Our Work As a Calling

I recently finished reading the book Emotional Equations by Chip Conley.  One of his chapters is focused on "calling."  He says that there are three ways to relate to work: 1) a job, 2) a career, 3) a calling.  The latter is the most rewarding. 

Conley quotes Abraham Maslow:  "One must respond to one's fate or one's destiny or pay a heavy price.  One must permit one's self to be chosen."  We aren't the caller, we are just responding.  Conley goes on to say, "You fit into a job.  A calling fits into you."

A good question to ask ourselves is:  "What am I becoming as a result of my work?"

It is our hope that everyone working at Esperanza is responding to a calling and not just looking at their work at Esperanza as a job, or even a career. 

What to Pursue

This quote goes well with an article I recently read about looking at our work as a calling rather than a job or career.  It is my hope that Esperanza will catch the heart of educators who see teaching ALL students as a calling.