Get on the Top

I received today a question.

What does it mean hard work? To become a workaholic?

"In Wikipedia dictionary workaholic, colloquially, is a person who is addicted to work. The phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related."

In my vision “hard work” has a different meaning as workaholic. I believe lot of people does not see the difference in here.

In the interview I just had, the person was asked to differentiate this thing.
To make a good impression, my candidate pretended she was explaining the meaning or difference but she was just playing with the words.

I had a conclusion: Some people become workaholic on their way of proving themselves they are good, they want to earn more money and all it matters is the result. But is the meaning of result? My idea was thinking about success in work. Some are speaking about money as result.

Margaret Thatcher, the Former Prime Minister of England said: "I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near."

To achieve that top you set for yourself you will surely need hard work. But before you decide to start to work hard define for yourself what hard work means. If you really like that kind of job you're doing than do your best being successful with it and work smart.

Another common question in my interviews. What is success? How can you describe success? I believe and trust in people's creativity but most of the time they don't use it. As result 5 from 10 persons answer trying to give the best definition found once in a book or blog.

I insist to think about a definition that characterize them. It should come from inside. Astonishing!

Conclusion: people don't like this kind of questions not because they may not know the answer but because they do not allow themselves to think about success as something they deserve to have or be.

Wish you a successful career path and work smart :)

Gabriela