Choosing Work You Love is the third and final pillar of my personal philosophy. Work is how we use our skills and focus to transform our lives and do what we enjoy.
Work is also how you transform your efforts into rewards. It is an investment, and how you provide service to others. It can reward you in many ways, including social benefits, personal meaning, and financial gain.
Many of us work for money out of necessity. It’s the second most important resource we have, after our time. Money is simply the transfer of crystallised human effort, or future value, from one person to another. You can sum it up as the net benefit (or drain) we had on society. Like many things in life, good things come to those who give more than they take.
Knowing how to do good work is how you provide value to others. Being of service to others in the right way allows you to earn a lot of money. Money is simply how the world rewards you for your efforts. Therefore, we should work in a way that allows us to offer the maximum amount of value in the shortest amount of time.
Doing good work is the secret to unlocking freedom, personal mobility, and finding meaning in the things you do. But working how we like isn’t always available to us. We need to understand how to save and how to invest in order to unlock our ideal method of working.
Many people pursuing Financial Independence Retire Early often do so because they are sick of working. I truly believe that working is one of the most important things we can do.
I believe that working in a manner that aligns with your personality and lifestyle choices is a vital goal in the modern day. Learning how to do this helps you realise that working was never the problem – it was the solution.
Below is every article in my Work Series:
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Leverage & The Economics of Your Time
Trading your time for money is an integral part of modern life. But how do you use your job to live a life you love?
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Earn Enough, But No More
A common thought in our society is that one should earn as much money as possible as soon as possible. I propose a different strategy: earn enough, but no more.
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Find People on the Same Journey as You
As you walk the path of Saving and Investing, the doors to Choosing Work You Love and designing your ideal lifestyle open up to you. When you begin creating the life you want to live, it becomes more and more important to find people on the same journey as you.
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The Challenges of Walking a Different Path
There are many paths through life, and each one of us is on our own journey. To those walking a different path, they simply see this as the way that they move forward – regardless of how they appear to others.
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Maximise Your Skill Set to Maximise Your Income
If you maximise your skill set, you maximise your income potential. This, plus Saving & Investing, helps you achieve your financial goals.
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Create a Lifestyle That Supports Your Financial Goals
Our dreams are often held back by the limits of our finances. Therefore, in order to achieve your dreams, you must understand money on a deep level, and create a lifestyle that supports your financial goals.
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Create a Life You Don’t Need to Retire From
Retirement is seen as the reward for finishing your career. Following the traditional 40-ish year career path locks you into endless work, with your golden years being the light at the end of the tunnel. But there is another option: create a life you don’t need to retire from.
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Live a Life of Continuous Learning
Skills are an essential tool for success in the modern age. The more skills you have, the more likely you are to be able to use them to achieve your goals. But skill acquisition takes time and dedication. Therefore, anyone looking to achieve success should live a life of continuous learning.
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Help Your Loved Ones & Your Community
The pursuit of self-mastery isn’t selfish. Becoming mighty enough to overcome challenges in our own lives gives us the skills to thrive in the modern age. Once you accomplish this, you can help your loved ones and our community.
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You Only Live Once – Embrace It
“You Only Live Once” may seem like a reckless lifestyle. But it’s actually a deep concept, with a lot of benefits to those pursuing FIRE.
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Separate Your Skills From Your Industry
High quality skills form the bedrock of any success story. From your job to your personal life, the right combination (or lack) of skills will see you succeed or fail. But the greatest successes come if you are able to separate your skills from your industry.
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Detach Your Self-Worth From Your Career
Careers serve double duty in our society, providing people with meaning and direction, as well as providing for their needs. The pursuit of a career helps you develop skills that are useful to others, but entwining your being with your career leads to problems later in life.
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Discover Your Life’s Work
Work isn’t the enemy. It’s simply the challenges we must overcome in life. But there is one type of work — your Life’s Work — that is a part every major challenge you will face. Discovering and beginning your Life’s Work is the final hurdle to reach the life you desire.