Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.

Howard Schultz
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Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.

This quote by Kelly Slater is an excellent example of this concept. The idea is that work will be done better when it is performed with passion and meaning rather than just doing it because you need the money.

Source: Onward: How Starbucks Fought For Its Life Without Losing Its Soul

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