My Job

"If a man is called to be 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. Minister - civil rights activist (1929-1968)

Not many workers sense that they have a calling for their particular job. However, think how wonderful it would be to do business with an organization in which every worker considered their job to be one in which they were called or designed to perform. In other words, their job mattered and they mattered in that job to the level that they performed above and beyond what was expected. Experiment for one week to work above and beyond (not more hours) as if you were called or designed just for your current job.

Attitude

"Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company ... a church ... or a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in charge of our attitudes."

Charles Swindoll - Pastor, author, educator

How we respond to our daily interactions with others quite often reflects the condition of our inner emotional health. What attitude did you choose to embrace this morning? Was it an attitude of the heart open toward understanding others or focused inward on self? Are you choosing to wrestle with an inner hurt rather than choosing to be available for others? You may be missing out on the greatest honor, that of helping others. To be available to others it helps to be content with ourselves. How I see myself is truly up to me. Begin today seeing yourself as your creator sees you, BEAUTIFUL, WORTHY, and ACCEPTED. What type of attitude will you choose to embrace? If you want to be warm, loving and caring, then today and everyday, be intentional and choose an outward attitude.