In preparation for the onslaught of company at my house this week, I’ve cleaned off my dining room table. It serves as a catch-all for the mail and other junk we bring in. In the stack of mail is a newsletter from my horse vet. He’s about 80-something years old and still makes farm calls.
In his newsletter he writes “Someone told me that if you get a job you ike, you don’t work a day in your life.” He goes on to say he wouldn’t swap jobs with anyone and wants to keep practicing until he’s 100. (Works for me – he’s a great vet!).
Can you talk about your job with that level of enthusiasm? I know I can! I love the work I do, because it changes peoples’ lives. Sometimes directly and sometimes not. But when I can show someone how to do a better job of fundraising, they can do more to fulfill their organization’s mission and change their part of the world.
Passion is a key element of successful fundraising. If yours has faded, it might be time to find a way to fan your flames a bit. I suggest you start by just acknowledging all the things you’re grateful for (it’s the season after all!).
So let’s hear it – what are you grateful for?
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