One of my biggest peaves in life is when people tell me that their job isn’t who they are, it’s just what they do. While I agree in a sense (I am by no means a workaholic, though I do love my job), your job is who you are in the sense that your impact upon the world, whether big or small, is most often a direct result of what you are paid to do between the hours of 8 AM to 5 PM.

I saw this quote the other day at work. It hits the nail on the head:

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand.”

Woodrow Wilson
28th president of US

1. Ben said:

   Speaking of jobs…Anyone hiring?

   Seriously.

   Thanks.

   12:33 pm on Jul 27 2007