Seth Godin grabbed me again, and maybe he will you too.  In a recent post, Seth talks about the pleasure of writing blog posts . . . where they’re not a pain, but rather a privilege.

Here’s what Master Godin Says:

Someone asked me the other day if posting a blog post every day is intimidating or a grind.

I view it as something I get to do. I spend most of my blogging time deciding what not to post.

The best work, at least for me, is the stuff you get to do. If you are really good at that, you’re lucky enough to have very little of the have to stuff left.

Do you, Dream Job Seeker, see your work this way?  If you do, you’re doin’ good.  If you don’t, tell me why not and let’s see what we can do about it.

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And if tonight my soul

may find her peace in sleep,

and sink in good oblivion,

and in the morning wake

like a new-opened flower

then I have been dipped again in God,

and new-created.

 – D. H. Lawrence, Shadows

I found the above in the amazing little book, 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free, by Steve Chandler.

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I’ve written about why failure is so good for the soul, painful as it is when you live through it.  Here’s one piece about part of one of my own business failures:  Werner’s Failed Business #2.

I was reminded of all this when reading Eldon Sarte’s excellent article on Maybe You Just Haven’t Failed Enough.

You see, Eldon thinks a lot like I do on this subject.  Failure is actually good for you, but only if you’re able to pick yourself up and give things another go.  Unfortunately, for many of us, we sink all of our hopes and dreams into one plan and, when it fails, we feel so destroyed that we just can’t move forward again. Read more »

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Nearly everything I write about here has something, more or less, to do with risk taking.  Whether it’s starting up your own business, getting into — or out of — a personal or business relationship, taking the necessary steps to evolve a bit closer to your dream job . . . everything seems to involve some risk.

And, even the seemingly riskless options, such as staying in a job even though it’s filled with god-awful drudgery, are filled with more risk than most people realize.  (Being in charge of yourself is, actually, often the least risky of all endeavors.)

So, it was a real pleasure to come across my friend Stephen Hopson’s excellent post on risk taking over at Adversity University. 

Stephan’s a class act, a risk-taker, and great public speaker.

Check ‘er out; good stuff.

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One of the biggest reasons I hear from people who can’t seem to hook onto their dream jobs is that they’re just too busy . . . no time, too many distractions, yaddy yaddy.  Okay, well, the whole motivation thing, or lack thereof, is a road we could go down and discuss, but that’s not where I’m taking you here today.

So, for now, let’s assume the I-don’t-have-time excuse is a valid one.

Let’s see if we can free up some of it for you.

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