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WHY WORK?

Guest post by: Danny Creed

Article Overview: I was recently accused by a friend as a “WORKAHOLIC”. And, yes I occasionally do log in quite a few hours in a week. But my argument (and I’m sticking with it) to this accusation was surprisingly easy. I told him with some emotion and honest conviction that “I AM NOT A WORKAHOLIC!”

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WHY WORK?

I was recently accused by a friend as a “WORKAHOLIC”. And, yes I occasionally do log in quite a few hours in a week. But my argument (and I’m sticking with it) to this accusation was surprisingly easy. I told him with some emotion and honest conviction that “I AM NOT A WORKAHOLIC!”

Here’s how I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that my friend was wrong. You see I believe that a workaholic should be defined as someone who works excessively at a job that they do not enjoy and many times hate doing! And, in fact, even though I put in a lot of hours, I absolutely have a great and fulfilling time doing what I do! I look forward to getting up every morning and going to work! Really!

I love my job. I think that all of my previous life experiences were a dress rehearsal for being successful at what I do.

I was raised in an environment where my step father went to work every day (until he was past 70) to a job he hated. He would say that we were not supposed to like what we did. We went to work… worked… then came home and that was it.

We’ll today I tell you he was absolutely wrong! Life is much too short to force that kind of attitude upon yourself and your family. We get one and only one shot at life! So I believe that we need to make that one shot worth the effort.

If you’re stuck in a job that you don’t enjoy or don’t get a sense of accomplishment out of; or just don’t like, do yourself a favor and figure out a way to turn that around, or get out of it now. Do something you enjoy and your life will change! I see it every day in my business coaching practice where a business owner or executive is struggling with their business and it’s tearing their business and their personal life apart. And, in many ways the struggle comes in a large part due to their lost hope, passion or desire for the job or challenge.

I have a quote on my office wall from 83 year old Mavis Leyrer that you may have seen before. Mavis says:

“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, “Holy Cow, WHAT A RIDE!” Right on Mavis, Right On!

Remember, it’s only really work if you allow it to be!

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Danny P. Creed is a Professional Business Coach, Executive development expert and the owner and CEO of FocalPoint Business Coaching of Arizona. Coach Dan was the 2008 Coach of the Year for FocalPoint International. Dan has an expansive experience base that includes more than 35 years of success in sales; marketing; training; teaching; research and management. Dan has held a number of Sr. executive positions in sales, marketing, consulting and operations. He has successfully led 11 entrepreneurial start ups in numerous business categories including high growth companies on the cutting edge of voice and e-commerce applications. Some of Danï¿½s career highlights include; ï¿½ Successfully led sales and sales management organizations for market-leading NASDAQ technology companies, from Oracle to start-up companies ï¿½ Defined, developed and directed international sales training in United States, Canada, Caribbean, Norway and Latin America. ï¿½ Successfully sold to C-level executives in health care, telecom and US federal government verticals including the Department of Defense ï¿½Presentation team on three separate companiesï¿½ public offering ï¿½Designed and created marketing campaigns for small to major companies ï¿½Effectively worked with some of the largest advertising and marketing agencies in New York City, Chicago and others ï¿½Executive member of acquisition and negotiating teams of publicly traded companies As a professional business coach, Dan specializes in working with small to medium size businesses; entrepreneurs and sole proprietors to help them improve profitability; find and retain more customers; sell more; spend less and at the same time improve their quality of life.

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