I think it's painful to watch someone doing something they don't enjoy. I think that Tiger Woods has never enjoyed golfing; what he enjoys is the affirmation he receives from being so good at it.
This may seem apropos of nothing, but I find myself asking whether something similar is true of me, professionally, right now. Unlike Tiger, I haven't made enough money to retire in comfort if I want to right now. But like him, I'm not enjoying what I'm doing, and even with regard to the times I did I find myself wondering how much of it has always been about the affirmation I've received from doing it well.
I should probably not spend much time considering how much other areas of my life may suffer from that same dynamic.
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