“Follow Your Passion: Probably the Worst Advice”
Thursday, January 8th, 2009I’m lucky to have a job I’m passionate about. (Maybe some day I’ll tell the story about how I ended up here at ExpanDrive.) But I haven’t been passionate about all my jobs: taxi driving, retail, food service, construction, and grad student. In this video, Mike Rowe, the host of Discover Channel’s Dirty Jobs), argues that rather than finding work you’re passionate about, you should bring you passion to your work.
(Warning: Contains a verbal account of lamb castration.)
If you want the quick version, or if stories that involve you can read a shorter, less awesome essay Mike Rowe published at Frobes.com.
