What's My Job?

Maybe we should all stop and ask ourselves a very important, yet simple, question: What's my job?

Is it my job to be:
Waited on?
Praised?
Left alone?
Vague?
Beaten up?
Merely there?

Or is it my job to be:
Of service?
Insightful?
Resourceful?
Energizing?

Years ago, a candidate for the Vice President of the US, Admiral Stockdale, asked a question that he was lampooned for: "Who am I and why am I here?"

I'd add to that question: Who am I, why am I here, and why would anyone pay me for doing what I do?

The answer should be telling.

Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
www.labov.com