Work as a channel
Shifting the perspective of the word “work” from income to purpose.
Work as a channel
Following your own ideas and instincts is how we create genuine confidence and craft in our work.
Do you like doing that, or do you endure it?
But you’re not just unpacking the job; you’re also unpacking yourself. Do any aspects of this job resemble things you’ve done before, and did you like doing those things? Not “Did you like being known as a person who does those things?” or “Do you like having done those things?” but when you were actually doing them, did you want to stop, or did yo
... See moreWork isn't what drains you-it's what channels you.
The basic idea of a portfolio life is that instead of thinking of your work as a monolithic activity, what if you chose to see it as the complex group of interests, passions, and activities it is? And what if instead of identifying with a job description, you began to see the whole mass of things you do as one portfolio of activity?
Jeff Goins • The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
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