AOA 118 | Chris Guillebeau | Born For This – Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

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Written by Derek Loudermilk

April 30, 2016

Chris Guillebeau has long been a hero and mentor of mine since I first received The Art of Non-Conformity for Christmas in 2011 and started learning how to Travel Hack. I also stole the first two words of that book for my own brand!

During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, Chris visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Since then he has modeled the proven definition of an entrepreneur: “Someone who will work 24 hours a day for themselves to avoid working one hour a day for someone else.”

Chris’s first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, was translated into more than twenty languages. His second book, The $100 Startup, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than 300,000 copies worldwide. His latest book, The Happiness of Pursuit, was published in September 2014 and was also a New York Times bestseller.

Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects.

In this episode, Chris is talking about finding the work you were meant to do.  He takes us through his own career and loads of other examples from how to find mentors to working with the renaissance mindset.

If you are thinking about your career options and want to get insight into your best pathway, this is the episode for you!

 

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What you will learn in this episode:

– How to find the right mentors in your career and on your quests

-How to have the renaissance mindset in your career

-The Joy – Money – Flow model

-How to identify your career values

-How to run your own 100 person project

-How to expand, then limit your options

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Quotes:

“Put forth a message or agenda” – Chris Guillebeau

“Competence is your best security” – Chris Guillebeau

“I didn’t expect the hybrid nature of people’s work life” – Chris Guillebeau

“How can I download information from anyone?” – Chris Guillebeau

“I pay attention to what is on people’s minds” – Chris Guillebeau

Continue the Adventure (Resources from this episode):

ChrisGuillebeau.com

Derek on The Art of Non-Conformity: LEARNING, CONNECTING, AND ASKING : ON THE ROAD WITH DEREK LOUDERMILK

World Domination Summit

Chris’ Books:

Thanks Chris Guillebeau!

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