APX-IV-0080
“I found the work I was put here to do and I won't pretend it's small.”
There is a difference between a job and a calling, and you've crossed into the second. The temptation is to act casual about it, to not seem too earnest. Don't. A found calling is rare and worth full devotion. Give it everything and let people see you do work you love without apology.
Your Practice
- Name why this work feels like a calling, not just employment.
- Give it your best hours, not your leftover ones.
- Stop downplaying how much it matters to you. Earnestness is strength.
- Protect the calling from the things that would water it down.
The Architects
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address, June 12, 2005