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Landing the Job of Your Dreams – My Advice

“Get a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

Owning a web design company has never been my dream in life. Not because I think it’s nerdy or lame in some way. I actually think web entrepreneurs are some of the coolest, most open-minded, and fun people I know. It’s just my dreams are different.

But, those who know me know that for the last several years, that’s exactly what I’ve done… own a web design company. And, I was never really that good at it. I’d rather stay up all night tweaking a single line of PHP code than working on implementing a marketing strategy… which makes me a great web designer, but a horrible web design business owner.

A lot of people might think it’s a cop out to ditch my business and take a job with another online company. For me, it’s quite the opposite.

I never wanted a web design company and allowing someone else to handle all the business stuff, so I can focus on what I love to do… coding and designing (yes, I’m a nerd, I know!)… really simplifies things for. I can’t tell you how much it simplifies things for me.

So, in my usual M.O. of giving unsolicited advice, my advice to you is this…

  1. Figure out what you love to do
  2. Do it on a daily basis
  3. Find the right situation for you that allows you to do what you love and not much else… all while making a living

Don’t be afraid to cop out (like I did)… and, don’t be afraid to go big, either. But, please… more than anything… don’t work a job you hate for the rest of your life just to make ends meet. One day, you’ll look back and realize it just wasn’t worth it.

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