We live in results driven economy. Employers, clients, and people–at the end of the day–are interested in one thing: results. The days are gone when hard work for the sake of hard work mattered. It’s now all about producing; not so much about the style of performance, rather the outcomes of it.
This article is about better understanding your value in this results-based economy. Specifically, the focus is about the idea of hard work and the misconception that it’s a major factor of one’s value, because that’s simply not the case.
Hard work is important and should be the foundation to our unique skills…but it’s our unique skills that make us valuable.
Hard Work isn’t Enough
Work ethic is like gasoline to a car; it keeps it going. A cars overall performance has very little dependency on the gas. Gas is needed in order for a car to perform at any level…but gas isn’t the distinguishing factor that differentiates the performance between a Beetle and a Bentley.
So we can say that gas plays a foundation-level role in a cars performance. On the other hand, it’s the engineering sophistication that really separates the average vehicle from a high performance one. And what do we care most about? PERFORMANCE…it’s all about the results (horse power, speed, safety, capacity, etc).
Finally, imagine gasoline being hard work, and unique ability/skills (talents, gifts, etc.) being the engineering masterpiece.
This breakdown shares a lot about the dynamic of hard work and the relationship it has to our intangible and learned qualities. It’s all about value. Everybody has gas…albeit some have higher thresholds to work harder than others (bigger tanks to hold more gas)…but not everyone has the same skill sets (top speed, efficiency, size, etc.). As an economy and world culture, we’re drawn to the performance because it’s what distinguishes one level from the next.
Results Drive Opportunities
Why this is important…
On a job resume, we designate about 75% of it to showcasing our work experience and highlighting the results we’ve accumulated along the way. We’ve been taught this, because employers have asked for it. Clients want referrals, testimonials and proofs of concept before they do business with you. They could care less about how hard you work…they want to know if you can “make it happen”. Don’t get me wrong, they don’t want a slug–but the focus is on performance outcomes…not so much the style of performance.
I’ve thought a lot about my unique qualities lately (we all have them). I’ve been very interested in understanding what has been my limiting behavior and thoughts, and what factors have allowed me to soar. This assessment has reminded me of all the different companies that I’ve worked for over the years and the many mid-year and year-end reviews that have come with the territory. Most of my reviews have been positive, sometimes even rewarding. And NEVER, not once did hard work come up. Even when I was in leadership roles, never did I reward a person for working hard…it was always about the ability to create a positive impact.
Working hard can help stimulate positive impact…but it’s only one ingredient. Banking everything on the idea of working hard is like buying a book but not reading it…it has no value.
Working Smarter
We hate to see people waste away out of laziness. But I’ve come to learn that people can just as quickly waste away from working hard without focus. We admire the people that seem to get things done with an effortless essence…these are the people that work smarter rather than harder.
In the jungle (the corporate world), failing to understand the importance of the working smarter dynamic can become a detriment to success. People are working more hours than ever, taking on more projects, carrying more responsibility all by way of a lean workforce. Hard workers get worked harder and get respected less. They become the go to people for petty tasks that require very little brain power. You can smell their value depreciate as you can smell smoke after putting out a camp fire.
Smart workers, on the other hand, somehow work less, get more done and tend to be on the smiling side of new opportunities. It’s not that smart workers don’t work hard…they do. But they carry an incredible focus and willingness to learn new ways of maximizing their ability to perform well.
How many times have you worked your butt off but didn’t produce what you set out to produce? It’s for this reason that hard work isn’t worthy of much more than a friendly pat on the back…from yourself. Yes it’s important, but in a results driven economy, what gets the recognition to produce opportunities is results.
Hard Work Doesn’t Equal Results
Hard work doesn’t equal great results. Hard work doesn’t equal average results. Hard work doesn’t equal poor results. Hard work simply defines the energy and effort that goes towards accomplishing something.
Scenario: Three Artists
One has an exceptional work ethic to go along with great artistic abilities. The second artist is even more artistically talented, but lacks the ability to hustle. And the third artist has very little artistic skill, but all the work ethic in the world.
