Whatever WORKs

“I am your teacher and you are learning in my school. My aim is to bring you to completion, unhindered, free from compulsive behavior, unrestrained, without shame, free, flourishing, and happy…Your aim is to learn and diligently practice all these things. Why then don’t you complete the work, if you have the right aim and I have both the right aim and right preparation? What is missing? . . . The work is quite feasible, and is the only thing in our power. . . . Let go of the past. We must only begin. Believe me and you will see.” -Epictetus, Discourses

It’s not about you. It’s about the work.

The work. The work. The work.

When you think this way, you are truly free. Free from ego. Free from judgment. Free from prior concepts. Free to do whatever it takes to make the work the absolute best it can be. So that it fully serves those you intend to serve.

That includes seeking out valuable and constructive criticism from those you trust. Because again, it’s not about you. It’s about the work.

Whatever WORKs, you’ll take it.