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Vol. 11 No. 4, July-August 2009
Copyright 2009 by Wolf J. Rinke
mailto:WolfRinke@aol.com
http://www.WolfRinke.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. NEWS YOU CAN USE
2. GETTING FIRED IS THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
3. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
4. HUMOR BREAK
5. ABOUT THE EDITOR
6. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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INSIGHT BREAK
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"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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1. NEWS YOU CAN USE
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Chase Your Passion Not Your Pay
Can't make a living doing what you love to do? Don't know how to transform
your hobby into cash? Let me introduce you to Mike Wolf. Mike loves
model trains. Influenced by his grandfather who worked on the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. Mike started working for a neighbor who made toy trains
as a youngster. Back then he made all of $1.50 per hour. By age 12 he
was already selling his first model trains from the basement of his
parents' house in Laurel, MD. Today Mike is 40+ years of age and his
company M.T.H. Electric Trains employs more than 100 people and generates
about $60 million in revenue per year. According to Maryland's Howard
County officials, M.T.H. is "one of the fastest-growing light manufacturing
firms in Howard County."
ACTION STEP: Read the article that follows and take action.
Source: Washington Post, Howard Business, 9/14/00, pp. 5 & 8, and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTH_Electric_Trains.
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2. GETTING FIRED IS THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
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I know these are trying times, and the last thing you want to hear from
me is that it's a good thing that you've just been fired. But perhaps
it is? Here is why.
Statistics tell us that only 19% of the US population love 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 typically find it difficult to succeed, regardless how hard they
try or how long they work at it! And for them, getting fired may be
just what the doctor ordered, because it will give them the impetus
to find something that they love to do!
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH JOB OR CAREER IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
How do you know whether you should look for a similar job or switch
careers? Find out by answering the following seven questions about the
job you've just lost. (If you are fortunate and still have a job, use
your current job as your point of reference.)
1. When your opportunity clock rang in the morning were you anxious
to get up and go to work?
2. Are you excited to be in your current profession?
3. Did you love what you do? (Note I said love not like - there is a
big difference!)
4. Did you feel privileged to be part of your industry?
5. Did work seem like play to you?
6. Were you wondering why you were being paid so well?
7. Were you looking forward to work, at least four out of five days
each week (80% of the time)?
If you answered YES to all seven questions you are in your dream career
and should stick with it because you have a very high probability that
you are on the way to the top. If not read on, so you too can find out
how to "work" less and enjoy more.
AVOID SEEKING PERFECTION
But first, regarding question number seven. Why not a 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 the audience or client. (Pretend you did
not read that, especially if you are a meeting planner or one of my
clients!) But there is a down side to speaking, consulting and coaching.
It's traveling, especially airline travel, (I call it cattle herding),
and being away from my wife and my own bed. So, for me, traveling is
the other 20 percent. That's the price I happily pay to do the things
I really love to do. (That's why Superwoman, that's my wife of 41 years
and business partner, tells prospective clients: "Wolf speaks,
consults and coaches for free, but he charges for travel.")
FIND YOUR PASSION
Here is another way you can find out if you are passionate about your
current career. Imagine that you have just won the BIG ONE. Six million
dollars in the Lottery. What the heck, we're dreaming here, so let's
make it 60 million! Now assume you take the next 12 months to "get
everything you have always wanted to do out of your system." You
buy yourself that dream house, purchase a Rolls Royce, go on every "once
in a life" vacation you have always dreamt about, set aside enough
money for you, every family member, relative and anyone else who has
ever been nice to you. At the end of the 12 months or at the point when
you are getting tired of playing, whichever comes first, ask yourself:
What will I do with the rest of my life? And whatever pops in your head
at the very moment you ask that question, is what you should start pursuing
NOW!
DON'T HAVE THE SKILLS NOR THE EDUCATION?
Get yourself a temporary job to help pay the bills. Make time to get
the skills and the education you need. Watch less TV, go to fewer ball
games so you can go to school in the evening and study on weekends.