If this scenario were a real one, I think the first artist would be the most successful because of the embodiment of the full relationship: the gas and the engine sophistication. The second artist would go unseen and the third artist would only be respected for their willingness and ambition.
Imagine this…your employer or client runs a great business, but they refuse to pay you. When it’s all said and done, we can really care less about how great a business is ran…we want to be paid for our service. Well, working hard to an employer or client is seen in the same light…it has very little significance if you’re not producing the results that are required or expected of you. Because the factor that matters the most in our results driven economy…is getting results.
LET’S DISCUSS! How do you rank the idea of hard work in relationship to establishing value in something? If you were to hire a mechanic would you be more inclined to hire the guy that says he works hard, or the guy who has a track record of getting cars fixed? Are you driven by results as our economy is, or do you believe that effort is enough? Can’t wait to hear your point of view!
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Hey JK,
I can really relate to what you wrote about people who work harder, receive less respect and perform mindless tasks. Even though there are underlying conditions that affect how people work, it is true that at the end of the day, results are what counts. As a person who works with people who have mental and physical disabilities, sometimes the the drive is too much that we forget to have a little compassion on others. That’s just my two cents.
There are really great points that you’ve brought up about hard work and results. Hard work just isn’t enough these days especially in the times we are in now.
Keep up the great writing, adieu!
Hey Ryan,
I’ve seen it so many times…the guy or gal that coins themselves as the “hard workers” slowly becomes the task junky. Once you reach that decline, you almost have to switch jobs to shed the stigma. Those people get far less respect…often far less than they deserve.
If you notice highly respectable people get things done without seemingly like they put in a lot of effort, even if they have. The difference is the approach to getting stuff done. It means a lot…but results matter the most.
I love this. Love it so much. Great article JK, and congrats on your book!
This was totally me, but on an even ‘worse’ scale.
Fantastic work ethic? Check. Ability to hustle and create? Check. Looks like I had it all…
…But for years, not knowing who I am, with no ability to market, and a dislike of defining acceptable boundaries = Epic Fail.
I’d say it’s not just enough to work hard and deliver results, but it’s vital to have self-knowledge, and be able to market + educate people as to those results.
You hit one of my real hot buttons with this post. I think too many people work hard and not smart. Truth be told, I don’t care how many hours went into doing something. I care about the end result. If I hire a web designer and they do a killer job and they charged me $500, I’m not going to ask them how long it took. My friend Lauren Rains who does most of my e-book design work does absolutely killer stuff. I usually just send her my requirements and she comes back to me with a finished product. If she exceeds my expectations I’ll never question it. There’s too much clockwatching BS going in corporate in America in my opinion. People who think that the difference in performance is about showing up at 8:00 instead of 8:15 are those who measure things that don’t matter It’s not about time you put in, but what you accomplish during that time.
The end result is all that really matters. It satisfies the need. Sadly this is still a culture where hours of work still have a little influence. But overall, it’s about the results.
There are times when I work a full 40 hour week at my 9-5 and weeks that I don’t. I develop a understanding with my manager that I’m a performer, so they can’t hold me to certain time constraints. Because if I need to get something done and it takes me 50 hours per week…I do it and I don’t complain. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND MORE SO THE COMMONALITY FOR ME…if something only takes me 30 hours then so be it! Let me, the artist at what I do have the ability to do my art. AND DON’T COMPLAIN.
When you get results – freedom is feels much more free!
PEACE
Another excellent post, my friend. You are so right. great correlation between gasoline, performance and our work. Results are what matter. No doubt about it.
You have to put in the effort, but I believe you can have success, without killing yourself. Especially, if you find your passion and purpose. So glad I have. Or at least on the right path. Yes Sir.
Thanks again JK. Hope to talk soon. Guest blog series going well, so far. Look forward to your guest post on November 30.
Al
Success without killing ourselves.
Our society is based on the idea of success and working ourselves to death. Working ourselves into a social security sponsored retirement and still try to figure out how to make ends meet. It’s a trap. It keeps us tired, energy-less, and mentally asleep. All the while those that run this country and the globe are turning us into robots. Deep stuff.
Looking forward to my guest post on your site!
Great food for thought Jk.
