It’s the work. It’s always been the work.
Not the grind. Not the hustle. Not the next buzzword.
Not the work for the work’s sake. Not the work for self-aggrandizement. Not for better titles and bigger teams.
The work needs partners, collaborators, mentors. The work knows “No one has the corner on smarts.”
Not tools, technology, process instead of work. Tools, technology, process to learn, to improve, preferably faster – but always to learn and improve.
Not the work instead of family. The work because of family.
The work is a challenge. The work feeds curiosity. The work needs creativity – and solutions, results.
Not always fun. Not always fulfilling. But I’d like to always be able to say “Maybe a waste of words and time, but never a waste of life.”
(Credit to Roy Spence for the first quote. Credit to Uncle Tupelo for the second quote.)
Jerry Courtney’s Sandbox 