Plus: Gen Z wisdom | Thursday, August 25, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | Axios Finish Line | | By Mike Allen, Erica Pandey and Jim VandeHei ·Aug 25, 2022 | | Aug 25, 2022 | | Welcome back for Axios CEO Jim VandeHei's wrap-up of our week of workplace wisdom. Send your thoughts and questions to jim@axios.com. - Smart Brevity™ count: 383 words ... 1½ mins.
| | | | | | 1 big thing: 10 commandments of work success |  | | | Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios | | | | We think a lot about what our favorite, most successful colleagues over the years have in common, Jim writes. The big picture: Here's my crack at summing up their success secrets, some of which Finish Line readers also mentioned in their notes to us this week. - Get paid for doing something you love: Everything is lighter and easier if you truly enjoy the thing you spend most of your life doing.
- Be the GOAT: Strive to be the very best to ever do your job. You'll spend 75% of your waking hours working or thinking about work. So why settle?
- Serve others: If it's only about you, you will do the wrong things for the wrong reasons. Life is empty alone.
- Work morally: Honesty, grace, humility, hard work and honor are the core values of a work-life well-lived.
- Work smart: Working hard on the wrong or nonessential things is time wasted.
- Study deeply: Master the tiny details and panoramic context of your profession.
- Study thyself: Be clear-eyed about your gifts and flaws. It's the only path to betterment.
- Fortify thyself: Optimal work performance is impossible without healthy relationships, diet and exercise, and spirituality and mindfulness outside of it.
- Savor thy wins: Take time to celebrate aspirations met.
- Learn from loss: The real good stuff often reveals itself in the most painful moments.
The bottom line: When the clock stops, smile confidently — knowing you did it right and well. |     | | | | | | A message from Axios | | Get their attention | | |  | | | | Professionals are busy — so we ensure our partners get their messages across quickly and effectively. How it's done: Smart Brevity Studio creates concise articles and visuals that get up to 5X more engagement than they do on other platforms. Find out more. | | | | | | 📨 From our mailbag | | We've received more than 1,000 gems of work-life advice from readers, and will be bringing you the best in future newsletters. - For now, some wisdom from one of our younger readers — Caroline O., a Gen Z-er from Savannah, Georgia:
"Allow your coworkers to show up as their full selves. If they mention they like running, ask them how they became a runner. If they mention being a self-proclaimed movie guru, ask them about their top five list. "Taking the time to build a relationship outside of just 'the work' will build mutual understanding and appreciation and inevitably make the work more enjoyable." | | | | | | Thanks for reading. Invite your friends to sign up. |  | | Are you a fan of this email format? It's called Smart Brevity®. Over 300 orgs use it — in a tool called Axios HQ — to drive productivity with clearer workplace communications. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here.
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