The Four Rewards of Work
"To find joy in
work is to discover the fountain of youth."
- Pearl S. Buck
(1892-1973)
Author
There are
many strange and incorrect myths people have about work and the people who do
and do not partake in it. One such myth
is that wealthy or successful people do not have to work. They like to sleep in till noon and just
spend their time sitting around by the pool or are off playing somewhere. Another myth is that the poor are hard
working slaves who toil day and night and get nothing in return. For many, when you say lazy they think wealth
and work they think poor.
Here is the reality of
life. Successful people are hard
working. They know that to succeed takes
hard work and there is no time to sit around.
They have goals and dreams to achieve so they do what is needed to make
life work. Many poor do not work at
all. Some who have become so dependent
on entitlements that they really believe it is unreasonable for others to
expect them to work. Life should be
given to them and they spend most of their time thinking of schemes and deals
to get rich without the work that goes with it.
Now I know that this is not true
of all wealthy people and all poor people.
However, it is true of all successful people and all unsuccessful
people. Work is not a bad thing, a
punishment or something that we do all we can to avoid. There is no success without hard work. Not only financial success, but also success
in life. Work is not just a way to earn
money, it is how we find all the rewards that life has for us. I want to focus on just four of these
rewards.
Reward #1: Hard Work Builds
Character
Our character defines who we
are. It is honesty, integrity, dependability,
loyalty and attitude. The lack of character
is reveled in dishonesty, laziness, destructive behavior, abuse and moral
decline. For the success-minded person
who works hard and has a definite goal in life that they are pursuing, good
solid character is a must. They have
found that when we are willing to do the hard work in life, to be dependable
and always be our best, we will enjoy all the rewards that hard work
brings. Some of those rewards include a
clear conscience, security and the freedom of having nothing to hide or be
ashamed of.
Reward #2: Hard Work Develops
Confidence
Success-minded people know that
when they believe that they are willing to do any work to move them forward,
they also believe they can do any work.
To the person who has a solid work ethic and does not run from the
challenge of the difficult job, anything is possible. Hard work may be stressful at the time,
however, when completed and you see that you faced the giant and won the
battle, you have a sense of confidence in yourself that you cannot get otherwise. You know that no matter how hard the work may
be, you can, will and do get it done.
Reward #3: Hard Work Gives Life
Meaning
One of the battles so many
people face is that they have done so little for so long that they really
believe they have no purpose, and ever worse, they don't care. When we work hard to achieve our goals we
know that they have meaning. We are not
just an ordinary person doing ordinary things, we become ordinary people doing
extraordinary things. Success-minded
people believe they are here for a purpose, and that purpose is good and
right. When they give their time and
energy to hard work, they know - not think or hope - they know, they are making
a difference in the word.
Reward #4: Hard Work Brings
Success
To the person who is willing to
work hard and to do what is necessary for as long as necessary, there is no
failure. Success comes to those who earn
it. I does not happen by chance or
luck. Success will not just knock at
your door and say, "Here I am!"
If you want to achieve greatness you must work for it. If you work for it, you will achieve it. Always remember the words of the legendary
coach, Vince Lombardi, "The only place success comes before work is in the
dictionary."
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