"Realizing that any job could be a tough job for you
turns this theme on it's head. Maybe it's being a teacher or a doctor that you
would find hard. Maybe it's working in a field or being a customer service rep
for an airline. Appreciating that it
takes all kinds of talents to keep this world going and having gratitude for
those who do the jobs we would find difficult brings us all a little closer."
I am constantly amazed at the many skills and passions
people bring to the table. As time goes,
I have begun to believe that there is no job that is missing a passionate
worker towards its fruition. A number of
years ago a co-worker and I had completely opposite tasks we looked forward to
- and dreaded. We decided to let each
other know these tasks, and where we were the missing puzzle piece, we offered
to take on the other's dread chores. My
goodness, the joy that came to work following that discovery!
Learning to speak to what we did and didn't love was half of
the key to making our workplace better.
The other half of the key was learning to believe when someone said they
loved something that didn't make sense to us was the other.
Since working through
that a decade ago, I've been able to identify similar co-workers in new work
situations. The really interesting thing
is that it is a safe bet that once you've found 2 or 3 tasks to swap, there
will be many more to follow.
I'm thankful that we
all have such varied interests.
I'm thankful that I
had such a great co-worker with whom to learn this.
I'm thankful that my
heart was open to learning.
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