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- 10 When You’ve Called It Finished
Jeff discusses the process of writing The Art of Work.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- The feelings Jeff wrestled with after writing and publishing The Art of Work
- How being in a bad place vocationally can be a great opportunity to pivot
- The importance of understanding where you’re at before pursuing your calling
- What all of us want at the end of our life
- What The Art of Work and a treasure map have in common
Quotes and takeaways- The worst thing that can happen in your life is to succeed at the wrong thing
- Know what you’re doing right now matters
- Your life matters, it has meaning, and pursuing your calling starts now
Thank you for taking part in these Art of Work Conversations. We hope they’ve been thought provoking and encouraging to you.
This is the last episode of the show but we hope you’ll reach out to us on Twitter using the hashtag #ArtOfWorkBook and by mentioning @JeffGoins.
The book is out and the only thing that can be done now is for you to read it, take action and spread the word about its impact on your life with others that could benefit as well.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
Go to ArtOfWorkBook.com to get your copy.
Thank you for taking time to listen to these conversations. We wish you the best as you continue on your path to discovering what you were meant do, to discovering The Art of Work.
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19 min - 09 Your Calling is Never Done
Jeff discusses why our calling is never really finished.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why your calling is never really finished
- How the work of your calling continues long after you
- If people can carry on your work and make it better
- How to make sure your work doesn’t end with you
- The inevitable limit of work you will face
- What you need to be aware of about the personal nature of your calling
- How to ensure your work is carried on
Quotes and takeaways- Your calling isn’t a destination
- Every story of success is a story of community
- Your calling doesn’t end with you
- You’re a caretaker of your dream
Resources- The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
- A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
- Tree and Leaf, by J.R.R. Tolkien
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff reflects on creating The Art of Work.
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16 min - 08 Your Magnum Opus
Jeff discusses why our calling isn’t as much about ourselves as we thought it was.
Here’s Jeff Goins on the principle of Your Magnum Opus.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- What a magnum opus is, and how yours influences your entire life
- The tension of feeling as if you missed your calling
- Why discovering your calling is a progression, not a single event
- Looking upon your entire life as your calling
- Why your calling isn’t only about you
- What it takes to leave a legacy
Quotes and takeaways- “We are your symphony, Mr. Holland. We are the melodies and the notes of your opus. We are the music of your life.” – Gertrude Lang, from Mr. Holland’s Opus
- Life is what happens when you’re waiting for other things
- Don’t wait until the end of your life to understand your purpose
- “A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.” – Jackie Robinson
- If your calling is only about you, then your greatest work dies with you
- A calling is not just about what you do, but what you leave behind
Resources- Mr. Holland’s Opus
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why our work will never be finished if we do not find our calling.
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17 min - 07 The Portfolio Life
Jeff discusses why a calling leads us to complete life full of rich work, healthy family and a growing faith.
Here’s Jeff Goins on the principle of The Portfolio Life.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why a calling leads us to a complete life full of rich work, a healthy family, and a growing faith
- The meaning of a portfolio life, and how it influences your calling
- A new kind of mastery
- How developing a portfolio life will prepare you for the future
- The importance of combining multiple skills
- The four different components of the portfolio life
Quotes and takeaways- A calling is not something you do, it’s about the someone you become
- A better life leads to better work and better work leads to a better life
- The future belongs to those who learn more skills
- The goal is not to be a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of some
Resources- The Age of Unreason, by Charles Handy
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why our calling isn’t about us as much as we thought it was.
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17 min - 06 Pivot Points
Jeff discusses a different view of being stuck as you pursue your calling.
Here’s Jeff Goins on the principle of Pivot Points.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Whether or not failure is a part finding your calling
- The two common mistakes you must avoid when you get stuck
- Why pursuing your calling is difficult
- How to respond to failures in your life
- Two ditches you must avoid when responding to failures
- What failing can actually do for you
- Why you should be concerned if you are not failing at something
Quotes and takeaways- Failure is a prerequisite for success
- What makes life extraordinary is not the chances you get, but what you do with them
- If you are not failing you should be afraid because it means you’re not trying
- Failure is not what prevents you from success, but what leads you to success
- If you’re not failing, you’re not in the game
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why our calling leads us to much more than a fulfilling vocation.
