Who would you LOVE to work with?

The last few days, we’ve been talking about exploring your dream career. [Rich Life Insiders Banner](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGn3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3nSW4M7Zkz1jJs_LV6XDDr5WVFWfV-dC0f14Wj7YW6_5-yG98WxtQN80-MfrkGs68W46Wgb55JwjxKN6WGfjZW1fV1W1X0SC71TYzYvW6qhbgS2FM4cxMgzrZCRWfKnW4qsY3-5xYH9RVlvVwg8ttVTxVx3BjC6qf5ZLN3ssCYtxDPdzW6gHf_k7G1yYzW293rHP29BkkgW2H0TSG2qMvK8W2BwSCt6YW4gqW8nn1Fl2Wxlc7W6jC6mQ7c0GKzW98xbY22NZy_HW3-Z9GJ9l9Fg_VvVX5G418sLSN333tDkWBTnGdh-CNb04) {NAME}, The last few days, we’ve been talking about exploring your dream career. I talked about how to research turning your passion into a job…and also how to figure out if you’d actually enjoy it! Some of you have emailed me saying you had trouble with this. You have multiple passions and interests that don’t quite fit into any traditional job. I get it. I really do. Take it from a guy who spent his 20s telling people at happy hours that he had a site called I Will Teach You to Be Rich and wrote about money, psychology, and careers. [Photos of Ramit] I knew I was onto something big back then. I just couldn’t pinpoint it. When I was a student at Stanford, I did the whole career services grind. I even landed a prestigious internship at Sun Microsystems, beating out several MBA students as an undergrad. But that path didn’t feel quite right. So what did I do? I forged my own path I really admired entrepreneur and author [Seth Godin](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCG43qn9gW6N1vHY6lZ3lFW971_Dx26fvbRW30S6-l95c7ZFW7tQJ0q2dDxcqW5mbdDD6d95kFW6pQHkv5YjM37W7Ss-rQ2q8YwpW6vbFfv3ywnQDW1KmrlT1qL60qW3kSp0w7PTqG6W81205w8ssKgHVSw2jK2yjY76N2ysyV_llfsJW5TbH5h7qh05MW5B9sRD1blJl3W4nhsCx2XMZ6tW140G404nZBsFW1K2LSh14F7GBW45KcXj8vrh--W1hxNb118wlYpW1cXXZX9dZx71W1236zs69z6fMW3NY1P53hQR1Mf8sBpnR04). (Still do!) I read his blog every day and always thought about how cool it’d be to meet him and…(gasp) work for him! So one day, I cold emailed him with ways that I thought I could help him. And he responded! We exchanged some more emails, and I ended up becoming his first-ever intern. It was an awesome experience. The skills and insights I learned helped me grow I Will Teach You To Be Rich from a dorm-room blog to a site that would be read by millions of monthly readers…[and eventually a Netflix show](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGn3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mCW1WD-K74Y5M5yW88p21b3r-9M_W326gbh1qsZJyW6hPzPb7YtHHXW9j_x4t8nsmyjV11hRJ4vQQRhW28J_r72nFVncW97X-Zr3-665fN6McKH09kb1VVFljng7LMMgVW4xfn1Q5rZyJwW6lyflK7kszCgW4qN2YH7NhqCcW4vWDW05g-nPQW3dWQ1_1S3-JQW6s7l1F56Nq-4W1RldqX6DPpp_W41kbt_68X9-NW2p5M377dqn2nW4Hm6Xr55V_ddW4NsTD12T3nMxN930vg2T7n_TW59DtFx41mRD_W8Wshbt78fKtQf3Z_mR404). Another summer, I worked for a venture capital firm showing them how young people were using social media. (Keep in mind, this was 2005 and Facebook was barely a year old.) This was something the firm needed! But there was no official job description for it. [Netflix - How to get rich](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGn3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mgW5DZbmN64xdMTN1djsz480FJ1W4BTWtb86_0tLW2nYnvQ1R89XbW7L0Tvh8y1M2nW8Z6ndW53c3yqW4PCCzC32SP3GW1_Yym953L2xyW841v0x7S239VW48rYR5721cx5W4Nlv3-7LsCxyW7clqj71gmF29W1glw1j1NqqySW8N-Ltp8rbdNyW8xVP4H1rMZ_dN1rdBvXFTDqbW1MlLBs1dr1rjW6d8yTQ6F3-fsW4zSPqV4_wMzWW2WMGvc5LzCXMVWWT8M7dMS_RN2vkVF5kCf65W19l0H_7jwSxzW3bD3qm6DHjc8f1Nb7cl04) If