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I found this post this morning over at Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog about working only at jobs that you love. Here’s a bit of what he has to say:

Why is it that so many people are willing to tolerate work they don’t enjoy for the sake of a paycheck? I think it’s because most of them simply don’t know what it’s really like to be in love with their work. Their fear is greater than their power, so they never make the leap into the unknown to find out what it’s like to work from love instead of for money.

You can read the rest of the post here: Love Your Work, Or Don’t Work At All.

I think there’s a lot to be said for the fulfillment value of being able to love your job. Think about it this way: humans, in general, don’t like what we perceive as work. It’s a burden. But, if you’re doing something that you really and truly enjoy, are you really working? Or is instead a form of leisure, albeit one that provides an income?

If you find a job that provides a sizable income, but you don’t enjoy the work itself, should you take the job? I’d say no. If you don’t love your job, you’ll never perform it with the degree of skill with which you’d perform a job that you enjoy. That decrease in efficiency will be noticed, by clients, family members, and others. If you really love your job, it shows. If you’re an entrepreneur, it can lead to more business: customers flock to businesses with an engaged owner. If you’re an employee, it can lead to promotions and awards: bosses notice workers that perform their jobs with enthusiasm.

You can’t fake enthusiasm for your job. If you don’t love your job, leave it, and find a job that you can love.

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