“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt Today is Labor Day—a day originally created to recognize the contributions of working people. So maybe it's also a good day to recognize something we don't do often enough: The work we've already done. We spend so much time looking at what's next... The next goal. The next project. The next problem to solve. The next version of ourselves we're trying to become. That sometimes we forget to turn around and look at how far we've already come. You've built things. You've learned things. You've helped people. You've made mistakes and tried again. You've gotten through days you weren't quite sure how you'd get through. That counts too. So on a Monday that's literally about labor, maybe our motivation isn't to work harder. Maybe it's to remember that the work you're doing matters—and so does the person doing it. Take a little pride in something you've built, accomplished, learned or contributed. And then, because it's Labor Day... maybe don't labor quite so much today. Happy Motivating Monday, 4 Cubed! 🌈