The Work

On this Labor Day, I'm thinking back to all the different jobs I've had in my life.

From those summers working construction with my dad, to the fun times as a YMCA leader, the work as a Japanese instructor at the Missionary Training Center, renting cars at Budget, cooking Philly steak sandwiches in Provo, stocking groceries and delivering pizzas in Kansas City while working at Blockbuster, selling subscriptions to the Kansas City Star door-to-door and over the phone, tutoring biochemistry, and all those road trips selling the Encyclopedia Britannica.

There's been so much I've done (work experiences I've both loved and hated).  But I do believe all of these diverse work experiences of yesteryear have helped me become a better chiropractor today.

What I've learned:

• Discover a higher purpose for every job and embrace the required tasks as a sacred duty.
• Ultimately, the work is done to strengthen the family.
• Even the most boring job can be fun and the most fun job can be boring.  It's all in the attitude.
• All job promotions and advancements require the learning of excellent salesmanship skills.
• The joy in working is developed by getting in the "zone", or acheiving flow in even the most simple, mundane tasks.
• The more obsessed a person is with getting rich, the less likely he or she will find true happiness.

Happy Labor Day, y'all.  Labor on.