Call it energy, drive, or ambition – they have something they are after. Think of those in sports. Michael Jordan and Andre Agassi had a drive all their lives to do what they do. They love it, work at it hard, and have a passion for their game. But true also of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. In fact, find a happy and fulfilled person and you will find passion.
These are just some of the ideas Dale Callahan talks about in his new book “Company of One”, due out this Fall.
there’s a difference between having a job and having only one customer for your skills. And most of us have never noticed the difference, because we’ve never had to.
The Best Career Decisions Often Start as Bad News. Most people already know more than they admit. The real question isn’t whether change is coming. It’s whether you’ll build options before someone else decides for you.
12.7. That’s the average number of jobs Americans born between 1957 and 1964 held by their mid-50s, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the interesting part isn’t the number — it’s that almost none of those changes came from a master plan. Life happened: a layoff, a new boss, a better opportunity, a move. Which raises the real question: why do we wait for life to change before we change ourselves?
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