I agree with the gasoline analogy. While gas, or effort, is needed to keep things moving, the real race is won by how well someone achieves his or her plan.
I do look for people who get things done. To me, it’s not relevant how many hours they may have spent on a project; what’s important is the outcome of the project.
Thanks for a great conversation,
Alex
Hey Alex,
In a high-manager position, as you are, you know how often you may have to work far more than 40 hours per week. Or, at least how many times you worked more than 40 hours per week to get to where you are. Well, I’ve put in my fair share of working more than 40, but I’ve learned how to be more efficient and get things done in far less time on occasion. There’s an idea that that makes me a slacker, cause I can get all of my work done and not beg for more.
The way I see it is that I exceed my requirements…but I will not work myself to death. I have a life to enjoy!
Thank you for stopping by sir! I hope things are as well as they can be considering.
These are some deep thoughts you’ve put before us, Jk.
I would have to agree with you, it’s those that have the gasoline and the engine that actually get the job done. It’s easy to think that hard work alone or that artistry and talent alone will produce a better product.
The thing that matter’s the most is what will those attributes produce with the absence of the other. I think that if a person has the hard work and talent, they’re going to work that much more in producing a better product than their peer who only possesses one or the other. Why? Their name, image, values, character, and knowledge; all stand behind and on the product that they will ultimately produce.
They know that whatever they “sign their name on” will be the future reason for the next assignment to be given to them or whether it’s past on to the next because they simply didn’t match up to what was expected of them.
Much like you compared here, BMW, Bentley, Audi, and the such know that if they ever lighten up on their performance, even slightly; their competitors will sneak in and take whatever competition they thought they may have had. The same is the case with individuals. Always put your best foot forward, and doing that requires one to work hard, giving it their all.
Great post man! You knocked this right out of the park.
Jk,
You always manage to hit the nail right on the head. We live in a results-driven economy for sure; regardless of whether we work in the corporate world or for ourselves. Hard work alone really does nothing – and, as you said, it just makes a person look ‘weak’ to others and become the ‘go-to’ person for menial tasks. If you don’t respect yourself then other people won’t respect you. If people just work hard with little direction I don’t believe that they are respecting themselves.
It’s all about knowledge and focus, working smart and knowing what we are aiming for and not deviating from that.
I love the comparison to the car – the fuel and the engineering. It’s all about the skills.
Speak to you soon man, maybe tomorrow. Great post – “You are the standard”
POW! Jk comes correct with the automotive metaphor. You’re talking my language, boss. Talking my language.
This is why I decided on the name “Gearbox Magazine.” The relationships between man and machine all over the world are the engine – Gearbox directs that energy to the pavement – where the rubber meets the road. We try to show people how to inhale fresh ideas, combine them with the fuel of hard work, and compress them into an ignitable mixture which will propel them forward. Repeat until redline, then shift gears and the whole shebang goes faster.
(I love this kinda talk.)
Thinking a little more circular, though, how do we achieve those all-important results? How do the engineers build supremacy into those rarefied models? We can say our focus on results is little concerned with how hard we work, but perhaps the focus on results is misguided and we ought consider how to shift that paradigm.
Focusing on results, like focusing on any specific outcome, my result in a dogged effort to achieve same. But what of the process? How often do we achieve results that don’t matter? Many people work damned hard (and smart) to achieve results, only to find the results do not satisfy. Lessons are learned, but time spent is gone forever.
I’ve decided to focus less on the specifications of the vehicle – horsepower, headroom, cachet – and more on how the car handles. Results are WHAT has been achieved. Process, on the other hand, is HOW those objectives are chosen and WHY the results matter.
Excellent post today, Jk. :highfive
Great post! You are preaching to the choir when discussing the virtues of hard work. Many abdicate choice and awareness by supporting the lazy belief that hard work alone is the key to success. It might be a comforting belief, but it’s also an ineffectual one.
Riley
Hey JK,
I couldn’t agree more. I think one great strategy is to always keep a little bit of a buffer – essentially never work so hard that you can’t take on something more. That way, when a big opportunity comes along, you can take it on and give it the attention it needs so you can shine. You never want to work so hard that you have to bypass a great opportunity, not when you’re working for someone else, or when you’re self employed.