I had followed the traditional path, this would’ve never happened. Reinvent traditional career paths Do you realize how awesome this is?! You literally get to write your own job description. That means you don’t have to do all those nagging tasks that employees get stuck with just because the person before them handled it all. This is a complete paradigm shift for most people. If you don’t know what your dream job is, you can create it! Then go to companies or people who could benefit. Or, if you’re happy at your current role, but want a promotion…create your own! Think of things your company needs but doesn’t have just yet. Is there anyone who you can approach to make it a reality? [Ramit doing research for the I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGH3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3n2W94KqFB3rm7C1W8wm9Jp3rz0LYW3s4_lv6YqTVpW8B2RSq6CH9VTW85Hzf46BxYdTW95WNZY28H5hfN1JZQc66BbbgW2twqP832CsTDVS0dYG82tzxTN5WYqXBNsWzQW3YGP8W3yLMr4VPSKBF2YF8fNW138F9W4WYhC_W119SBJ6y_R5zW7cDs6f1zdlWZW1Gq3dv5l6NM4W96m5fn41xL_CW94dyTC3Fj8S7N278JCY3vCgyW1RfC_v7460CkW3R4-qM20B2SdW9fFVNy7hJRTKW8zy-Mv4XSh4lVFGvVg4NQ-hGW9hhqPZ6dV0n9W9hT_w27PVtnPf5-5vWC04) Doing research for the [I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGH3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3pSW6R7fmK6jByvFVN6G1D886cQ5W1zVv0Q2C73s5W2vVSC37VByZ7W6yt-_V4wFyv-W12KSkR30tCglW8JS3Qc8c4gqMN18y3_0sNKGSW5Hkkl120W_vpW5vW2v35cn_tKW33z9QM2GBCP6W5mSGjs6KJg-kW6mcpzB1_7WgJW5vQV5j3n9qqcW7z5dd65sXXJcW90phdR1XxYnRW1-wQnQ3t5rzdW7ZXKRF4HznZhW2R4WsH29YPqkW6wQrVt2fg1SXW5SCwls1CN9pBW2M9Vk75xtbCzW8500b9574xBpW80mr5z3-FZrBVxmXJC6Mk6RbW8vJ52q3t1r8zf3zf6p204).Podcast host wasn’t even a job that existed when I was in college! Think bigger and then work backwards Don’t limit yourself to job titles and descriptions. I want you to think BIG on your dream job and how it fits into your Rich Life. Want to develop a new product working alongside a CEO you admire? Great! Want to combine your passion for organic gardening and technology? Cool! Once you have this amazing idea in your mind, think backwards. - What would an ideal day look like? - What skills would I enjoy using most? What about the least? - What is the end game? Is this a growth move? A career change? Or am I shooting for flexibility and work life balance? (Read more about Career Seasons [here](113/d586LZ04/VVpsQT1CVZjSW1VNspt8RBjHfVDyhz95bYgrVN3JhCGH3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3q7W6fdgwZ6FVZ55W708gw24qrv79W3RvBSQ58vN3xW9kmc0b1j8-_SW1BdkXP2NY_vGW6VmFJh2WDzHCW23tHYQ1MytH_W4yQMxp67CqKzW4l5rhJ4B563wW8KBMxS1qhhNFW71xBvG37FLq-W117qQK1rhJl9W5zjbwn6j1p08N1-W9glwC6VTW8xL8F57Jg7DCW69j3yb78mVxzW4H2Tl93zRymbW2hzX3S61bnL5W4TFps-8BfY9bW2s5SWj2dlJCGW8B19N_6fGL2FW6j6pZz32qC9kVqkzQ92L94cdW3VtYMY7T4vdQW2LQcLD1R35J0W1ybrkw8mH5wGf8RBZGb04).) - What is the first step I can take to make this a reality today? This could be as simple as asking your current boss if you can work remotely once a week, or starting the day later so you can get in a morning workout. Write it all down. Combine it with your research questions from yesterday and put it all in a folder. This will be where you keep all your dream career stuff from now on. 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