Motivation ABC

“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

While sadly many people equate their job and work with drudgery and boredom, the secret to being successful it to find a job that you love. It is quite hard to be successful and excellent in something that you detest. If you enjoy it, there is a much better chance that you will be excellent at it. This is a concept that business people need to understand in order to be successful in their work.

Although you may now be thinking that your success in life is all going to be based on your love for the job, there is actually more to it than just that. Yes, to be successful you need to enjoy what you are doing; however, in order to enjoy what you do in a greater way you need to become excellent at what you are doing. It is imperative that you are always working to be better at what you are doing. Excellence should always be the goal that you have, and the more you excel, the more you will love your work.

It is very true that if you know how to do something well, you will definitely enjoy it. People who do not fully understand their job and who are not qualified for the job are going to end up hating what they are doing. In fact, if you hate your job, more than likely you are not very good at it either. Start working at being better at the job you are doing, and more than likely you are going to begin to enjoy what you are doing instead of hating it.

You see, having a job you love is far more than just enjoying a job because it is easy, but you love a job because you can show your excellence in this type of work. Showing excellence and taking pride in a job well done is what makes your job worth it at the end of the day. Does this mean that your job is always going to be a breeze and that you’ll never have any rough spots? No, but it does mean that even when things get tough you are not going to give up and quit because you love what you do and you know you are good at it.

So, in a nutshell, it is important that you strive for excellence in your job. The better you are at your job, the more you will love it. The combination of love for your job and excellence will no doubt bring about the success that you have been longing for in your life.

If you’re a business person in today’s world, you have probably learned how to roll with the ebb and flow of the market.  This is something that business men and women understand.  To get ahead in business these days, being sharp isn’t optional.  You must think like your competitors, anticipate the next biggest thing, and know when to take risks.

Taking risks is an enormous part of business.  Successful businessmen and women know that they must take risks in order to get the big payoff.  Taking risks can be fun and exciting.  As a matter of fact, just the rush that comes from ‘gambling’ on an idea, a product, or a service is a huge factor in what keeps the entrepreneur going.  The key is to be smart about what you’re taking the risk on.

The truth is, business in general is a risk.  To be able to keep your head above the water, you adapt and learn how to invent or sniff out the things that will allow you to walk right across the surface of the water.  This is sort of a ‘sixth sense’ that successful business people develop.

Business people that have the ability to see things in a way that others don’t, know how to win, to succeed, and to turn the misfortunes into a fortune.  If you never take a risk, you will never develop your own sixth sense.  You will never be able to turn your lemons into lemonade.  If you don’t take risks, you simply won’t get the big payday.

Today’s business world is full of smart, fresh and young business men and women who know how to take risks and grab the opportunities that await them.  It is full of seasoned business veterans with the gleam of ‘know how’ and success in their eyes.  These people take risks every day of their lives to bring the payday to them.  They know that to succeed, to progress, they must take a chance.  They live by the quote, “Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” – Frederick Wilson.