I have always had a philosophy that money is a short term motivator. Let's say that you're working, making eight dollars an hour. After a while, you begin to think that you deserve more and complain about your wages. Your boss decides that maybe you should be making a little more and gives you a dollar per hour raise. For a few weeks, maybe, you are happy. But, eventually, the new wears off and, once again, you begin to complain about the money, or lack thereof, that you make. Money is a short term motivator.
Some people, however, chase the dollar. They truly believe that if they had x-amount of money they could be eternally happy. I'll tell you that if you're not happy without money, you won't be happy with money. Yet, if you're happy without money, I bet you could be happy with money. They key is that money is not what brings happiness nor satisfaction.
Today's word is a quote from John Ruskin, which says, "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it."
The best compensation you can ever receive from your work is not the wages but the wisdom. It's not the cash received, it's the character it builds. It's not the pay earned but the pride felt in a job well done and in doing a job well.
We all have to make a certain amount of money to provide the necessities of life for our loved ones and ourselves. But, if you're only working for a paycheck, you'll soon find that the paycheck isn't enough. It's not about the money, it's about the person you are becoming and that everyone is witnessing. I pray I always remember that.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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