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They Want To Hire You
Just a short post this morning.
My son had a job interview this morning. He called as he was driving home. Sounds like the interview went very well.
I reminded him that they want him to do well. Because of fear or lack of confidence–neither of which my son has much of–people often approach a job interview as if it is antagonistic, as if they want to find something wrong with the candidate and exclude them. In part, that is true, but that is only the small part.
The Work You Love and the Threat of the Black Hole
So many people in the U.S. are unhappy in their jobs. They drag themselves to work on Monday and all week look forward to Friday and the weekend. Perhaps you’re one of them. If so, I suspect that off and on (maybe daily) you’ve wondered if there is something else you could do—that dream job that a few fortunate people find. You know the one. It’s the job that doesn’t feel like work. The one where someone has to tell you to go home because you’re having so much fun and don’t want to leave. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but would like to share three things that come from Dan Miller’s book, 48 Days to the Work You Love
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The Work You Love
Just a quick post to share what I found to be life-changing in Dan Miller’s book 48 Days to the Work You Love
First, I love the concept. It’s about time we get serious about finding that unique niche where we love what we do and someone has to tell us to turn out the lights and quit working. I’m sure that, like me, you want work that doesn’t feel like work. That only happens when there is an almost perfect match between what you are doing and who you are.No book can give you specifics but Dan’s book makes significant contributions to how we can grapple with this issue and make progress.
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