Passion

Do you like your job? This question was asked by one my customers the other day. I of course responded with an enthusiastic yes, but she sensed something else from my response. So she threw another question at me…Do you love your job? Now as a sales man you learn to handle many questions thrown at you from many different angles but this one tripped me up a bit. She stopped me before I had time to gather a witty response and offered some valuable advice. Passion she said is what motivates us to do our very best and allows us to give our very best to others. Find yours because it’s there, I just don’t think it’s here. I wished her my very best and slowly slid back to my desk. I was a little disgruntled as I strive to deliver maximum enthusiasm in all aspects of my work. Of course, there are times where I feel stress and frustration but rarely do I allow these emotions to have any impact on my job performance. However, here was a situation where a customer could clearly sense something. Feelings that I thought were clearly buried were now making their way to the surface. So I thought to myself…do I love my job? Do I find passion in what I do?

It wasn’t till days later that the answers started to become apparent. I guess the everyday requirements of work often distract us and rarely do we actually take a moment to ponder whether we are truly using our talents (what we are passionate about) most effectively. It did not take much more time before I realized I needed to change something. Maybe begin searching for a new job? Or maybe it’s about bringing your passion to work every day with you. Whatever it is I suggest everyone revisit what they are truly passionate about and find a way to incorporate that passion somehow, someway everyday into your life.

posted by Jason Dorko at 8:32 PM 0 comments links to this post