Work thou for pleasure; paint or sing or carve

The thing thou lovest, though the body starve.

Who works for glory misses oft the goal;

Who works for money coins his very soul;

Work for the work's sake, then, and it may be

That these things shall be added unto thee.

> In 1882 Cox left Paris and moved to New York where he continued to paint. He also began to do many illustrations, mostly to pay the bills. Kenyon became well established as a magazine illustrator. His illustrations reached a much wider audience than did his paintings.

> Cox also began to write art criticisms (unsigned) for the New York Evening Post. This and other writing jobs took Kenyon's time away from painting but also helped him make a living.

I learned new skills and experienced personal and professional growth through the different projects I worked on and situations i found myself in.

I made friends and together we did an amazing job, made happy customers, and helped build a business, which gave me great personal pride and satisfaction.

The pay cheque showed me the work i was doing was valuable To the customer, yes and bought me a house etc, but I can’t imagine being at a job that I also didn’t enjoy and see some purpose in, some utility that I was bringing to the world.

Some people feel excitement from getting to work on their project, regardless of pay. Some people think they’re “changing the world”.

Some people feel a competitive nature and want to work and get ahead.

Some people work with friends and therefore enjoy being there and socializing.

People have varied motivations for things besides pay.