Selfish for Success: Entrepreneur | Business | Psychology | Self Esteem | Happiness | Health

There are a lot of confusing messages out there about how to choose a career. Should you follow your passion? Follow the money? Or use some other standard?

In an article on Quartz online, they argue against following your passion, interests, or making money in choosing a career. Instead they urge you to "learn skills" and then “go find the biggest, most pressing social problems you can, and apply your skills to solving them.”

I break down their arguments and provide my perspective on why their approach is self-defeating and destructive to career success. Then I tell you how to choose and pursue a career in a way that maximizes fulfillment, success, and improves people's lives.

Some highlights:

In choosing a career, should you please yourself or others?

Learn why ALL professions help people

How to remove the pressure when choosing a career

How to choose a career 100% selfishly (to get the career you love and greatly impact others)

Learn why passion is vital, but not enough for success, and what else is required

This episode is packed with valuable tools, tips and insights. If you want to get clear about how to choose a career, or transition into a new one, you won't want to miss this episode!

Today's Success Question

What did you think about the ideas presented in today's episode? Specifically, what do you think about choosing a career based on serving others or a social cause, versus choosing a career 100% selfishly in the way I described?

I would love to know what you think. You can leave your comments below.

Resources Mentioned

Quartz article

TED Talk

Mastery by Robert Greene

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport

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Today I discuss the many things that stop people from succeeding in their career, relationships, and health. It’s not a lack of intelligence, skill, knowledge, opportunity, or effort.

It’s the mental and emotional barriers:

Uncertainty about what you want and how to figure it out

Confusion about what “success” really means

Self-doubt/Lack of self-confidence

Fear of failure, success, or what others think of you

I also reveal the obstacles that don't get talked about but that commonly undermine success.

Then you'll learn the root cause of ALL these obstacles. And why trying to emulate the most admired person of the 20th century will lead to misery and failure.

You should find this episode intriguing, challenging, even eye-opening. So let's dive in!

Today's Success Challenge

Ask three people you know what type of person they think of when you say "selfish." How do they respond? Is it the same or similar to what I said about the criminal or just doing what you feel?

Then ask them what they think is a good person, a moral person.

What associations do YOU have with the word “selfish”? Are they mostly negative or is there some positive?

**You can leave your comments below

Resources Mentioned

Gallup Poll: Most Admired Person of the Century

Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta

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Work With Me

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Additional Resources

My indispensable sleep guide Stop Worrying & Go To Sleep

My new video course Sleep Well For Life

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