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Expectation vs. Contribution

January 5, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

What is work?

“An activity I get paid to do.”

“Something I do that adds value.”

Two worldviews that invoke wildly different experiences of life.

Expectation: I do this because I will get rewarded.

Contribution: I do this because I want to help.

If we thought of these two views as either ends of a spectrum, I’d wager the majority of my readers would be more than half way towards the “want to do” end.

My hope is that the value I add will nudge you further in that direction.

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