Moving on

Should you approach a job by striving to be the best at your job?

Or should you approach a job as part of the process of achieving something greater?

The former seems to be micro-management and focus, whereas the latter allows your greater vision and long term strategy. Are they both mutually exclusive? Do you strive to be the best at your job without thinking of what you want to achieve/be at the end of it all?

Surely there can be a balance, where you take a macro view of work and decide what you want to be at the end of the day, and then you work towards it by being the best you can on a day to day basis. And yes, if you have a long term goal, you make sacrifices and take risks that would possibly allow you to achieve that final goal.

So what's so bad about taking risks? If nobody took risks, we would be anything today... and sometimes, mad insane risks should be taken. Not just risks that can be mitigated.

my 2 1/2 cents.