Hugs!
Melody
Hey Jk,
How’s the side hustle coming along?
I want to touch upon your point about working smarter. I firmly believe in working smarter rather than harder, but I do realize the importance of a ridiculous work ethic.
I’ve noticed (and have adopted the idea) that all people who successfully work smarter rather than harder get ahead.
I see it all the time.
The one thing they do that hard workers don’t do comes down to focus. Not just focus, but LASER LIKE FOCUS.
You mentioned that hard workers tend to take on too many projects and just have too many things going on; that’s too true. if you can just focus in on a few things and do them well before moving on..that’s working smart.
Work smarter with an insane work ethic = unstoppable in the work place.
Stay motivated!
~Jeremy
Okay, so this is going to come of wrong, but working hard is overrated.
I mean, it’s important – for a period of time. But if you don’t out grow working hard to do work smart at hard work then you’re going nowhere – slowly.
I love the way you framed this post, JK. The analogies, the story-telling, and the imagery really put this in perspective. I have to say, I see the result of your writing, and it’s definitely paying off.
Big ups.
-M
In a world of unicorns and rainbows, everyone would be rewarded for their efforts. Thankfully, we do not live in that world. And dont get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t want everyone to be appreciated for what they do or simply for trying but we live in a free-market society; a society through which competition and drive entrepreneurs are forced to produce a BETTER result.
This leads to new inventions, more effective processess and much more efficient technologies.
I am definitely with you on this one!
It’s the very reason why today I can post this comment on your blog, JK, from an iMAC that takes up 1/1000 of the space in my office instead of posting it from a computer that takes up an entire room.
Jk,
As much as our world is driven by the need for results, results are also very much perceived by the boss. Even in the corporate world where many things are defined by dollars and cents, good results often varies between employers. Not only must we work smart for good results, but we must work smart to get the results of what our bosses want. Sometimes our bosses’ standards could be lower or that they could be looking for different things.
Hey Jk,
A very solid post, and I completely agree with you – hard work is a ‘foundation’, it is NOT the be-all and end-all of success itself.
If I may give you an example of working smart, I landed my current full-time job because of something that was on my CV. You see, most CVs look the same – they have the same format, the same skills, the same ‘buzzwords’. But my CV had something a little different.
I put in my ‘Skills & Achievements’ section that ‘I have founded and run a personal development website with over 90 articles written and over 200 subscribers’.
This caught the eye of those who were interviewing me, including the individual who would be my manager. “Could you explain more about your website?” they asked, and I did.
It turns out that my website was the deciding factor in the decision to hire me.
Initially, I wouldn’t have thought it would have mattered. But I decided to use my website as an ‘achievement’ because that’s what it is, and because it helps my CV stand out from the crowd. No extra work involved, just a conscious decision to do something a little different.
Working smart works
Jk,
It looks like you have nailed it again. Good work!
My niece once told me she was lazy. I knew that to be untrue because I knew of all the things she had accomplished both at home and at work. With her beautiful grin came the explanation — she worked smart, not hard.
In our business we have a notebook which is kept in a convenient spot for each of us to use. At the end of the workday we each take time to write down what we as individuals have accomplished for the business that day. None of us has ever reported that he or she worked hard. Even on those days when we are dragging our behinds out the door we only write down the things we accomplished.
Love your ability to make a good point. Keep it up!
Way to hit it home again, my friend. I learned a few years ago that there is often a formula that goes into writing a resume. When you’re listing your work experience, focus more on how you solved problems and what ideas you brought to the table rather than mundane everyday tasks. Everyone knows what a sales associate does. What makes you unique as a sales associate? It has made the difference. There’s a reason Microsoft asks job applicants to explain why manhole covers are round. (By the way, if you’re trying to figure out the exact answer, you’ve missed the point of the question.)
Thanks buddy!
I liked it a lot! Especially because my parents have always taught me “Work hard and you will get what you want”. I think everybody knows that this is not 100%! In my opinion the most important thing besides working hardly is to be plastic and easy to adjust!
