8 Talks on Doing What You Love

Pursuing your dream can feel overwhelming. But having a passion for your craft makes your work stronger and more impactful. It’s also makes life more fun. And these talks from CreativeMornings chapters around the world prove it.

You can also find satisfaction in a job well done even it it’s not your life’s work or greatest passion. Learning to love the task at hand is the other side of the coin.

You need both to feel fulfilled. So, enjoy these talks on doing what you love and loving what you do.

1. Thinking backwards by Seth Godin from our New York chapter.

Seth Godin speaks on a few things we have backwards when it comes to getting the work we want and positioning ourselves where we want to be.

2. Do what you love by Ben Chestnut from our Atlanta chapter.

Ben Chestnut, Founder of Mailchimp, speaks on quitting your job to do what you love, the history of the company, and cultivating the infamous Mailchimp culture.

3. Love your work by Simon Sinek from our New York chapter.

Simon Sinek speaks on how to be fulfilled by your job and how companies can better support and inspire the people who work for them.

4. Sew love by Sarah Lancaster from our Auckland chapter.

Sarah Lancaster talks about doing it all for the love of it, going hungry for it, risking her life for it. About trying to figure out how to ‘do what you love and love what you do’ and if that makes it all worth it in the end.

5. Doing what you love, loving what you do by Gavin Strange from our Cardiff chapter.

Gavin Strange talks about how to be your best creative self and shares his own creative journey that led him to publishing his first book by Do Lectures.

6. Express what you love by Craig Nyman from our Las Vegas chapter.

Craig Nyman talks about the driving force behind chasing his dreams into the music industry.

7. Love doesn’t equal happiness by Tran & Josh Wills from our Denver chapter.

Tran and Josh Wills discuss the reality of pursuing a career doing what you Love, working with a person you love, and what it takes to surround yourself with people who seek out same definition of success.

8. Do the work you love by Mike McQuade from our Chicago chapter.

Mike McQuade speaks on doing the work you love; fueled by his belief that hard work, persistence, insane optimism and mistakes lead to better work.

You can find more inspiring CreativeMornings talks about doing what you love and loving what you do on this YouTube playlist.

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