1. Your boss at work is not the boss of your life Sure, you have a boss. He or she plays a managing role in at your workplace. But you are the person who manages your life, your time, and your career. You alone manage how well you do your job, how you present yourself to others, and how others perceive you. The only person who knows everything about you is you. The only person who’s seen everything you’ve ever done is you, from every email you’ve ever written, to every proposal you’ve ever presented and every meeting you’ve ever been to. You are in charge of your destiny. Never forget it. 2. Being busy is not the same thing as being productive The people around you all seem so busy, running from meeting to meeting and firing off emails. Yet how many of them are really producing, really succeeding at a high level? Success isn’t the result of mere movement and activity. It comes from using your time efficiently and productively. You have the same number of hours in the day as everyone else. Use yours wisely. Because you’re the product of what you actually achieve, not of how busy you appear to be. Dedicate your energy to tasks that get results. 3. Be inspired at work, not just content. Do what you do because it brings you satisfaction, not because it’s a job. And if your job ceases to bring you happiness, think about how you can remodel it or change it… or even leave it for a different one. 4. Work without laughter is no life at all It’s difficult to understand why so many people believe that laughing means not taking the matter at hand seriously. The best ideas come through ease. The best flow happens in moments of joy. Human connections begin with laughter, and to laugh while working or solving a problem is to be open to new possibilities. Some people never learn this—they become grumpy and bitter. But one of the greatest joys in life is having fun. And to have fun doesn’t mean, by default, that you’re not “getting anything done.” On the contrary, having fun can make you more productive than you ever thought possible. http://blog.arkadin.com/en/five-true-things-about-life-and-work
All this writing is very good. But what about those who in - all objectivity - have never worked in their lives for someone, but have been busy doing their own thing?