I can relate to this because is an outside sales position it’s all about results. I could be the hardest worker ever; first in the office, last out at night but if I don’t sell anything nobody gets paid. Therefore, we have the luxury at working at whatever pace we want, but at the end of the day what does your scorecard look like?
What I have seen in my industry, typically the smart workers who also work hard have good results. All to often people confuse busy work with smart work. We had one guy who was a cold calling machine; I’ll bet he called over 5,000 businesses in a year’s time. But guess what, he was not good meeting people face to face and he sold absolutely zero. He worked his butt off but he was hired for a sales position and with no sales pretty much means no job. That was a head scratcher but when it was all said and done I think he needed to be realistic and know he was not suited for sales.
If you can quantify your results it is very easy to determine if you are getting the job done.
Good post sir.
Nice post! I’m totally on side with the results oriented view of the world. In the child psych circles I’ve been exploring I find that many experts advocate rewarding and training effort, while specifically ignoring results because it may demoralize children. To me, and to you, that’s so obviously wrong that it’s a wonder anyone would recommend that! Nothing matter except results. If you try to cross the road safely but get hit by a car, it doesn’t matter how hard you tried. At the same time, if you live in a place where you don’t have to cross the road because there is an overpass then you’ll live every time without trying hard. You’re right, trying hard is second — you have direct the effort and that’s most important. Some goals don’t even require any effort!
My wife, whom I met in university, told me a story once about how she was impressed by me. The class got a paper to write. I chose to write about a different topic that was more interesting and relevant to me and the course. I ignored the assignment and did something else. My wife thought I would get a poor grade, but I got instead an A, and would have got an A+ if one existed. She was blown away because she didn’t understand how it was possible to get asked to do something, instead do something different, and come out ahead of all those others who actually did what was asked of them. She thought it was unfair, while I thought that I was the only one achieving the “real” results. I did this several times and each time she thought “For sure, you’re getting a D this time.”
I wish I lived in your neighbourhood — I’d love for my family to hang with yours. I think we’re be great friends.
Excellently done once again!
I can see why the trend of “hard work” as a quality existed and now is less important.
In the past, work literally was a matter of hard work. You had jobs such as miners, loggers, builders, crafters, etc. The work wasn’t heavily smarts driven but a matter of carrying out a process.
Today, the process is less rigid and relies more on “get me the results, I don’t care how.”
I’m with you . Value comes from the quality of results more than the amount of effort that goes into the project. No employer is going to read a resume that has no measured results but instead says worked hard and think, “ok that cuts it”.
Bryce
Hi Jk. I like your distinction: ‘folks can waste away working hard without focus’. That’s a big one. That’s putting one’s nose to the grindstone. How insane is that? What possible pleasure might one get by ‘putting one’s nose to the grindstone’?
The secret to joyful success is letting our true nature, not our conditioned mind, determine whether our hard work is true to our purpose or not. Our true nature is always right. Our conditioned mind is often wrong.
Life is delightfully simply when we are true to natural laws, and ‘working smart’ is true for man (woman) to do. Why? because we are naturally smart. Why not prove it to ourselves. blessings
I think that we should find other information in a product than just results. We should find something that we can use long time, not just the now.
Just look a the blogosphere man– people spending all day reading other posts, or other ‘how to eBooks’, or commenting, and staying busy on FB or twitter, and after a few months they often times have nothing to show for it.
The other examples you mentioned were stellar as well JK. We live in the age of ‘production and results’. The age of hard work coincided with the assembly line. But now, when people work from home or on the other side of the world, the shift is to production, and boy does that leave for some awesome opportunity!!
Marcus
Hard work along won’t be enough. You’re going to have to add a lot of value and experience to truly see the results that you want. I know for myself right now I’m in the process of hiring a new assistant. When speaking to these people I look at their experience and how much value they could bring into the company. I don’t care if you can work hard because honestly I don’t work hard I work smart. So, when talking with people I enjoy to hear how they can take a massive project that is due in one week and then break it down in an organized way so they still have the same amount of hours in their week to still enjoy their life instead of working themselves down to the ground.
