If You're Curious About These Questions...
You should listen to this audiobook
- What if you could find the perfect intersection between what you love, what you're good at, and what people will actually pay you for?
- Did you know there’s a simple 'Joy-Money-Flow' test to help you determine if you’ve finally found the work you were born to do?
- What's the secret to building a 'portfolio career' that gives you more security and freedom than any traditional 9-to-5 ever could?
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Key Takeaways from Born For This
- Discover why you should ignore outdated, one-size-fits-all career advice and start experimenting with different roles to find your true calling.
- Learn how to identify your ideal job by finding the perfect balance of joy, money, and flow, while defining the daily working conditions that suit your needs.
- Understand why making career choices based on the fear of missing out can lead to misery, and how to objectively evaluate risks to make confident decisions.
- Master the art of building a career insurance policy by creating specific if-then backup plans, cultivating a supportive network, and securing a side income.
- Find out how to expand your career opportunities beyond your formal education by taking a comprehensive inventory of your practical skills and greatest weaknesses.
Born For This — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Your path to a true calling isn’t linear, and generic plans won’t lead you there alone either.
Chapter 3: Your perfect job blends joy, income, and flow, ideally paired with working conditions that most closely align with your needs.
Chapter 4: Overcome your fears, anticipate risks, and create thorough backup plans.
Chapter 5: Identify your strengths and weaknesses, learn how they can meet demand, and communicate your ideas more effectively to others.
Chapter 6: Start your own business while keeping your current job.
Chapter 7: Create your own role or be your own agent.
Chapter 8: There’s nothing wrong with following multiple passions.
Born For This Summary & Overview
Born For This (2016) is your guide to finding the career of your dreams. These blinks will help you discover your true passions while providing the tips and information you need to earn money from your genuine interests.
Who Should Listen to Born For This?
- Recent graduates who don’t know what their next steps will be
- Anyone who hates their job
- Professionals who have thought about quitting their job to start their own business
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