I often ask clients to create an ideal week. What would be perfect for them to be spending their time doing? The reply is often, does it have to include work?
So often we hear that work is just something that someone fills eight hours with. Timothy Ferriss wrote a book called The Four Hour Work Week. He illustrated that it was possible to get other people doing work that filled your hours and you could have all the time you wanted to enjoy a perfect week.
Is what is filling your day bad work or mediocre good work? Michael Bungay Stanier believes that everyone has great work in them. Marcus Buckingham of The One Thing You Need to Know, believes that if you stop doing things that drain you–your bad work–you will feel more satisfied and successful.
I think I see a trend.
Is it time for you to find your perfect great work so that you can have an ideal week? Check out this video by Box of Crayons creator, Michael Bungay Stanier. What is Your Great Work?
Thanks for the Great Work Movie mention!
Michael