Chapter 56. Be Prepared for the Pain and Pleasure
“The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.” | ||
| --Brian Tracy, personal and business coach | ||
“YOU HAVE TO ADJUST YOUR EXPECTATIONS SO THAT YOU DON’T GET TICKED OFF WHEN IT IS BORING.” |
Look, working for a living is always going to be a mixed bag. And the higher up you go, the more true this is. As a lowly accounts clerk, back when I first started out, I got used to being bored, idle, ticked off, frustrated, and sick of the job. By the time I had risen to being a general manager, I was strangely surprised to find myself also bored, idle, ticked off, frustrated, and sick of the job. But whereas when I was starting out I didn’t expect any different, ...
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