Scott Dinsmore | How to find work you love (Short Version)

This edited short version of the late Scott Dinsmore's talk focuses on the key points he outlines in his talk about how to pursue work that you love:

1st thing is to become an expert on yourself
-Analyze your strengths, find out what you naturally enjoy doing without necessarily getting paid for it.
-Discover your values: What is "Success" for you? Is it being very rich? Very healthy? Having a big family?
-Experiences: Keep a log of your experiences. When did things go right for you? When did they go wrong? Why? Who have you met that's inspired you? Why?

2nd do the impossible
-Challenge yourself more and more. The more you accomplish, the more you realize you CAN accomplish
If you have trouble getting up a flight of stairs, but after training hard you were able to run a marathon, what other "impossible" things would start to look possible?

3rd surround yourself by the right people
-Make friends with people who are positive and doing the things that you wish you could be doing. Your environment is definitely something you can change
-Do you have any negative people in your life? Get rid of them - they're not helping you
-Going back to point #2, if you're surrounded by people who are constantly doing inspiring things and that becomes "normal", they your mindset will change from
"How can possibly I do this?" to "How can I possibly NOT do this?"

These are all things you can control, so figure out what it is you need to do and do it.

If you liked this, check out the full 18 minute talk here:

Full Talk description:

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Scott Dinsmore died in a freak accident while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. He was struck by a boulder as it tumbled down the 19, 000-foot peak he was climbing with his wife as part of their adventure around the world. Dinsmore and his wife Chelsea had sold off their belongings and left their San Francisco home to backpack around the globe. There is a story in the book "Signs" about him contacting his wife after his death through a strange telephone call.