They aren’t the same, you know. However, to save any initial argument I’m going to provide my definitions so you’ll understand why I’m saying what I’m saying.
Job: something you do to increase the flow of money into the family unit. Work: something you do that provides you with fulfillment, motivation, and challenge. This means that, though the potential is there, they are not necessarily interrelated nor do they define each other.
Obviously, with my definition, the preferred is ‘work’. Work should be equated with your passion – one of the reasons you get up in the morning. It is something you do even in the midst of problems because the work gives meaning, purpose to your life. The answer to what defines/describes your work undoubtedly is different for each person, though similarities may exist.
So, what are you passionate about? What is essential to you? And, most important, are you actively involved in this? Probably even more important – what are you willing to do to be involved? And, what is the cost to you to not be?