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20 min - 05 Building BridgesJeff discusss why finding your calling happens not by making a leap but instead by building a bridge.
Here’s Jeff Goins on the principle of Building Bridges.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why discovering your calling is not an epiphany but a series of intentional decisions.
- How building bridges is better than taking a giant leap into the unknown.
- What pursuing your calling and falling in love have in common.
- Why we are tempted to prematurely take a leap into new endeavors.
- The importance of timing your transitions.
- Why anyone can pursue their calling.
Quotes and takeaways- Don’t take a leap; build a bridge.
- The best way to succeed at fulfilling your calling is to start small and take little steps.
- Relationships take time, as do dreams.
- We make our way from dream to reality through a series of small intentional steps.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why when you think you’ve failed, feel stuck or just want to give up, you’re in the perfect position to grow.
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19 min - 04 Painful Practice
Jeff discusses why pursuing and finding your calling doesn’t mean that the work will be easy.
Here’s Jeff Goins on the principle of Painful Practice.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why finding and pursuing your calling isn’t easy.
- How practice can help you figure out what you are and are not meant to do.
- The type of practice it takes to become great at something.
- What we can learn from two different rejected American Idols about pursuing our calling.
- The difference between practice and the right kind of practice.
Quotes and takeaways- Pursuing your calling is not always easy. It will take work.
- What it takes to become great at something is not just practice, but the right kind of practice.
- All of life is a practice arena preparing you for your life’s work.
- The pain of practice is not only worth the outcome, but the process.
Resources- The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle.
- The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance, K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Krampe, and Clemens Tesch-Romer.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why finding your calling isn’t about taking a glorious leap, but about building bridges.
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16 min - 03 Accidental Apprenticeships
In this conversation, Jeff discusses why you need a team of mentors in order to pursue your calling and why finding them is easier than you think.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why you cannot fulfill your calling without the help of others.
- What mentors and apprenticeships look like today.
- The worst and best ways to find a mentor.
- Where and how you can find mentors.
- Why you’re not alone in pursuing your dreams.
- How finding your calling is like slipping on an old pair of shoes.
- How many mentors you should pursue and will have over the course of your life.
Quotes and takeaways- You cannot find your calling on your own. It’s a process that involves a team of mentors.
- The best way to find a mentor is to find the one who is already in your life.
- Success always happens in the context of community.
- We’re people, we’re wired for relationships, and we all need help from others.
Resources- Ginny Phang’s TEDx Presentation: Love, Breathe, Just Doula.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why pursuing and practicing our calling takes so much work.
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13 min - 02 Listening To Your Life
In this conversation, Jeff discusses why doing work that has meaning for ourselves and the world around us is necessary to finding our calling.
Show highlightsIn this episode, Andy Traub and I discuss:
- Why I started The Art of Work with listening to your life.
- How listening to your life can help inform your future.
- Why we have a tendency to not make the time to listen to our life.
- How listening to the pleasure and pain in our life creates clarity.
- The source of true happiness.
- Why switching jobs may not bring you fulfillment.
- What will create significance and meaning in your life.
Quotes and takeaways- We discover our life’s work by looking backward, not forward.
- Your past doesn’t dictate your future, but it can inform it.
- Listening is a discipline we have to practice if we want to make sense of our life.
- Trying to be happy is the worst way to be happy.
- Happiness is a byproduct of living a life that matters
- Happiness is what happens after you’ve done the work.
- What makes a life significant is the choice to answer your calling.
Resources- Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl.
- Let Your Life Speak, by Parker Palmer.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you to pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why you need a team of mentors to find your calling and why finding them is easier than you think.
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19 min - 01 Welcome to the Art of Work Conversations with Jeff Goins
In this conversation, Jeff discusses whether or not there is a specific process to finding your calling and how we should look at trials, difficulties and obstacles along the way.
If you want to move down the proven path to discovering what you were meant to do then we encourage you pick up a copy of The Art of Work.
Go to ArtOfWorkBook.com to get your copy.
We hope you’ll join us in our next installment of The Art of Work Conversations where Jeff discusses why Listening To Your Life is where to begin in the search for your calling.
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