Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

Whether by launching a side hustle that turns into a profitable business, "hacking" your dream position within a traditional job or organization, becoming a "DIY rock star" by fashioning an entirely new profession around your varied interests, or building your own mini empire as an entrepreneur, this book will show you how to find that one job or career that feels so right, it's like you were born to do it.. In reality, their good fortune has nothing to do with chance. But finding the work you were "born to do" isn't just about finding your passion. Have you ever met someone with the perfect job? To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery - that by some stroke of luck or circumstance, they've found the one thing they love so much that it doesn't even feel like work, and yet they're getting paid well to do it. Doing what you love is great, but if you aren't earning a pay check, it's a hobby, not a career. This intersection of joy, money, and flow is key to what Guillebeau will help you find in this book: work perfe

You may be left wanting more like me. I was very excited to get an advanced copy of this book, but it left me wanting more. More detail.I would compare this with "The $100 Startup." It covers the topic on a very superficial level. Chris offers many examples how people found the work they were meant for, but I think the book would have been more effective if. "Very useful book for figuring out next steps in your career" according to Karen. Born for This is a book that talks about finding the work you were meant to do. It’s written by Chris Guillebeau, who also wrote the $100 Startup. I really enjoyed reading this book, and found that I could relate to it more than the $100 Startup. I am an electrical engineer, and have been in my current job for 1Very useful book for figuring out next steps in your career Born for This is a book that talks about finding the work you were meant to do. It’s written by Chris Guillebeau, who also wrote the $100 Startup. I really enjoyed reading this book, and found that I could relate to it more than the $100 Startup. I am an electrical engineer, and have been in my current job for 13 . . Never Too Late Paul M. Bauer For most of my career, I wrestled with the question of what do I want to be when I grow up. I always looked with longing toward the non conforming options: consultant, seminar leader, entrepreneur, bike shop owner, solopreneur in some form or other (I don’t like taking orders). But the rational options seemed to b