I thought what Adam said about always delivering quality work to the best of your ability was very meaningful. Sometimes I find myself not always putting my best foot forward just because external expectations are low or because I don’t really care about the project. Hearing Adam talk made me really think about that. When people see the work that you put out, they don’t care about the scenario or your head space when you were making the work, all they see is the work, and that is what they have to judge. So if you put out work that is below your personal potential, viewers, potential employers, colleagues, will judge you based on that work. So therefore it is important to always do your best no matter the expectations, or how motivated you are. I guess the important thing is to have a high standard for yourself and don’t let external standards determine the quality of your work. Always hold yourself to a high standard and try to live up to that as best you can. There’s definitely been some of Jason’s projects this quarter where I feel like I have turned in work that was below my standard because I didn’t like the assignment so I wasn’t motivated to put in my best effort, instead I focused that effort into other projects that I was more interested in. But I think when you enter the workplace, you have to do your best to make sure anything with your name on it lives up to the high standards that you set for yourself, and that is how you will succeed.
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