Hey JK: How have you been? I apologize for my absence. I have had a lot going on. I really needed to read this post. I thought everything you said was so true. Just because you are working 12 hour+ days doesn’t mean you are getting the results that you should. It really is about working smart and to me that means working “in the flow”. There are times when things click and you are super productive and can produce great work. I think it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking more work is better, but we really need to instead be aiming for that perfect amount of working time where we are working with the flow. And, that often means you can’t overdo it. Really interesting topic and great post. I loved it:)
the person who is “hard workers” slowly becomes the task junky. Those people get far less than they deserve.
I think this happens because of the lack of direction. working hard, and finding “busy” work is the way people have been taught to function in today’s world. The working “per hour” mentality encourages people to look busy, find tasks to do, and move one thing, and put it in another place. Totally the wrong mentality (in my opinion).
If you’ve read the book Linchpin by Seth Godin, you will know the difference between being an “artist” as he call it, and a “cog.”
Working hard is good, but only when you’re simultaneously working smart.
Hi JK,
After reading the whole article. The part that I most loved is that when you say “Hard work is important and should be the foundation to our unique skills…but it’s our unique skills that make us valuable.”. I could hardly relate from it. And it is true though hardworking is not just the only thing to be said.
Hey Jk,
As quality manager for the agency in which I work results are highly important. I try to get people to balance and understand that quality and quantity are not seperate entities.
It’s important individuals are result oriented in addition to the supporting background of quality. I know the business world is tough and some people throw quality out the window when seeking a certain quantitiy or result.
In this new role that I’ve had for about 5 months now It’s important that we are driven by results but also cognizant of the quality of those results.
Jk, you got me fired up on all cylinders man! Great, high octane, fast lane post. I see something more behind hard work and results – I witness a destiny being honed, a life story weaving into a fate, an incomplete soul taking on momentous meaning, a drive to brilliance, and a quest for self-determination. The hard work shields this inner touchpaper lighting but it’s effects are clear and distinct. Something inside creates something visible outside and a person has become who they are meant to. Our life, our mission, is to graft, craft, and carve being like Michaelangelo before his block of granite. And you can’t do that any other way than the good old fashioned nose to the grind.
Excellent post! For me I would choose the one with sure results. Like you said, hardwork doesn’t mean results.
One of the first exercise I do with business owners is look at their achievements.
Many will write stuff like
‘operated a business for 10 years, successfully etc…
or ” ran a team of 20 people in my firm for 5 years”
I repeat the same thing over and over, these are not achievements if they don’t have a result. A result has to be something that is measurable, more $, more clients, more time, etc…otherwise it’s just a claim
Great post buddy and I can’t wait for Growth Effect to launch
This is a very interesting post, well I am a result oriented person. I go for something with a positive result rather that exerting a lot of effort but were not sure if it will work out just what you expected to be.
Creativity also plays a big role if you want some edge in the results driven economy, especially if it’s starting to get tired of the same outcomes. Great insights.
I have to agree with your line:-
“But I’ve come to learn that people can just as quickly waste away from working hard without focus”
A lot of people I know who work online are guilty of this, indeed I have been there as well, but if you can convert the effort put into working “hard” into working “smart” it’s amazing how much more productive you’ll be.
~Bruce
> We admire the people that seem to get things done with an effortless essence
Well put.
I was lucky to have a manger who was all about results. He insisted I work smarter, not harder, and in fact, challenged me to cut down my hours, while flowing more value, from myself and others. It forced me to really evaluate what’s truly valued, and to prioritize and focus on the most meaningful things.
Hard work is not enough indeed. The reason like your post has well explained is simple; people don’t see hard work as fast as they see results. It’s been said, action speaks louder than words. In life, hard work is like words and results are like actions. They make conversion easier for the customers and they make success possible for us. We can’t measure how hard we work, that’s very intangible. But we can measure how much results we have, because it’s tangible enough to see, hold and count.
In the end, our task should be to pursue results by working hard and smart with our talents, skills and unique abilities. Focus your hard work on specific projects that yield significant results. There is no reward for being busy, all reward goes to the one with results!
Sometimes, even how hard we try or how effective we are in our work if the higher authority is greedy enough to think about his subordinates, all our efforts and hard work are useless.
