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Monday
Sep052011

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.

Monday
Jan112010

Matt Asks a Question

Thomas Jefferson said:

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

To which my good friend, Matt, asks, "And those who can't?"

Of course, compassion must be shown to those who truly "can't". The problem with runaway entitlements (which will kill the democracy) is the increasing number of those who actually "can" but think they "can't".  As more and more people lose their self-reliance and depend on (and demand) the government to provide for their wants AND needs, economically, socially, and morally we all crash.

But how do we determine who can and cannot work?  What government department, bureaucrat, or regulated criteria can determine with accuracy and fairness who really deserves aid and who is only trying to "work the system"?

The answer is to ultimately depend on the individual, not the government, to qualify him or herself.

Sure, there will always be those who out of laziness, low self-esteem or corrupted values will try to get something for nothing.  Certain guidelines are needed.  But most people, if given the responsibility to self-assess their own situation instead of giving this right of welfare determination to another (person or institution), will more times than not take the high road.

I truly believe that most people live their lives with honor.

I have this box that tells me so.