Work is a Mirror
11 March 2008
The work we do is a reflection of who we are. If we’re sloppy at it, it’s because we’re sloppy inside. If we’re late at it, it’s because we’re late inside. If we’re bored by it, it’s because we’re bored inside, with ourselves, not with the work. The most menial work can be a piece of art when done by an artist. So the job here is not outside of ourselves, but inside of ourselves. How we do our work becomes a mirror of how we are inside.
Michael Gerber, The E-Myth Revisited
Filed under: Work by Michael
Yipes! So I guess I’m increasingly late and restless on the inside too?? Hmm… probably true.
This is not a friendly way to reflect on your attitude to work, is it? I feel the same conviction as you.
In his excellent book on marriage, As for Me and My House, Walter Wangerin, Jr. suggests that our spouses act as mirrors for us as well. We are inside as we relate to those outside.