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Craftsmanship:
The Meaning of Life.
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Imagine. Invent. Involve.
or a sense of
completion, a
sense of purpose
and pride
"What I have yearned for all my life is not so
much cosmic unity, but simply
‘completion’. "
- Santayana, The Life of Reason
Sense of Completion comes from our ability
to do things with purpose, quality and
beauty.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship is what differentiate a great
professional from an ordinary
What is craftsmanship?
Passion
Great dancers are not great because of their
technique; they are great because of their
passion. - Martha Graham
Do you have Passion to challenge the
limits?
Love
Do you Love what you do?
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all
fun. - Thomas A. Edison
Knowledge and Skill
Do you possesses the
necessary knowledge and
skills to perform the work?
Excellence
"Don’t look for a
better job, do a better
job at what you’re
doing now." - Charlie
Jones
Attention to detail
Give attention to the details and excellence will
come. - Perry Paxton
Thirst for Learning
Always walk through life as if you have
something new to learn and you will.
-Vernon Howard
Embrace Change
"Challenges make you discover things about
yourself that you never really knew. They're
what make the instrument stretch-what make
you go beyond the norm."
Source: http://www.redbubble.com/people/mugsy/art/677011-4-a-road-less-traveled
Create Opportunities
"To hell with circumstances.
I create opportunities.“
- Bruce Lee
Pride & Sense of Completion
Regardless of whatever you do, do it with …
Set me a task in which I can put something of my
very self, and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it
is art. - Bliss Carman
www.designdrivendevelopment.org
henryjacob.com
Imagine. Invent. Involve.

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