Learn to Love What You Do

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I talk about the unexpected joy and personal growth found in embracing everyday tasks. I share how a simple act like taking out the trash became a meaningful part of my daily routine, enhancing my relationships and overall outlook. Through personal stories, I aim to inspire everybody to find value and happiness in the small, often overlooked aspects of life. It's a journey of discovering how everyday actions can lead to significant personal development and a more fulfilling life.

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0:00.0	My wife says, right, oh you're just lucky because you love what you do.
0:03.6	Now first of all if you love what you do it will tell you all its secrets.
0:06.8	If you do it consistently enough, they'll tell you more.
0:08.9	If you do it long enough, it'll tell you even more.
0:12.2	But if you can learn to love what you do, right,
0:16.2	taking out the trash, hated taking out the trash. Six kids, for some reason, that was
0:21.8	my anointing
0:23.6	Dave take out the trash
0:25.2	get into college my fraternity smallest football player
0:28.2	guess who got to take the trash out
0:30.2	have three daughters guess who gets to take the trash out my I hated it the shit would spill on me if there's glass in it would cut me I get mad and throw it then it's spill and I'd have to pick it and it's always when I was in a hurry and I said to myself whoa you
0:44.9	hypocrite which is my nickname which means I have a lot to learn and I'm humble
0:49.1	wait a second you hypocrite you're telling everybody you can learn to love what you do.
0:55.0	Obviously, one, taking out the trash
0:57.2	has significant meaning to my wife.
0:59.3	I've learned two things in my marriage.
1:00.9	One, picking up flowers for no reason means something to her, and two, taking
1:05.8	out the trash.
1:06.8	Same exact meaning.
1:08.3	It's like, oh my God, he loves me.
1:11.1	Shit, I should have got a different job.
1:14.1	So I started looking at it and I said, okay, I'm going to, what is it I want out of this trash?
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