Passion @ work

At Tulip, we feel that working in itself does not accomplish all that much, if this work is not imbibed with Passion. That is why we try to implement as many policies aimed to increase the happiness level and hence the passion of our employees.

Passion is defined as a strong feeling about a subject or person, which leads to an increase in attraction towards said object. Without passion, employees do not put in their 100% towards their jobs and this leads to lower creative output than would otherwise be possible.

Unfortunately, many people don't enjoy their work. What's worse is that they have no expectation that they should. Work is often seen as the means to an end. Being passionate about your job is more than the old adage "do what you love". It's looking forward to going to work. It's working, not because you're swamped with work, but because you were so intent you didn't notice the time.

Take for example this old anecdote:
Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asks for a job from a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees down.
"Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way!"
Very motivated by the boss’ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring down 5 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he only could bring down 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing down less and less trees.

"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."

Do not let yourself become that woodcutter. Try and find a new reason why you love your job every day, and this will help you act more passionately towards it.