I believe in my work and am eager for others to know about it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker has confidence in their labor and desires public recognition for it.
- In plain terms
- I trust my work and want others to see it.
- What can you take from it?
- Confidence in work includes wanting acknowledgment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you want others to know?
- Is recognition necessary for value?
Another view
Desiring recognition can sometimes overshadow the work itself.
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