005: Being Comfortable Not Wanting A Normal Job (Chris Brogan)

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005: Being Comfortable Not Wanting A Normal Job (Chris Brogan)

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Do you ever feel like a freak for wanting something other than a cubicle-based life? If you do, you’re not alone in your feeling and your desire for something else.… read more →

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May 25, 2014

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Grant Baldwin interviews people doing interesting and inspiring work to learn more about their journey. You’ll gain inspiration, tactics, strategy and hope to find and do work you love. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, solopreneur, or employee, this is the podcast for you!

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005: Being Comfortable Not Wanting A Normal Job (Chris Brogan): Do you ever feel like a freak for wanting something other than a cubicle-based life? If you do, you're not alone in your feeling and your desire for something else. - And the good news, according to episode 5 guest, Chris Brogan, by How Did You Get Into That?
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027: How To Become A Successful Youth Speaker (Josh Shipp): Have you ever seen a speaker and thought, "I want to do that!"? Many of us have and here to talk about his journey into public speaking is one of my inspirations, Mr. Josh Shipp. Josh is a former foster kid turned youth speaker extraordinaire. - by How Did You Get Into That?
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007: How To Find Your Ideal Work Environment (Greg Hickman): Sometimes entrepreneurs are born, sometimes they are created. Our guest for episode 007 is an example of the latter. Though not an entrepreneur as a child, Greg Hickman eventually grew into his role today as The Man behind the successful company Mobil... by How Did You Get Into That?
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022: How To Become A Sketch Artist (Doug Neill): So often the things we loved to do as children end up being the things we are most passionate about as adults. Our guest for episode 22 is the perfect example of this. Today Doug Neill is a sketch artist, illustrator and graphic recorder. by How Did You Get Into That?
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004: How To Get Started In The Food Industry (Sophie Slesinger): The food industry is one of the toughest industries to succeed in and our guest for episode 4 knows this firsthand. - Sophie Slesinger joins us to give us the lowdown on making it in the world of food and the path she took to becoming a recognized exp... by How Did You Get Into That?
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009: Consciously Designing Your Life and Career (Laura Roeder): If you had the ultimate in time and financial freedom, where would you go? Or what if you could work from anywhere in the world, where would you be? If you’re like our guest for episode 9, you’d go everywhere whenever you chose! by How Did You Get Into That?
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011: How To Discover Your Passion In College (Thomas Frank): If you’re in college, what would it be like if you could graduate knowing what your next step is and how you’re going to take that step - and doing so without a ton of debt? Our guest for episode 11, Thomas Frank, by How Did You Get Into That?
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021: How To Pursue Mastery In Your Work (Dane Sanders): When you're searching for your life's work or what to do next in your career, most people will tell you to pursue your passion. But not Dane Sanders, our guest for show 21. Dane, a photographer, writer and all-around solopreneur, by How Did You Get Into That?
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046: How To Host Your Own Late Night Talk Show (Jeff Houghton): Have you ever taken a chance in your career and it didn’t work out? Or have you ever NOT taken that chance and regretted it? If so, then you'll want to listen to today's show and our guest, Jeff Houghton. Jeff is a late night talk show host…not in Hol by How Did You Get Into That?
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023: How To Sell Products Online (Nathan Barry): You’ve probably heard the old saying: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” But that’s not true when it comes to Nathan Barry, our 23rd guest on “How’d You Get Into That?”. Nathan is a software designer who writes books about design by How Did You Get Into That?
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