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Add Your Own Special Brand of Sauce

"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." Martin Luther King, Jr. American Civil Rights Leader

There Are No Small Jobs

Each job can be fulfilling and rewarding. It's how you view your job that counts. For example: Mary, a receptionist for a marketing firm, sees her job as an ambassador for the company. She greets visitors with an enormous smile, offers refreshments and engages them in conversation.

The next time you come into the office she will automatically offer you cold water, what you had requested before, ask about your recent ski holiday or how your son's soccer team is doing, and make you feel good about doing business with this company.

Everyone in the company understands and appreciates her role and considers Mary an important factor in the firm's success. She is not just a receptionist; she IS the company when people come in.

Your Job is Important

No matter what kind of job you do, it is important to someone. It should also be important to you as well. The way you do your job, says a lot about you. Even if you are doing something that does not seem too impressive, or is definitely not your dream job, still do it to the best of your ability.

Instead of feeling like you are being forced to clean the bathroom, and that you really hate it, tell yourself that you want the bathroom to be spick and span. Challenge yourself to make the wall tiles shiny and the place smelling heavenly. And be pleased when you achieved it.

Also think of your current job as a reference for your next job. Think about how your current employer will describe you when asked for a reference. Are you punctual? Do you have a good attitude? Do you do the best you can? Do you go that extra mile for the customer?

Just like the receptionist Mary, take pride in what you do and add your own special brand of sauce.

Leadership Matters! Do You Have It?

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