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December 15, 2006

The Work We Do

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:13 am

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A Few Words from Michael E. Gerber

I read this last night, and I had to share it with you.

“He said,’The work we do is a reflection of who we are. If we’re sloppy at it, it’s because we’re sloppy inside. If we’re late at it, it’s because we’re late inside. If we’re bored by it, it’s because we’re bored inside, with ourselves, not with the work. The most menial work can be a piece of work done by an artist. So the job here is not outside of ourselves, but inside of ourselves. How we do our work becomes a mirror of how we are inside.’ ” –Michael E. Gerber, The E-Myth Revisited, pp. 199-200.

I can’t add a word to improve that.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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3 Comments to “The Work We Do”

  1. December 15th, 2006 at 11:33 am
    Solo Business Marketing said

    Liz,

    I appreciate you sharing this passage. It’s simply smart.

    When I think back at my productive days and days when productivity was lacking, the reasons behind both are because of what was shared in this paragraph.

    Happy holidays,
    Shirley

  2. December 15th, 2006 at 11:51 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Shirley,
    Gosh, we’ve come so far together. :)

    Yes, isn’t this wisdom in a paragraph?!
    It stopped cold when I read it. Wow!!

    Happy and wonderful holidays, Shirley!
    Liz

  3. December 24th, 2006 at 6:02 am
    Empowering Links: Week of 24th December - Life Coaches said

    [...] A thought-provoking quote about the work we do highlighted by Liz: “He said, ’The work we do is a reflection of who we are. If we’re sloppy at it, it’s because we’re sloppy inside. If we’re late at it, it’s because we’re late inside. If we’re bored by it, it’s because we’re bored inside, with ourselves, not with the work. The most menial work can be a piece of work done by an artist. So the job here is not outside of ourselves, but inside of ourselves. How we do our work becomes a mirror of how we are inside.’ ” [...]

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