How To Do What You Really Love

You know, there's a bit of a trick to doing what you really love for a living.

Often, the first response is something like "well, I like smoking Cuban cigars and watching TV 5 hours a day, how is that supposed to make me rich?

The answer is, of course, while that may be what you like doing the most to fill the hours, chances are (very high) that what you really LOVE doing is something you haven't yet identified.

So how do you find out what that something that you do love and also brings home the lettuce?

Admittedly, there's a trick to that...

In a recent, rather excellent post Paul Graham goes on about it at length:

To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love." But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated.

Fred Gratzon spends some 15 pages in his book to lead the way, here's a sampling of how to go about it:

You know when you're on the right track when your activity:
- gives you pleasure
- feels natural, comfortable and right

If you don't feel that way, here's where to look:
- where you normally excel
- where things go easily for you
- in an area you feel passionately about
- where you seem to get the breaks

Give it a moment to think about it, then mosey on over to read the rest in Fred's excellent book.

Juho Tunkelo