“In addition to passion, you must develop a skill that provides a solution to a problem.” ~Chris Guillebeau
We heard Pamela Slim in episode 68 tell us that "Hating your job is not a business plan. Feeling a passion is not a business plan either.” My conversation with introvert entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau, author of “The $100 Start-Up" and "The Happiness of Pursuit," and founder of the World Domination Summit, builds on that idea. It’s one of the biggest ways that people romanticize entrepreneurship: they believe that identifying and following a passion is the way to happiness and riches. But that’s only part of the story. There has to be an intersection of your passion and skills with the market’s needs in order to build a business.
You’re about to hear Chris’s perspective on what it takes to find that magical balance, along with some insights as to how he takes care of his introvert energy while facilitating and leading one of the year’s largest events for people who want to change the world.
PS: In case you missed my post-World Domination Summit post, here it is.
Ep152: Passion, Profit, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Ep151: Sherre Hirsch on Navigating Life's Thresholds
Ep150: Emilie Wapnick on How to Be Everything
Ep149: Kwame Christian and Negotiating for Success
Ep148: Lolly Daskal Helps Us Close the Leadership Gap
Ep147: Andy Molinsky on How to Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone
Ep146: Patty K on Introducing Yourself with Ease
Ep145: Lessons from the Liminal Edges of Life (Blogcast)
Ep144: Betsy Talbot on Turning Points and Beginning Again
Ep143: Sam Weinman on How to Win at Losing
Ep142: Briana and Peter Borten on Living the Well Life
Ep141: Tracy Timberlake on Smart Video Strategies for Your Business
Ep140: It's Okay to Want a Normal Business (Blogcast)
Ep139: Joe Sanok on Building a Sustainable Business
Ep138: Katherine Mackenzie-Smith of The League of Extraordinary Introverts
Ep137: Sarah Santacroce on LinkedIn and Introvert Business Building
Ep136: David Hoffeld and The Science of Selling
Ep135: Confessions of an Untraumatized 40-Something Happily Married Woman (BLOGCAST)
Ep134: Steve Farber on Radical Leap Leadership
Ep133: Cat Rose and The League of Creative Introverts
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