Motivated from the Inside

[Craft - III]

You may be really good at what you do. Congratulations. You might even set the standard for your industry. That’s great. You’ve likely won awards. Sure is affirming.

Those are all professional measurements. But they aren’t measurements of craft.

Craft is measured by mastery, and mastery is not an arrival at a podium; mastery is the momentary acknowledgement that you’ve come a really long way toward excellence . . . and tomorrow you will go further.

Craft earns accolades but is not motivated by them. Awards come from the outside.

Craft is motivated by the possibility of continued improvement, the pursuit of beauty, and the dream of perfection. Craft is motivated from the inside.