Point #2: Aim for excellence, not happiness...

We've all been taught to pursue happiness at work. If we're unfulfilled, something must be wrong! Aristotle stated that, "no one could be both free and obliged to earn a living." "Holding down a job, any job, was akin to slavery, and denied a man a chance of greatness." By the 18th century, however, new thinkers like Benjamin Franklin asserted that "a man's work can and should be fulfilling." Today, as we sit in a devasted job market, the pursuit of happiness is actually keeping unemployed men and women from taking a job "they might not like", and employed ones from becoming better at jobs they are lukewarm about.
"Put that attitude aside and you will prosper", says Larry Winget, host of A&E's Big Spender. Did you ever get a paycheck where it says down in the memo section, "because you are so darn happy?" No. They pay you to work. We are ALWAYS rewarded for hard work and excellence. "Be amazing and you'll always have people wanting to work with you! That will lead you to more job security, more money, and in the end, HAPPINESS!"