The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing
up at the factory, following instructions, meeting spec, and being
managed.
Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can.
The job might be difficult, it might require skill, but it's a job.
Your
art is what you do when no one can tell you exactly how to do it. Your
art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the
status quo, and changing people.
I call the process of doing your
art 'the work.' It's possible to have a job and do the work, too. In
fact, that's how you become a linchpin.
The job is not the work. ~ Seth Godin
- How does Godin distinguish between a job and work?
- To what extent do you utilize 'your art' in the endeavors of your day?
- Where can you cultivate your personal attributes as a linchpin?
