How to Get Paid Well to Do Work You Love
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The document provides advice on how to get paid to do what you love. It recommends starting with passion, sharpening skills around that passion through continuous learning, seeking guidance from mentors, and gaining experience through opportunities like internships or free work. The key is combining passion, skills, experiences, and guidance to create opportunities.
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How to Get Paid Well to Do Work You Love
- 1. How to Get Paid Well To Do What You Love Cory Miller
- 2. Yada yada Founded iThemes in 2008 Now have over 25 employees, thousands of customers Named 7th Fastest Growing Co. in OKC Began it all as a freelance web designer Regularly blogging about biz at StartupSofa.com Passion is entrepreneurship
- 3. Keys to getting paid to do what you love
- 4. 1. Start with Passion.
- 5. Is it really 2 a.m. in the morning?! When was the last time I ate?
- 6. To find your passion: Try lots of different things See what sticks and resonates Ask for direction Watch for the tractor beam Be patient
- 7. Side Note of Career Advice: We look for and hire PASSION.
- 8. 2. Sharpen your Sword.
- 9. You need skills around that passion. Skills pay the bills.
- 10. Honing your skills: Build upon previous skills Always be adding more Always be learning and growing Always be searching More skills = more money
- 11. A piece of paper isn’t a stop sign of learning.
- 12. Master the TOOLS . . . aka Software
- 13. Learn from the Masters of the Craft
- 14. Just NEVER ever stop learning.
- 16. Learn from the pain & mistakes of others.
- 17. Finding mentors Watch and observe Make sure they want your ultimate best Beware of the ego Find the teachers who are learners Respect and value their time
- 18. One day ... BE a mentor.
- 19. 4. Get Experience by Having Experiences.
- 20. Look for ‘Live Fire’ Experiences.
- 21. Get Experiences by Doing free work at first Being an intern Taking out the trash Doing the grimy sucky work of the craft Trying a variety of situations and work opportunities
- 22. I’ve had over 13 jobs since I was 16. I know what I like & what I despise.
- 23. Learn how MONEY really works.
- 24. Experiences are case studies for the future.
- 25. Passion + Skills + Experiences + Guidance = OPPORTUNITY
- 26. Now ... Be Ever READY.
- 27. Surfers watch & wait for the big wave.
- 28. The World Needs YOU.
- 29. Homework: What’s the NEXT step you are going to take TODAY?
- 30. This is me ... cory@ithemes.com @corymiller303