Ritchey RBW video captures a life lesson...

[Michael]

If I was 20 years old again, I'd fly to California and try to get a job at RBW, the Lord willing.

Rivendell Bike Works looks like a great place to just be yourself, and love the folks around you while doing a job you love.

 

I am impressed by hearing over and over again how RBW wants to treat others how they would like to be treated. Grant has written it in the readers, and put his money where his mouth is on that several times from what I have heard/read.

Mark said it in the video about his mechanics work.

Jenny showed it in her nice letter about her raise to Grant.

Robert shows it in the packing he does. That their packing is the best in the world, and its because of him, as Grant says, shows an employee who has raised their job to art and sounds like a very realized person in their job.

 

I only got partway through the video. I will finish it later. It is 2:20 am here in Maryland. Gotta get some sleep. I hope the weather will be good tomorrow so I can ride my Rivendell.

 

Now 44, I have, through the years learned that one must do what they love for a living if one wants to optimize chances for happiness in life.

That's music and bikes for me.

What about you?

[PATRICK MOORE]

You are lucky indeed if you can earn a sufficient living by doing what you love. Most of us have to indulge our personal loves in our spare time.

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Michael <john1...@gmail.com> wrote:

Now 44, I have, through the years learned that one must do what they love for a living if one wants to optimize chances for happiness in life.

That's music and bikes for me.

What about you?

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[Allingham II, Thomas J]

True.  Which, for me, makes this video even more inspirational.  Thanks to Jay, to the in-house musicmakers, and all of the subjects for sharing.  It was great.

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[Ron Mc]

I think the job part is a misconception.  If you do what you love, you own the business.  

[Michael]

 

I would love to be a pro bassist for some established contemporary Christian group and I wouldn't be the owner in that case.

 

I guess every job has its ups and downs. But doing what one loves would be a start. I think I would be more serious about pursuing that if I had to do it all over again (I can hear our older RBWOwnersBunch group-friends saying "Its not too late!" now). Like Patrick said, doing what one loves and being able to make a living at it don't go hand in hand always. So I play bass in my spare time. And I love playing at church.