This is work.?!

We are not entitled to personal fulfillment in our jobs. It IS possible, however, with a couple life hacks.

Disclaimer: This is NOT a how-to guide, nor is it presented by a guru who "has figured out a secret." Basically, I'm presenting on how your personal "success" is defined.

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2. SKYLER RAY TAYLOR · Designer of things · Reader of books SkylerRayTaylor.com · Father of two · Loves church like great grandpa You probably don’t recognize me from:
3. THIS IS WORK. Getting paid by someone who needs a position filled.
4. GO TO A PLACE DO A THING GET PAID FOR THE THING
5. Boring things.
6. Boring things.
7. We do boring things to support the not-boring people in our lives. This is work.
8. WORK CAN CRUSH SOULS.
9. THIS IS WORK? Cause if it is, when do I retire?
10. WE’LL PAY YOU $150,000 TO HATE YOUR JOB, OR $45,000 TO LOVE YOUR JOB.
11. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM $$$ YOU NEED? · What is the minimum amount you need to support your responsibilities? · How much would you pay to enjoy your work? $5,000/year? $12,000/year? $30,00/year?!?! · Would you make that much less to do something meaningful with your work?
12. GO TO A PLACE DO A THING GET PAID FOR THE THING
13. GET PAID TO DO IT AGAIN DO AN AWESOME THING SHOW AWESOME PEOPLE
14. IF IT ISN’T AWESOME SAY NO.
15. DO GREAT WORK. Enjoy it like it’s your hobby. Make money like it’s your job.
21. DON’T DO NOT AWESOME THINGS.
22. THIS IS WORK! Work is not designed to give you personal fulfillment. Making it do that is a hack.
23. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU? · Your family? · Your faith? · A particular community (opensourcers, penny-farthing bicyclers, etc)? · A civic/public good? · >insert thing here<
24. DO WORK! Get out there and do the awesome thing only you can do! I hope you become a thousandaire!
25. SKYLERRAYTAYLOR.COM @skylerraytaylor