Michael HornThought leader creating a world where all individuals can build passions & fulfill their human potential. Author of the national bestseller Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

The traditional methods for job searching are broken

Name: The traditional methods for job searching are broken
Uploaded: 2025-02-12T15:45:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 3 s
Channel: Michael Horn
Description: In this monologue, Michael Horn discusses how individuals often cling to the belief that they must excel at everything they are good at, even when…

12 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Michael Horn discusses how individuals often cling to the belief that they must excel at everything they are good at, even when personal circumstances change. He advises listeners to identify tasks they are weak at and partner with teammates who enjoy those tasks, rather than trying to improve in areas that no longer energize them. Horn shares a personal anecdote about stopping his desire to manage after his twin girls were born in 2014, despite being recognized as a strong manager. He emphasizes that competence alone does not guarantee motivation; context and personal energy matter. The talk expands to critique common success narratives that equate career advancement—such as becoming a manager or earning more money—with fulfillment, urging people to reassess what truly energizes them at each life stage.

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What do you suck at? And how do you actually realize, like, you don't need to get better at that. You need to find a teammate who's actually. Who loves to do the stuff you suck at. Yeah. And actually, Mel, just stay on that for a moment because Bob put me on the hot seat in the last week or two on this, where he was like, saying, but you're so. I stopped wanting to manage people when my twin girls were born in 2014. And Bob was like, but you're really good at managing. Like, that was something that was like a superpower of yours. And I'm like, it's the last thing I freaking want to do. And. Right. And he was basically like, right. Because just because you're good at it, the context changed, doesn't mean you get energy from it anymore. You did. Right. But here's the thing. It goes back to your friend who was like, telling themselves the narrative of, like, I need to make this much money or whatever it is. We often say, like, oh, successes, then I'm going to be a manager and I'm going to have this big team, and I'm going to measure based on the direct reports and their direct reports and et cetera, et cetera. And, like, maybe that isn't what gives you energy at this stage, even if it is something that you could do.