What’s the Point? Of our Work.

Dave Smith
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readNov 12, 2022

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What’s the point?

Of our work. The primary endeavor, outside of family, dominates many leaders’ thoughts and attention. An all-consuming, high-stakes, eat-or-be-eaten pressure cooker. The source of provision. As well as angst. Stress. And heart-racing anxiety.

Why are we dedicating so much of ourselves to our profession? To the firm. Our careers. Compromising time with the kiddos…

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Dave Smith
ILLUMINATION

Leadership Coach, Advisor, Dad of four, Novelist.