Do whatever 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 whatever it takes, pay any price, and make
any sacrifice, just do it! Once you are certain that you have found
your dream career, give up the temporary 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 more than 50 years of "working"
that overnight success takes a long time. But I've also learned that
once you find what you LOVE to do you will make more money, much more
money than you have ever thought possible. Want proof? Look at the people
you admire. People who have made it to the top in their chosen profession.
I bet 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 owns
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, physician or others who are in so called "glamour professions"
who do not care for what they do, and who have trouble paying the mortgage.
BUT I'M TOO OLD
Whenever I talk about starting a new career someone invariably has enough
courage to rationalize why that is a silly idea. "After all,"
they say, "I've been in IT for 25 years. I'm just too old to start
a new career now!" I really take exception, because you are never
too old unless you decide that you are too old. For example, age did
not stop Bedtime for Bonzo actor Ronald Reagan from becoming President
of the United States a couple days short of age 70. Age did not stop
Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders from starting that "small"
franchise at age 65 with his first retirement check of less than $100.
Nor did age stop Lee Iacocca when at age 72 he started EV Global Motors,
a company that designs and markets battery-powered bicycles, electric
scooters and light electric vehicles similar to golf carts.
YABUT
Of course there are always those who have other excuses. (I refer to
them as the YaBut's.) A common refrain is: "Yabut, the economy
is bad and nobody wants to hire me." If that's your excuse, I would
like to take it away from you by introducing you to Ed Hommer. Ed had
everything going for him. He was in the prime of his life (26 years
old), an avid backcountry skier, climber, and airline pilot and about
to become a new dad. He was climbing Mount McKinley when tragedy struck.
A freak accident prevented him from making the return trip. It took
five days before rescuers could get to him. By then "his feet had
frozen into solid blocks of uselessness" which had to be amputated.
Totally devastated and depressed, he had lost his dream job-major airlines
do not permit double amputees to fly-and his hobby-it's hard to go rock
climbing without feet, until he became totally disgusted with himself
and decided that "there had to be a way out." He got prosthetics,
and with a steely determination became re-qualified to fly for American
Airlines so that he could continue to do what he loved to do. And to
top it all off he also started skiing and rock climbing again and even
scaled the summit of Mount McKinley to make peace with himself and the
mountain. (Ed was the first double amputee to achieve this incredible
feat.) So what is your excuse?
In short, getting fired may be the best thing that can happen to you
... if you take the opportunity to find something that you are passionate
about, something that "turns you on", something that you love
to do, and then pursue it with every fiber of your body so that you
get really great at it and never ever have to "work" again.
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3. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
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These full day seminars maybe open to you if your company is a member
of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS). Contact the chairperson
for specifics.
Increasing Your Personal Effectiveness
9/21/09 London, England, contact: Mike Matthews, london@ims-online.com
9/22/09 Edinburgh, Scotland, contact: Graeme Crawford, scotland@ims-online.com
9/24/09 Manchester, England, contact: Gareth Morris, manchester@ims-online.com
NOTE: I have other "in-house" presentations scheduled in
the U.S.A., Canada and Europe. Please let me know if you are interested
to preview me or bring me into your organization at reduced expenses
when I'm scheduled to be in your area. That way we can let you know
when I'm coming your way!
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4. HUMOR BREAK
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Comments made by patients during their colonoscopies:
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
"Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity."
"You know, in Arkansas, we're now legally married."
"You put your left hand in; you put your left hand out…"
"Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!"
"Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not
up here?"
Source: HUMORoids newsletter, by my friend and professional speaker
Ron Culberson, www.Funsulting.com.
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5. ABOUT THE EDITOR
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Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, CSP is a highly effective management consultant and
executive coach who specializes in building peak performance organizations,
teams and individuals. He is the author of 12 CPE manuals, available
at www.easyCPEcredits.com and 5 books including "Make It a Winning
Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business" available
at www.WolfRinke.com. He is also an internationally recognized motivational
and management keynote speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized
presentations that combine story telling, humor and motivation with
specific "how to" action strategies that participants can
apply immediately to improve their personal and professional lives.
You can preview a live demo at www.WolfRinke.com. To take advantage
of Dr. Rinke's services contact us at 800-828-9653 or WolfRinke@aol.com
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