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How to Build a Career and Life You Love (Without Getting Lucky)
I’m very lazy. I’m a chronic procrastinator. Keeping myself organized is like pulling teeth. In spite of all this, I’ve built a career and life I love.
How did I overcome my obstacles?
Well, let me tell you.
I have tried a lot of different routes to success. Most of them failed. I joined more than one pyramid scheme masquerading as a business. I sold cutlery door to door. Prior to the last 5 years, I was fired from every job I had.
Something changed a few years back. What, exactly?
Are you ready for the secret?
I found something I liked and had a natural talent for.
That’s it. That’s the whole entire key to career success. You don’t have to get lucky or find the “perfect” job.
Your dreams have to meet a few simple criteria:
- You have to base your dreams on something you like or enjoy
- You have to have a natural talent for the skills needed to achieve that dream
- Once you get traction, you have to double down on that skill and add others
These steps seem simple, but few people ever do them.
