TJ Walker says the real challenge is finding work you enjoy, excel at, and that pays well. Most people settle for either low-paying fun or high-paying misery. He argues there's no shortcut, only repeated experimentation to hit that sweet spot.
February 16, 2023
One of life's greatest challenges. How do you figure out how to do something you really enjoy, that you're good at and make a lot of money, or at least enough money to give you the lifestyle you want? A lot of people figure out how to do something fun they enjoy, but they can't make any money. A lot of people figure out how to do a job where they get really well paid. A finance person, a surgeon, but they can't stand their job. The real sweet spot is when you find something you like to do you're good at and you get paid. You can read about other people and how they've done it. The problem is applying that to yourself. There's no easy, fast shortcut. You simply have to experiment again and again and not settle for something that's just high paying or just fun. Follow the TJ Walker habit.
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