I’m not a big fan of the quote or concept of “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s the cotton candy of career advice: pretty, fluffy, gone within seconds, bad for you, makes a mess, doesn’t really taste as good as you imagined, and generally ends up tossed in the garbage. Sorry, Confucius.

If you’ll allow me to channel my inner Mike Rowe for a moment, you need to be able to find the value (and fun) in what you do.  [Read more…]