts of it that are challenging and rewarding to keep me going. I often tell people “it’s a good thing I love my job, because there sure is a lot of it!” Not sure what is meant by “good grace” exactly, but I do know some general practices that I try to follow. Here are some: Take pride in everything you do. Even if nobody else will ever notice the attention to detail, the quality, elegance, robustness that permeates all aspects of the thing you’re… Read more »
Wow, Anthony! That’s an incredibly thoughtful reply and one that I truly think you should turn into an article. You’ve made some excellent points that need a much wider audience than those that may see the comments here. I’d love it if you’d consider fleshing out your points a bit more and submitting them to me for publication. I especially like the points you made around not keeping knowledge to yourself, helping to make other people’s jobs easier and my personal favorite, “that’s not in my job description.” It’s also my opinion that you don’t have to be qualified in… Read more »
Agree and disagree. Work is a grand majority of one’s life. Certainly do all work to the best of your ability, but I’d take is a step further to seeking vocation. I walked away from the corporate life because I was suffocating. I re-educated myself and began doing what I love: designing and building. Creating and toiling…and it was no longer “work” but just me. I’ was out in the field every chance I could get. I didn’t care if it was planning, plotting, laying out, supervising or those times when I could just relax and bang some nails. I… Read more »
I’m having a hard time finding the part you disagree with DJ.
I think everyone should do what they love and I’m happy to hear that you were/are able to do that now.
I’m finding the Mark Twain quote so true as I’m coming into my own finally doing work that I love. It’s a beautiful thing.