From the course: How to Find the Best Job for You that Actually Exists
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Get an accurate view of reality
From the course: How to Find the Best Job for You that Actually Exists
Get an accurate view of reality
Could you also paint a picture for us for the highest levels, like about as good as it gets in the real world as well as "This is just impossible and unrealistic in the world of reality"? I think that's a little bit like lazy job, which is this TikTok phenomenon that went off where it was like you basically don't have to do anything and you don't have to be involved or engaged in any way, but you're paid really well. I think of that as almost like this true fantasy. Like one, it is an exchange for you creating impact and value for the company, the exchange they're going to pay you. So you're not going to be able to actually, most likely, keep a well-paying job that doesn't ask anything of you. That gives you -- never ask you to take a call that's inconvenient. The realities of life are sort of that is going to happen. My very first job at a college, I was an admin assistant, and my only job was to basically wait for the phone to ring. Now I wasn't well paid, and I had to show up to an…
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“Dream jobs” don’t exist2m 42s
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Go for practical, not perfect1m 56s
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Job priorities shift over time2m 44s
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Get an accurate view of reality2m 33s
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It’s okay to have a boring job2m 56s
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Careers are long and windy3m 15s
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Explore fresh opportunities and approaches3m 23s
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Advocate for yourself2m 29s
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