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September 17, 2004

TIP #5: Work should not be Work

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing. Dale Carnegie

If your work is work, think again about what you should be or could be doing. We all have times when we've had a bad day (or week) or dislike something happening in the work environment. But those times should be temporary and occasional. Consider on average, how's it going?

I use a 51% rule. If on average, at least 51% of the time I enjoy going to work and the work I do, then I'm moving forward. When it's less than that, it's time to change course. Read more in A Job is Not a Job.

Posted by Nan Russell at September 17, 2004 08:53 AM