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The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All
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The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All

by Jon Gordon
May 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
160 pages
2h 5m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 32Everything Is Spiritual

At the end of the week, the carpenter was putting his final touches on the new desk when Michael walked into his office. The desk was magnificent. He was speechless as he marveled at the carpenter’s talent, and wondered how someone could create such beauty with pieces of wood. After a long pause he asked in a quiet voice, “How do you do what you do?”

The carpenter smiled. “It’s because I know who I am.”

“Of course you do. You are J. Emmanuel, a craftsman masquerading as a carpenter,” Michael said with a big smile.

“It’s more than that,” said the carpenter. “I know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience. While I have a body, it is my soul and spirit that power me. Artists create from the depths of their souls. An artist is moved by the spirit. I know who I am, and I know the power that moves me to create.”

Then he paused and rubbed his hand along the smooth surface of the desk. “You know we can all create with this power, but too many people have forgotten who they truly are. Two thousand years ago there was no separation between someone’s work life and spiritual life. Now we separate them and wonder why people are so miserable. Work is meant to be a spiritual experience, not a daily chore and a grind. All work is sacred. Everything is spiritual. When you bring your spirit to work you will become a powerful builder of success.”

Then with a big smile on his face the carpenter gestured ...

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