The Job You Take vs. the Person You Become
The Job You Take vs. the Person You Become There’s a very normal way to evaluate a job. But there’s another question that gets asked far less often: Who could I become if I got really good at this? There’s a very normal way to evaluate a job. What does it pay? What are the hours? What would I actually be doing? How far is the commute? What does the opportunity look like six months from now? Those are all fair questions. They matter. But there’s another question that gets asked far less often: Who could I become if I got really good at this? That question changes the way you look at work. Because a job isn’t only something you do. It’s also something that shapes you. The environment you work in, the responsibilities you take on, the people you learn from, the pressure you experience, and the skills you’re forced to build all leave something behind. The paycheck matters. So does the person collecting ...