Be More Vs Do More

“If we are not careful, it is all too easy to fall into becoming more of a human doing than a human being, and forget who is doing all the doing, and why.”
— Jon Kabat-Zinn

In my line of work, I got opportunities to meet heaps of people that I like to call “Human doings”, not ‘human beings’, they are often "people of the list", who wake up with a long list of tasks to do, and it challenges their self-esteem if there’s a blank on their calendar, they won’t get satisfied or happy until they literally used the last bit of energy to complete their to-do list. 

They base their self-esteem on what they do, and how much they are doing, rather than on who they are.

However, 'Human Doings' can rarely sustain their desired success and find that sense of fulfilment when achieve. 

Why? 

Achieving as a human being is very different from achieving as a human doing!
 
The efforts human beings make to achieve in life and business are imbued with who you are and what you value. You find meaning in your achievement efforts, and you connect your passions and commitment to those efforts.

In a sense, your achievement efforts are filtered through your being. The efforts that result are determined, confident, energized, and focused. And the successes that you experience are important to you and provide you with fulfilment and joy.
 
People who are human beings experience a sense of happiness in their achievement efforts because their efforts emerge from and affirm who they are. This connection between who you are and what you do is what separates people who achieve both success and happiness from those who merely succeed or don't succeed at all.

So, are you achieving as a Human Being or Human Doing?