Drinking One’s Own Bathwater
“Every day could be spent listening to and reading the work of those who agree with me = Drinking one’s own bathwater.”
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Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – If A Man Is Called A Street Sweeper
“If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’ ” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreCartoon – What About My Needs
Death from overwork – Can it be prevented?
The Japanese are working themselves to death. Labor activists have been trying to draw attention to the problem of karoshi, or death from overwork, for decades. Reliable statistics can’t be found, because it’s hard to prove causation in the case of someone who, say, worked 36 hours in a row several times in the same month and then died of […]
Read moreHenry J. Kaiser Quote – When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt
“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” – Henry J. Kaiser
Read moreWake Up and Go To Work
“No dreams come true until you wake up and go to work.”
Read moreGladwell Quote – Satisfying Work
“These three things – autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward – are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.” – Gladwell
Read moreCartoon – The 9 Types Of Bosses
Cartoon – Loosen Up, America
Invictus – With Good Heart
“All I ask is that you do your work to the best of your abilities, and with good heart.” – Invictus
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