Scott Dinsmore’s wants to change the world by helping people find what excites them and build a career around the work only they can do. He is a career change strategist whose demoralizing experience at a Fortune 500 job launched his quest to understand why 80% of adults hate the work they do, and to identify what the other 20% were doing differently.
His research led to experiences with thousands of employees and entrepreneurs from 158 countries. Scott distilled the results down to his Passionate Work Framework – three surprisingly simple practices for finding and doing work you love, that all are completely within our control. He makes his career tools available free to the public through his community at https://LiveYourLegend.net
3 simple things all world-changers have in common:
1. Become a self-expert
Knowing what you want is the key to finding what you are looking for. Knowing what are your unique strengths (Strengths Test). Knowing your values, family, career, health, etc. Make sure that your career path will not clash with your values.
Noting your experiences. What went right and what didn’t, what do you enjoy, what do you want more in your life.
If you know what you want, then you can lead a life where work is not work. When you achieve that, then you don’t wait for weekends to get away from it all. You find your work interesting, and sometimes you may even want to work on your weekends and vacations.
Everything that has been done was once thought to be impossible. You can prove people wrong with small incremental pushes.
Nobody can do the impossible thing. They are impossible, duh!
However, you can take a small “possible” or even “easy” steps consistently, and with time you’ll arrive at the “impossible” goal.
The key to doing the impossible are small steps and persistence. It is unbelievable what you can accomplish if you choose to improve just one thing every day. Improve just 1% every week, and you will be 67% better same time next year. And 3x your current level the year after that.
The key is consistency!
If you do simple things every day, improving just a little bit, then sky is the limit.
Many people can outwork you and get better results in the short term. However, there are few people who will put in the hours, day after day, for as long as it takes.
I read somewhere that:
Sometimes courage is when you say in a quiet voice, “I will try again tomorrow.” ~ Anonymous
Next step: Select one easy thing that you do daily and improve it by 1% every day. No skip days.
3. Surround yourself with passionate people
The fastest way to do impossible things is to surround yourself with people already doing them.
Research shows that 80% of people don’t like their jobs. This number means that 4 out of 5 people surrounding you are dragging you down.
Like-minded people will help you keep on track and achieve your goals. They will also complement your weaknesses. You can get motivation and support from your peers who have the similar goals and values as you do.
Passionate people also make you happy.
Happy people are more productive.
Shocking, I know. In one study in UK people who were happy made 13% more sales than their unhappy colleagues.
Next step: Find a person who could help you reach your goals. Ask for help. Today.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ~ Priit Kallas, FixWillpower
In Anything You Want, Sivers details his journey and the lessons learned along the way of creating CD Baby and building a business close to his heart. “[Sivers is] one of the last music-business folk heroes,” says Esquire magazine. His less-scripted approach to business is refreshing and will educate readers to feel empowered to follow their dreams.
Aspiring entrepreneurs and others trying to make their own way will be particularly comforted by Sivers straight talk and transparency. He reminds you that anything you want is within your reach.
Take your first step now
Using this framework will help us find things that make us passionate, happy, and successful. These 3 key ingredients are 100% under our control. We have to do our work on ourselves to understand where we want to go. Work is a responsibility that gives our lives meaning. Doing something that gives value to others and improves us is the goal you should attain to.
Founder of FixWillpower.com. I created FixWillpower to help you reach your goals.
I have struggled my entire life to be consistent and avoid procrastination. The goal is to have a good life, do the things you love and get your results with minimum effort.
FixWillpower website is about how I create motivation and productivity in my life.
I write about the tools and techniques, best books, scientific research, and everything else that helps you move faster and stay on track.
Minimum effort doesn’t mean slacking off. Minimum effort is about effectiveness and productivity. If there is a way to reach a goal in a shorter time or with less exertion, then you should use that.
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