How to love your job: 3 lessons from the life of Walt Disney

We associate the name Walt Disney with cult cartoons and Disneyland. But at the beginning of his career, he was just a man with creative energy. He wanted to show the whole world what happens when fantasy is combined with reality. Blogger Zat Rana shared three important lessons from Disney's life on his blog.

1. Do not separate work and personal life from each other

You've probably heard about the need for work-life balance. Our time is limited, and I want to evenly distribute it between different areas of life. But you need not separate work from life, but merge them together.

Everyday activities at work turn into habits and shape our personality. This is how work changes our essence.

Disney got the idea to open an amusement park when he watched his daughters ride the carousel. He wanted to create a place where families can happily spend time with their children. Even in his free time, work supplemented him as a person. And when he was at home, family life inspired him to create something new for others.

Yes, the boundaries between work and personal life are very important. But it’s impossible to be a creator only at work. This is a holistic approach to life.

2. Don't seek universal approval

Disney judged progress by how each individual person responds to his work, not by the general impression of the public. Unfortunately, in most areas there is almost always a conflict between what needs to be done for external reward and what needs to be done for internal satisfaction.

Sometimes, without getting the approval of the majority, you can. But more often we strive for it only to satisfy our pride. It's nice to hear praise and achieve a prestigious position. But in the end, such progress means little.

If you learn and constantly improve, your work will say everything for you.

A true creator works for himself. To develop and achieve mastery. To challenge yourself. He strives every day to become better than yesterday. His progress is determined not by someone else, but by the quality of his work.

3. Remember: the reward for good work is more work

Focus not on fame and fortune, but on skill. Measure your progress in terms of intrinsic motivation. Then the only reward for the work done will be further work. The ability to do your thing in more difficult conditions or have more impact.

No matter how the Disney company expanded, he always reminded of one thing: profit is important and necessary, but for only one reason. To develop further.

We don't make films to make more money. We make money to make more films.

Walt Disney

People are by nature inclined towards creativity. We build and create. If business is in tune with what drives us in life, we want to work harder and take on challenging tasks. And this is how we achieve success.

We are used to treating work as something that needs to be done until a certain point, for example, before retirement. But if you really value what you do, the real blessing is the opportunity to continue working.

Finally

Much in life depends on individual circumstances. Not everyone's work is connected with creativity. But anyone can change their attitude towards their work.

For most of us, careers last 30-50 years. This is a significant part of life. So that it doesn't go to waste, treat your work with the right mindset.

Each of us has a creator. Whether it manifests itself or not depends on what decisions we make day after day.