There are times when things click and you are super productive and can produce great work.
Hi JK,
I agree with you. Indeed our economy is a result-driven, and we are living in a competitive world. those who don’t have result/outputs are not entertained or in short don’t have money or income. But JK I think the “hardwork” stuff is situational. Based on your question about the mechanic I think I will not hire them both. I will hire someone who is a hardworking and have experience in the job. Do you agree with me?
Hardworking is essential but not the only way to success as Jk rightly said. He have raised some really important points on which I strongly agree. A lot of other aspects with hard work can lead towards success.
Thank you, your article remind me to think over my own work. Yes, I agree with that nowadays success does not only rely on hard working, also on the effective result. However, hard working is still important I think. I never can get a promoting from my boss or other success just because of some so-called skill. The basic condition is still hard working, and plus the working skills.
i agree scenario is most important
You’ve given a good example about cars and speed. Pertaining to blogging, even how hard work you put into it but you never have the art and the good skills, your blog becomes flat ,though you made one but it sounds flat and too enticing enough for the readers.Good post you really made it clear.
He have raised some really important points on which I strongly agree. A lot of other aspects with hard work can lead towards success.
great blog…you are so right when you said hardwork doesn’t mean results.
Great post! This is very helpful for individuals like me who seem working so hard but I think my effort is still not enough. Thank you for making me realize things that needs to be considered.
wow, this is great insight. you really made a great point that i truly understand now. thanks for the post.
I agree with you. Things have really changed a lot. Everyone is raving about results. The sad thing is that you can also be lazy or inefficient at work yet you can still give the results expected of you.
For me, the best scenario is that when we combine the hard working attitude and the drive to make results.
Hard work and drive are very important. Networking with other individuals and learning from other peoples mistakes is important too. If you only have your mistakes to learn from, your progress is going to be a lot slower. Great article by the way, I really enjoyed it!
I loved the article. I am an army officer and marathoner. Hard work is key but working smarter is the end result we should all strive for.
Nate
Well i totally agree with you. Things have really changed a lot. Everyone is raving about results. The sad thing is that you can also be lazy or inefficient at work yet you can still give the results expected of you, thanks for sharing.
Another great article Allen! I agree most of the comments above, most of the hard workers receives less salary income and unrecognized. It is very sad to think and ponder about. Others who doesn’t have an effort for anything have a great change and a better salary income.
It is very sad to think and ponder about. Others who doesn’t have an effort for anything have a great change and a better salary income.It is very sad to think and ponder about. Others who doesn’t have an effort for anything have a great change and a better salary income.
results are key
the harder you work, the better the outcome
more outcomes=more results
james
Great sharing of article..I really enjoy reading it..Hope you can share more..
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I found that your comparsion of the Beetle and the Bentley an excellent choice for explain ” Hard Work isn’t Enough”. As for the rest of the post I found very illuminating.
Good food for thought, and thanks for sharing this post.
Really great post you share with us! Its very interesting post. thank you so much for sharing this wonderful post in your blog.
I totally concur with you on this. Hard work without having a focus or attaining results that are worth the hard work is just a total waste of time. I am myself focus on working smart in whatever that I do, and I find myself very successful without straining.
Well I think there are other factors involved also…. It just does to depend on them…
Thanks to share a great comparision between gasoline,performance and our work.
Well, results win any time – hands down – versus hard work! If you pay for any kind of service it does not really matter how hard the provider worked unless you get the result you want to have. However, if it is to easy then we might feel (I know it’s not rational) a bit ripped off because we might think we could have it done ourselves or that we got charged to much..
Hey JK,
This reminds me a lot of a couple guys at work. One always looks like he’s working very hard. Constantly moving and putting forth a lot of energy. But at the end of the day he doesn’t have a lot to show for it.
The second guy hardly ever looks like he’s trying too hard or moving very fast, but he’s extremely efficient and gets a ton done with very little effort.
So I absolutely agree that working hard doesn’t necessarily equate to getting results.
i agree, working hard doesnt always pay off at first. im sure that everyone loves seeing results asap. but hard work does pay off and results will come eventually.
-Brad
Coffee Shop Millionaire