The good book says that in all labour there is profit and
saying goes- hard work pays. I have had a couple of heated debates with young
people on the aspect of hard work. They tend to insist on the concept of smart
work and I am over the view that you can’t successfully work smart until you
master the basics of hard work. The smart work philosophy often times sounds
more like a laziness approach to work. There is limited creativity, innovativeness
and drive for consistent hard work.
My study of different biographies and success secrets of
different successful people has led me to the conclusion that hard work is
inevitable for success in life. In my opinion, all successful people work long
and hard. They start earlier, they work harder, and they stay later. They
develop a reputation for being amongst the hardest working people in their
fields. And everybody knows it.
Hard work is not necessarily about hard labour and toil, it
is a combination of efficiency, effectiveness, resilience and persistence. The combination
of this four is what I attribute to hard work. When you commit yourself to work
hard, there is no doubt that you will succeed.
The key is to work all the time you work. When you work, don’t waste
time. When you get in early, put your head down and get started immediately. When
people want to talk to you, excuse yourself and continue focusing.
There are people that come in early only to waste their days
on social media. No doubt they look busy but their productivity is very low.
Others work to impress their bosses and supervisors. People who are successful
work hard as a habit and principle. They do so whether anyone is watching or
not. They are not seeking for approval but rather accomplishment and
fulfillment.
A simple question to consider, if someone was to work the way
you currently work in your company, would you be happy to pay then what you are
earning? If that raises a guilt feeling, then you know it is time to style up
and to up your game this year. If you are at work, be present in every sense of
the work, give it your best so that when you go to rest you can rest with a
sense of fulfillment.
Master the art of working hard before you start riding on the
tides of working smart.
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