WE'RE ALL PROS ALREADY
All of us are pros in one area: our jobs.
We get a paycheck. We work for money. We are profes-
sionals.
Now: Are there principles we can take from what we're
already successfully doing in our workaday life and apply to
our artistic aspirations? What exactly are the qualities that
define us as professionals?1) We show up every day. We might do it only because we
have to, to keep from getting fired. But we do it. We show
up every day.2) We show up no matter what. In sickness and in health,
come hell or high water, we stagger in to the factory. We
might do it only so as not to let down our co-workers, or
for other, less noble reasons. But we do it. We show up
no matter what.3) We stay on the job all day. Our minds may wander, but
our bodies remain at the wheel. We pick up the phone
when it rings, we assist the customer when he seeks our
help. We don't go home till the whistle blows.STEVEN PRESSFIELD