The New Crop: Issue #88
let your work refine you, not define you + "what i wish someone told me", by sam altman
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: Let your work refine you, not define you
📚 Read: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me, by Sam Altman
😆 Today’s Laugh
This video is like opening up a time capsule. How things have changed with the advent of Zoom, Google Meet, etc.!
💭 Today’s Thought
Let your work, the people around you, and the circumstances you encounter refine you, not define you.
May your work assume
A proper space in your life;
Instead of owning you,
May it challenge and refine you,
Bringing you every day further
Into the wonder of your heart.- John O’Donohue, For A New Position
You are worth so much more than your job. 💜 The more you can diversify your sources of joy in your life, the more you’ll come to feel like you have a job… and not like your job has you.
🖊️ Today’s Reflection
If you’re new to journaling, I highly encourage you to read Nancy Adler’s article: Want to be an outstanding leader? Keep a journal.
This week, find a quiet place and gift yourself 10 minutes to reflect on any of these prompts (or invent your own!):
In what ways is work refining and defining you at this moment in time?
What’s the purpose of work for you?
What activities outside of work bring you joy and meaning?
📚 Today’s Read
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me, by Sam Altman
Concentrate your resources on a small number of high-conviction bets; this is easy to say but evidently hard to do. You can delete more stuff than you think.
For some great leadership (and life) lessons, read Sam’s 16 other nuggets of wisdom.
See you next week!
xo,
Anne