What you do is your legacy. Don't sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. And don't think it takes a huge team to ma… - Jason Fried

What you do is your legacy.

great work ethic isn’t about working whenever you’re called upon. It’s about doing what you say you’re going to do, putting in a fair day’s work, respecting the work, respecting the customer, respecting coworkers, not wasting time, not creating unnecessary work for other people, and not being a bottleneck. Work ethic is about being a fundamentally good person that others can count on and enjoy working with.

Think about it this way: If you had to launch your business in two weeks, what would you cut out?

The same thing is true with weekday nights. If work can claim hours after 5:00 p.m., then life should be able to claim hours before 5:00 p.m. Balance, remember. Give and take.