jody fransch

Several weeks ago, Seth Godin invited about 60 “thought leaders” to write a page for an ebook called What Matters Now. What Matters Now is the work of the 60 people with big ideas and something to say. This ebook is currently available and I read it over my lunch break today…fantastic! It will inspire you to make some changes in 2010, and to keep doing work that matters. Please download it and share it with your colleagues and friends.

The good news is that the PDF is free. You can view it in the embedded Scribd player above or you can download it here. Inside you will find articles by such writers as:

• Guy Kawasaki
• Tim O’Reilly
• Seth Godin
• Dave Ramsey
• Tim Sanders
• Gary Vaynerchuk
• Martha Beck

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I recently came across an article/note which a friend of mine shared on Facebook. It was written by Bishop TD Jakes where he highlighted 10 powerful points on how to work in any environment. I found them really useful and they gave me a whole new perspective on my attitude towards work. Unable to locate the source of the article I decided to blog about it and share it with my readers.

Bishop TD Jakes

1. Don’t expect to be appreciated. Your only expectation should be to get a paycheck. Don’t come to work to have personal relationships. Don’t allow what you do to affect who you are.

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“Do what you love to do” is one of the most basic productivity tips of all.  The fact is that you’ll be much more productive when you do work you enjoy. Unfortunately, this tip is as obvious as it is ignored.

Doing work you love is not remotely the same thing as doing work you find moderately pleasant either. When you’re working in a field you love, your motivation is usually high because you feel passionate about what you’re doing. You don’t have to push yourself just to get going each day. You wake up in the morning already motivated and certain that you are going to do something you love.

One usually works at a fast tempo when you enjoy your work. You’ll also do better quality work, and high-quality work is more efficient than low-quality work. Low-quality work generates inferior results and often has to be redone.

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