Posted on Jun 6, 2016
Should you follow your passion or take it with you when looking for a new career?
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https://www.prageru.com/courses/life-studies/dont-follow-your-passion
This is some of the best advice you will ever receive. I wish I had said it first, but at least I can pass it along. Personally, I followed opportunities, many of them, in my 50 year working life that spanned several careers: Civil Servant, Service Member, Advertising/PR Man, Computer Salesman/Applications Teacher/Programmer/Applications and Systems Architect. My salary went from $1.25 per hour to a healthy six figures per year. Like the man says in this video, I took my passion with me. I was passionate in every job. It worked. It really worked. BTW, passion is also good in the bedroom...
This is some of the best advice you will ever receive. I wish I had said it first, but at least I can pass it along. Personally, I followed opportunities, many of them, in my 50 year working life that spanned several careers: Civil Servant, Service Member, Advertising/PR Man, Computer Salesman/Applications Teacher/Programmer/Applications and Systems Architect. My salary went from $1.25 per hour to a healthy six figures per year. Like the man says in this video, I took my passion with me. I was passionate in every job. It worked. It really worked. BTW, passion is also good in the bedroom...
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I agree. Don't do what you love. Love what you do. If you have a passion for your job, no matter what it is, your performance will reflect. I will admit, I didn't choose my MOS. Needs of the Marine Corps placed me in it and I was so mad. But I learned my job. I grew to love my job. Now I'm one of the top performers in my MOS (not to toot my own horn) because I tried to learn every facet of my MOS and I've always expanded on my knowledge. Even after I got out, I was able to land a job in my MOS because of my performance and knowledge base. If you put your passion into the work you do, people will notice... even if it isn't a job you actually wanted in the first place. Who knows, it could lead to other opportunities.
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My Dad told me: "there is always work out there to do if you want to do it. It may not be the job you like, but no matter what it is, always do your best. Pretty soon that job you want will come up." I've found this true, and I've also been in the position to be doing what I wanted. Great thread.
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Interesting video and site. Can you recommend any others within the site ?
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CPT Jack Durish
I've been following Prager University for some time. Just subscribe to it on YouTube or visit Prager.com. You'll find lots of good stuff there. Some is presented by highly qualified individuals and some by political and social commentators. Take you pick
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