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Play Games
Instead of brute forcing yourself to work hard, make your job hunt a series of little games:
- Could you reach out to someone on LinkedIn 3 days in a row?
- How about you blog daily for 7 days?
- How funny could you make your follow up emails?
- What if you pitched the company that’s “out of your league,” just for fun?
- Why not play guitar in your pitch video?
Lighten up. If you fail, it’s only a game!
(But you might actually get better results).
3 Books You Gotta Buy
Don’t Do Stuff You Hate – $15
Stop focusing on what you want, what you love, what your calling or passion is. Start focusing on what you hate, what makes you bored, what’s draining your sense of excitement.
Crash Your Career – $6
Be your own credential. That’s the point of this book in one sentence. It’s everything we teach at the DJH, in a pocketbook.
Forward Tilt: An Almanac for Personal Growth – $10
Forward tilt separates the exceptional from the average. It’s a mindset. Having forward tilt means having drive and energy. And it catalyzes your job hunt.
Quote of the Day
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
— George Bernard Shaw
