Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

by Chris Guillebeau

The point is that careers are rarely as ordered or intentional as we tend to assume. When we’re just beginning adulthood, most of us don’t really know what we want to do for the next 40 to 60 years of our working life. We have ideas and dreams, but the future is murky. Much remains to be unlocked. Many things may change along the path to finding the work you were born to do.

You’ll always find time for things that have a strong enough why.”

Contrary to popular belief, if you want to win, you shouldn’t always just keep going. You should regroup and try something totally different. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win” is a lie. To win, sometimes you need to find a new game to play.