Connecting B2B Podcasters & SaaS Brands for Reaching New Audiences | Host Of The Innovators Can Laugh Podcast 🎙️ | Mediocre Tennis Player | Texan Living In Romania
I wanted a luxury watch Got it. I wanted to make 150k a year Got it. I wanted to be responsible for a large ad budget Got it. But something was missing.. When I got the fancy watch, the good salary, the role I wanted, none of that gave me true fulfillment. The things that made me truly happy were doing things outside work. Projects that allowed me to unleash my creativity and collaborate with like-minded people. ▶ Here’s what I’ve learned over the years The greatest happiness is when you are free to express your talent in your vocation and be able to lift others while doing it. Some jobs won’t allow you to do this. So you have to go outside of work and put yourself in uncomfortable situations to make it happen. But when you do, that’s where you will have fulfillment. What do you think? #growthmindset --------------------------- 👋 Hi, I'm Eric Melchor and I help brands grow through the Innovators Can Laugh b2b media network.
I really wasn't myself in my last years working in the hotel industry. But for the last 12 years, since I started my own video production company, I feel fulfilled in many ways. Happy to have started my own way. It's being hard and it is my daily battle but I am enjoying it. Happy that you have found your way Eric Melchor.
Along this creativity train, I’ve started doing creative writing contests and it has been really fulfilling and makes me better at what I do, too! Everything in marketing comes back to storytelling.
I believe there are 3 categories that need to be balanced in order to live a happy life: 1/ Play 2/ Work 3/ Rest Play refers to trips, adventures, and hobbies. While work could be anything that generates income. And finally, rest is taking care of our health mental and physical. Having goals to improve in all 3 is the ultimate way to true happiness.
That hits home Eric Melchor In my 20's I thought that having a good salary, being promoted and having a leadership role will give me everything and I will be happy and fulfilled for ever. but it didn't. Being fulfilled came from doing things out of work and combining it all. I learned that in my 30's. what about you? Eric Melchor
This goes hand in hand together with what I read yesterday in the book about confidence: "your values have to align with decisions you're making" Seems straight-forward, but when I read it, I instantly realised why my full time job wasn't fulfilling enough. It almost felt transactional. Because it didn't align with any of my values.
The jobs that allow you to do this are the keepers. They're few and far between, but it is the most rewarding to have automony to show up and do the job as you see fit.
Yup, been there and i feel you mate... so true
Damn, I thought money bought happiness this whole time 😂 Kidding, but in reality, the work works on you more than you work on it.
"The greatest happiness is when you are free to express your talent in your vocation and be able to lift others while doing it." This the ultimate goal Eric :) I deeply resonate with this
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8moWhich watch did you get ?