What Else?

Dear Colleague,

Do you have people in your life that ever wonder what it is that you do when you go off to work? Try describing it to children what it is that you do for a living and that opens up a whole different way to look at things. I have and I have noticed that what I usually say to explain it, leaves them more curious than when they started. They usually follow-up my summary of work with, “What else?”. Also, it isn’t once but rather a couple of times of the “What else?” question followed by looks of puzzlement.

Slow down and stop to think about this. Don’t look up your Job Description and hope to use that to explain it. Also, you won’t find it under your corporate mission statement because that isn’t what you do. Think of your purpose yet don’t limit it to the activities that you perform. Are you a team builder? Do you solve problems? Is your customer service just your personality coming through? Whatever your purpose, keep in mind that your “What else?” is always growing and developing to make up your purpose.

Sincerely,

Luis Chanaga  

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