Enthusiasm @ Work!
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If you love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life!”?
Do you agree with it?
For some jobs, this makes perfect sense. Think: ski instructor, professional golfer, food critic…you get the idea. But what about other jobs?
What if, say, you worked as a bank teller and were on your feet all day processing financial transactions? Or what if you were a server at a restaurant dealing with the dynamics of a busy kitchen and demanding customers? What if your job was to make sure that, among other things, there were no shopping carts scattered about the parking lot?
Is it realistic for these jobs to be viewed in the same way?
Tags: enthusiasm, work
April 30th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Great question Steve. And I think you’re totally on track. Even with your examples, you could argue that if the bank teller was someone who really enjoyed crunching numbers, they would be right there in their element. And I know that when I was a server at a great restaurant when I was younger, I loved my job because I got to share my enthusiasm for the food with every person who walked through the door. I was perfect for that job. So maybe it starts with right fit, no matter what the job?