..treasure what it means to do a day's work. It's our one and only chance to do something productive today, and it's certainly not available to someone merely because he is the high bidder. A day's work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to do something that matters. As your work gets better and your art becomes more important, competition for your gifts will increase and you'll discover that you can be choosier about whom you give them to. . Seth Godin
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Don't let your work be for someone else. If you do, you can no longer cherish your work for what it is and you will not be doing art. If you are not doing art, then it is not of any particular value to you which means that if money is more important to you, then you are more concerned about the needs of others than your own. When something becomes important to you, then it's not really important to anyone else, which means that there is no competition for your gift.

The more that people need your gift, the more valuable it becomes to them and the more competition that exists for your gift. You don't have to give your gifts away but if they are important enough to everyone else, they are important enough to you too.

Source: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

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