> Lying On a Nail > > Once there was a young woman who didn't like her job. Everyday when she came home from > work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how > unreasonable her boss. "Leave that job," her husband told her. > > > "Oh I will," she said. "But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave just > yet." And so she complained until the days became years and her family grew to five. > "Leave that job," her children told her. "Oh I will," she said. "But not yet. I have > seniority and four weeks vacation I can spend with you. I'm not ready to start over just > yet." > > > And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had > children. "Leave that job," her grandchildren told her. "Oh I will," she said. "But not > yet. There's only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. > So I can't just yet." > > > I know this woman. And so do you. And there are scores like her. This reminds me of the > story about an old dog half-asleep on the porch of the general store, moaning and groaning > in the sun. "Why is your dog acting that way?" a customer asked the store owner. "Oh," > answered the man, "he's lying on a nail." "Well, why doesn't he move?" "Because it's not > hurting him bad enough." > > > That's true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the > workplace we know. But we're wrong. Prolonged work pain is damaging. Some damages our > self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams. Some emerges when we compromise our > values, quiet our voice or hide our talent. Some happens when we're seduced by power or > believe our own myths of importance and significance. Some occurs when we look the other > way, say yes when we mean no or forfeit the promises we made to ourself. > > > Wilbur Wright, of the Wright brothers fame, once commented, "We could hardly wait to get > up in the morning." I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about > something I was working on that I couldn't wait to get back to work. And people who are > winning at working know that kind of passion, too. They get excited about work. > > > They thrive offering their unique gifts and talents. And when things change as they > sometimes will, they refuse to let a soul-depleting boss or environment hijack their > self-esteem, passion or dreams. When work becomes work, they stop lying on a nail and do > something about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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