Based on Chris Guillebeau's popular online manifesto 'A Brief Guide to World Domination,' this book encourages readers to challenge conventional norms and live unconventional, remarkable lives. It explores creative self-employment, radical goal-setting, contrarian travel, and embracing life as a constant adventure. The book is organized into three parts: The Remarkable Life, Reclaiming Work, and The Power of Convergence, providing practical advice and inspiring stories to help readers design their own path to success and make a meaningful impact.
In this book, Chris Guillebeau shares insights from 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from minimal investments. He focuses on 50 intriguing case studies, highlighting how people with no special skills turned their passions into profitable ventures. The book emphasizes the importance of finding the intersection between your expertise and what others are willing to pay for, and it provides practical advice on starting and growing a business without needing an MBA, a business plan, or employees. Guillebeau stresses key principles such as the importance of action over planning and the value of selling solutions rather than teaching skills.
In 'Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World', Adam Grant delves into the creative process and the mindset of individuals who challenge the status quo. The book discusses how originals manage risk while following their vision, the importance of quantity over quality in idea generation, and the role of procrastination and strategic timing in creative output. Grant also addresses how to communicate original ideas effectively, deal with emotional turmoil, and instill originality in various contexts, including business and child-rearing. The book challenges common myths about success and creativity, offering practical advice and anecdotes from historical figures and contemporary examples[2][4][5].
Episode 111: Chris Guillebeau – How To Create Your Dream Job
Chris Guillebeau is an extraordinary leader. Between his best-selling books and hosting the World Domination Summit every summer, he’s constantly inspiring and empowering others to be creators and leaders. During this conversation, you’ll get to hear why Chris specifically wanted to come on the show and his personal backstory (It’s incredible). We had a fascinating conversation on this episode of The Learning Leader Show.
During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Since then he has modeled the proven definition of an entrepreneur: “Someone who will work 24 hours a day for themselves to avoid working one hour a day for someone else.”
Chris’s first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, was translated into more than twenty languages. His second book, “The $100 Startup,” was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than 300,000 copies worldwide. His latest book, “Born For This” will be released April 5, 2016. This book is the culmination of years of research on people who’ve found or created their “dream job.” From the outside, it looks like these people have been lucky. But in reality, they’ve followed a process of trial-and-error to get exactly what they want.
Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects.
Episode 111: Chris Guillebeau – How To Create Your Dream Job
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“Never Give Up? That’s Terrible Advice.”
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Curiosity and persistence leads to sustained excellence
- Why some of the greatest achievers in the world have given up at times
- Why we should all think like a janitor
- Fulfillment = Success
- How to build a tribe through creating interesting content
- The art of non-conformity
- Build a business on vision and relationships… Not on tactics
- Receiving life coaching from Jay-Z
- You Inc. – Build a small empire
- Why a side hustle is something that everyone should have
- How to be a DIY Rock Star
- Why you shouldn’t think like a CEO
- Being a learning leader means you are actively engaged in learning – positioning yourself as a learner
“Think Like A Janitor… He Knows Everybody”
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Bio From ChrisGuillebeau.com
During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Since then he has modeled the proven definition of an entrepreneur: “Someone who will work 24 hours a day for themselves to avoid working one hour a day for someone else.”
Chris’s first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, was translated into more than twenty languages. His second book, The $100 Startup, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than 300,000 copies worldwide. His latest book, The Happiness of Pursuit, was published in September 2014 and was also a New York Times bestseller.
Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects.
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