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Vol. 8 No. 2, Mar/Apr 2006
IN THIS ISSUE =================================================== 1. NEWS YOU CAN USE YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION--JUST GOT
FASTER =================================================== Only 19% of the US population loves what they do. Twenty five percent hate it! And the rest, could take it or leave it! Unfortunately the people who either hate or are neutral about their jobs will find it difficult to succeed, regardless how hard they try or how long they work at it! How about you? Are you passionate about what you do? Here is how to find out. When your opportunity clock rings in the morning, are you anxious to get up and go to work? Are you excited to be in your profession? Do you love what you do? (Note I said love not like -- there is a big difference!) Do you feel privileged to be able to do what you do? Does work seem like play to you? Are you wondering why you are being paid so well? Do you actually look forward to work, at least four out of five days each week? Why not 100% of the time? Because there is no perfect job; every job has some aspects that you will not care for. For example, I am a professional speaker, management consultant and executive coach, and love what I do. At times I have so much fun that I wonder why I am being paid so well for it. It almost seems that I should be paying my clients. But there is a down side to what I do. It is traveling, especially airline travel, (I call it cattle herding), and being away from my wife, my two wonderful daughters, and Wolfsburg. So, for me, traveling is the other 20 percent. That 20 percent is the price I happily pay to do the things I really love to do. (That's why Superwoman, that's my wife of 37 years, tells others that I speak for free, but you have to pay him to travel.) Here is another way that you can find out if you are passionate about what you do. Assume that you have just won the Lottery. Six million dollars. What the heck. We're dreaming here, so let's make it 10 million! Assume that you've gotten everything you have always wanted to do out of your system. You've bought that dream house, purchased the Rolls Royce, gone on that once in a life vacation, set aside enough money for the rest of your life and everyone of your loved ones. Having put that behind you, ask yourself: What will I do now with the rest of my life? And what ever pops in your head, that's what you should start pursuing right NOW! Don't have the skills nor the education? Not to worry! First of all be sure to keep your current job. (Unless of course money is no object for you. In that case quit your job right now). Make time to get the skills and the education. Watch less TV, go to fewer ball games so you can go to school in the evening and study on weekends. Do what ever it takes to prepare yourself for your dream job. After you have prepared yourself, work part time in your dream job. Can't get paid for it? Volunteer. Do what ever it takes, pay any price, make any sacrifice, just do it. Once you are certain that you have found your passion, give up your day time job. Not getting paid as much as in your former job? Not to worry. Just stay with your dream job. I've finally learned after almost 50 years of employment that overnight success takes a long time. But I've also learned that once you chase your passion, not your pay, you will make more money, much more money than you have ever thought possible. Want proof? Look around you at the people who have made it to the top in their chosen profession. I bet you that virtually all of them love what they do. And by the way it does not matter what profession they are in, because there is no such as thing as a "glamour" profession. A friend of ours lives in a $1.5 million mansion and has more money then he'll ever be able to use in his life-time. His profession? He is a plumber! Yes, he does own his own company, a plumbing contracting company, but most importantly he is passionate about what he does. On the other hand I can introduce you to many a lawyer or physician, who do not care for what they do, and who have trouble paying the mortgage. In short, finding something that you are passionate about, something that will seem like play to you will "turn you on," and will enable you to function at full throttle. As a result you will succeed faster, and live a happier, healthier, and more prosperous life! Source: Based in part on Chapter 3 of my book Make it a Winning Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business, Achievement Publishers. Take advantage of my special offer that follows. =================================================== Bestselling Hardcover BOOK: Make it a Winning Life: Success Strategies
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