Friday, January 6, 2006

why can't I channel the passion of my sporting heroes at work?

There's a lot to love about summer - the heat, the beach, the holidays, that kind of thing - and of course a long, satisfying season watching the Aussie cricket team assert their dominance (if there is any justice in the world) over the rest of the cricket playing universe. So I took my own advice and scheduled a "sick of work" day yesterday (sure, I've just enjoyed a few public holidays over the Christmas period but the "sick of work" illness can't be cured overnight). I headed out to the cricket and witnessed a pretty disturbing sight: the Aussies were getting grief from cricket officials for appealing too much and Brett Lee was given an official reprimand! Why can't they be passionate about their sport and passionate about winning without getting a rap over the knuckles?

And then it hit me: I can really relate to our boys slogging it out on the cricket pitch. There was the time I finished that long, tedious report and screamed out "HOWZAT??" or the time I wanted to leave work early and the umpire, sorry, my boss, ruled a no ball and I appealed with a passionate "C'MONNNN!!!!" The stern lecture in his office afterwards seemed to indicate he didn't approve, strangely enough. But I say why not? Why can't I emulate the passion of my sporting heroes at work and be taken seriously? Why can't I unleash the fire in my belly and have my boss smile fondly and tell me he admires my passionate approach to life? Wear your passion on your sleeve, I say. Better out than in…

POSTED BY THE ZERO MOVEMENT AT 10:48 AM

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