It was one of three jobs that I held simultaneously that year, but this was the one people talked about. This was the crappy job that had my friends lined up awaiting my return. The means might be obvious, but the end? Well, every night I spent time with people I cared about while providing them a valuable service – free cookies.

The point of my very short post (for me anyway) is that every job we have is, in fact, a means to an end. For some, that end is as simple as a paycheck. For others, it’s about gaining valuable experience, learning from someone you admire, pursuing your passion, following your degree path or simply pausing the treadmill long enough to catch your breath and regroup.

I think the temptation to lament missed opportunities or elusive hopes and dreams can be overwhelming. But what about today? What about now? What about that thing your doing this very second? Sometimes I wish we could just stop and think about how what we’re doing today might bring us – perhaps in some small way – closer to our ultimate destination.

And if that doesn’t do the trick, just line up outside of room 1423. I’ll have a cookie with your name on it.