Joe Barnes - Do The Work You Love: How to Create an Income without Working a Boring Job

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CONTENTS

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Do you want to escape economic servitude? You may think I exaggerate when referring to modern work as a form of enslavement, but the following statistic validates this perspective: According to a Right Management survey, eighty-one per cent of employees in America are uninspired by their work. Of this eighty-one percent, some reported being somewhat satisfied (hardly a ringing endorsement) and sixty-five per cent placed themselves in the categories of being either somewhat unsatisfied or unsatisfied.

Were chained to our jobs. Deep down, we dont want to be there, we feel we have to. Whether its because we need to make money to survive, or whether its to provide the kind of lifestyle weve been taught is so important, a huge chunk of our adult life is spent performing tasks that are out of harmony with our deepest desires and dreams.

What a waste! You deserve, and are capable of, so much more. In this book, Im going to show you how to get it. Youll discover examples that inspire you, links to continue your research and even a Dream Job Chart to help identify the passions most likely to earn you an income. I will leave no stone unturned, addressing every conceivable question and doubt you might have.

You may have read my previous book, Escape the System. While that provides the motivational fire (and insights about what youll need) to live the life of your dreams, this book deals with the practicalities of how to create it.

Its a cause very dear to my heart. I dont believe you are destined for a boring, mundane life, working for someone else and never fulfilling your potential. Instead, I believe that you have an amazing contribution to make to this world and can have a great time doing it.

You probably wont be surprised to know that I live what I write. Since graduating from university, none of my career choices have been driven by financial gain. Despite pressure from my parents and my own doubts, Ive always followed the path of greatest inspiration. This has seen me start as a tennis coach, develop into a hypnotherapist and finally transition into becoming an author, speaker and coach.

Although my main priority, when making career choices, has always been enjoyment and the opportunity to make a difference, Ive never ignored the bottom line. I dont believe the two are mutually exclusive. You can have the best of both worlds. Enjoyment creates great work, and great work, whether its a product youve created or a service you provide, is always highly sought after.

This is why, dear reader, Im perfectly positioned to guide you through this exciting journey. Ive been through the trenches, always stayed true to my guiding principle and have helped others find inspiring work.

Im deeply appreciative of you choosing me as your guide. Im convinced that the advice in this book will provide you with the complete picture on creating an income without working a boring job.

Lets begin!

INTRODUCTION

In March 2015, I received a fascinating comment on one of my YouTube videos. It was written by a young man with the username Alaya-Vijnana (which has subsequently changed to Elix3r and Im sure will change again, so for the sake of brevity will be referred to as Alaya from now on). He contacted me for advice on what he should do when he left school. Facing the possibility of either higher education or entering the world of work, he found himself trapped and uninspired by the options. Rather than follow a conventional path, he was wondering whether it was possible to turn one of his passions into an income. His comment below (taken from the comments section of my video) explains more.

I have just turned 19 and I have been awake for about two years. I live in the Netherlands and am now in my final year of higher secondary education, and need to very soon make a choice about what I want to do with my life. Over the years I have swerved directions multiple times, but now that I am actually starting to find out what my true passion is, it seems like there is no realistic way for me to be able to turn my passion into a non-job.

In the society I live in it is the basic standard for people that come from families like mine, with the opportunities to study, to take the full advantages from that. But I am just lost on what to do, and I know I will never be able to choose a course because the debts will take me decades to pay off, and I cant afford making the wrong choice.

I am well aware of the fact that its possible for me to create my own non-job, but I wouldnt have a clue how. My passion seems to be extremely complicated and varying, ranging from helping other people (psychologically and face to face), to the unknown mysteries of our universe and its endless possibilities, to having fun like driving fast cars but also other adrenalin-filled activities like skydiving, bungee jumping, jet skiing. Also I am very musically talented, but music seems like a big game of luck, if you were to make your living from it.

All in all, I have searched my heart and all I found out is that there is no such thing as a job that would include all my favourite things in life. So I guess Ill have to narrow it down to one of those things and try to find a way to make money with it.

Honestly, the only reason this is all bugging me so much is because the society I live in is so materialistic and everything is extremely overpriced. In this fake society Ill need at least 1,000 euros a month to be able to look after myself. That is probably gonna take me many hours of work, in a job I hate.

Man I wish I could talk to you face to face, that would be so much easier. Anyway I hope you have some advice for me, this dilemma of making a life choice while not even a full grown adult yet is killing me.

All I need is money (to live), and I can start living a happy life. But money to live means a lot of money over here and over there too. But how am I ever going to create this income without working a boring job? Just thinking about the future makes me very very curious, excited and afraid at the same time. I dont know if Ill make something of my life you know, and what should I do if I remain clueless on turning my passion into money?