Make, Protect, Teach
Hearing these
three words
๐ข๐๐ ๐, ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐
I realized
they were the basis
I unconsciously framed
my past โworkโ
so that I could be
motivated.
Doing so,
allowed me
to enroll others
it motivated me to
care, feed, nurture
and even
protect.
those around me
creating environments
of safety,
for continuous
learning,
teaching,
mentoring
and being
mentored.
Work is not labor
Work is making
Work is creating
and the ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
matters.
It wasnโt a retailer who makes its money selling toilet paper.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ด.
It wasnโt a stuffy faceless bank, who sits in their ivory offices counting its money.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด.
It wasnโt a startup birthed out of two fortune 25 companies to sell an erp/crm tool for the tradesmen.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ.
Was I making and drinking the kool-aid?
Maybe,
But when we focus on creating something of value,
protecting those around us,
teaching and learning continuously,
we tap into a deeper sense of purpose and fulfillment.
We're not just doing a job;
we're making a difference.
Taking a step back from the daily grind
we can remember why we do what we do.
We see that we are making something that matters,
protecting those who rely on us,
and teaching and learning from each other.
Creating a work culture that values
more than just the bottom line
will directly impact
the bottom line.
Let's ๐ข๐๐ ๐, ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐
.
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I heard these words on the Epsilon Theory podcast this week: https://bit.ly/41wOGig which had a few points which made me say "hear, hear!" and made me hit my steering wheel. I guess the make/protect/teach has been a 3+ year running theme with them.. I will have to catch up.