Imagine that your boss goes away for a few days. You’ve been working soooo hard, and now, finally, you’re free from the pressure of your employers.
You still come into work, of course. You still sit at the same desk. You still drink the same coffee and eat at the same time. But how have you changed?
Do you still bring the same energy, seize the same opportunities, work just as hard as before? Or do you find ways to cut corners and slack off because, you know, who’s gonna know?
Only you can truthfully answer these questions.
At the end of each day, you can convince yourself that you worked soooo hard, can convince yourself that you’ve contributed soooo much. And maybe you have. Only you know.
And the best indicator of who you are for real is who you are when no one is looking. Character is revealed when no one is watching.