I get paid to do what I love – web production and content management. Second only to playing Monopoly and CIV 4, I consider my web career a fun way to spend my time.
I don’t need to be the boss to have job satisfaction. I don’t strive to manage teams of direct reports. My ambition is to be as efficient and talented a web manager as possible and to be a reliable, valuable individual contributor on a team.
Often deemed mundane tasks, I take comfort in the whole process.
- analyzing metrics
- create content in a wysiwyg editor
- editing content in a CMS template
- selecting the right image
- layout of copy and imagery
- reviewing and publishing
I measure my day in productivity, not hours, and providing valuable service to my clients and colleagues. The icing on the cake is that I am paid for doing what I love to do.
I may not wake up clicking my heels and jumping for joy at the idea of sitting my car for my daily 1hr, 15 min commute (each way). But once I enter the building, I walk with high-heel confidence; I flash my genuine lip-glossed smile to all, then I turn on my pc knowing the fun has only just begun.
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| Loving what you do makes your day feel like this |
The daily grind, the mundane task of doing what I have to do is not work at all, it is great way to spend my time. My answer to Ms. Perry’s first line of the article is “yes, what I do to live is what I love to do.”
Now, folks, take a moment to read the article and ask yourself "is what you do to live what you love to do, too?"
Best,
Parker
