When you care deeply about your work in which you are engaged in is when your responsibilities line up with these three: What you can be the best in the world at and what you cannot be the best in the world at? What drives your economic engine? And, what you are deeply passionate about? When
all these pieces come together,not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then, you might gain that rare tranquillity that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes a contribution. indeed , you might even gain that deepest of all satisfaction knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered.
all these pieces come together,not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then, you might gain that rare tranquillity that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes a contribution. indeed , you might even gain that deepest of all satisfaction knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered.
Excerpt From: Jim collins. “From Good to Great.