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Quitters never win and winners never quit
Quiet Quitting and the Anti-Work Movement | Why you'll never be successful at anything if you QUIT.
In this video, Matt talks about how the talent crisis, Quiet Quitter, and Anti-Work movements are providing unprecedented opportunities for people who want true fulfillment. What better time to win at life than when your competition is just plain checking out?
We have what we're calling a talent crisis in the US - and in my industry, which is independent insurance claims. Why is it so hard to get people to sign up for a high paying career - which by the way doesn't require any kind of college degree, associates degree, or even trade school certificate - that they can take two weeks of training, get a few state licenses, and be making six figures if not the first year, then definitely by the end of their second or third year?
A job where somebody can work remotely in their PJ's - or, if they want - they can travel extensively and be involved in helping people recover from major natural disasters - the kind you see on the news.
A younger acquaintance of mine - a person in their mid-20's - recently remarked to me that they were wanting to work remote so that they could be at home and have extra time to "find their passion." To which I said, "find.. your passion? What exactly does that mean?" To which they responded, "you know, until I can find the thing I really want to do with my life."
Now...
If you're in your 20's and you don't have the benefit of really any life experience, let me just share something with you - from a guy who spent too many years believing that all I had to do was "find my passion" and I would be fulfilled, happy, and rich - finding your passion is total baloney.
If you spend your life trying to find something external - like a job, a hobby, a person - that you think will be the key to happiness and fulfillment.. your "passion" then you will spend your life searching and most likely not ever finding.
I'm sorry but that's not a happy nor a fulfilling life.
Allow me to offer another perspective - again, from a guy who tried this and failed miserably. How about this: instead of looking outside of yourself for a thing that's going to make you happy... why not find it inside of yourself?
How about instead of thinking about passion as a noun - something you gotta go find or that will find you magically while you sit at home playing video games or surfing match.com (is that still a thing?).. think about passion.. as a verb?
How would that work? Instead of saying "I'm trying to find my passion.." we could say, "I do fillintheblank activity with passion." Probably actually more of an adverb.
What I mean is this: when I talk about passion, I mean that I am bringing everything that I am into everything that I do. No matter what it is. Mowing the yard, taking out the trash, making youtube videos, running hail claims.. being a spouse. I carry my passion inside of me and I apply it to whatever I'm doing. Whatever I'm doing, I'm doing it not only to the best of my ability, but with joy. k?
Let me give you another example that might help to illustrate this idea.
I'm married. Happily so.
But something that I learned - and that many many married people learn - is that marriage is not easy. Even if you're with the most easygoing person on earth. This person, that I thought was going to fulfill me and make me happy - is still just a person. And it's a considerable burden to place on someone else that they are responsible for deep personal happiness and fulfillment in my life.
Which is why I consider the word Love to be a verb, and not a noun. No matter what else is going on, it's my responsibility to love my wife at all times, with all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Even if, on Tuesday I'm not feeling it. Doesn't matter. I act like it anyway.
Believe it or not, this the not-easy part.
Why?
Because it's not all about me.
Just like work. Especially the kind of work we do in the catastrophe property claims industry.
The people who make great money over the long haul will tell you that you have to give all of yourself to this work. You think of others first - the insured, agents, your team managers, the carrier, contractors - before you think of yourself. If you bring passion to this work, you will not only have an incredibly fulfilling career that will reward you financially, but with those resources you'll be able to explore your other interests without starving your family.
Just like every other industry in the US, the independent property claims industry is hurting for people willing to show up and bring their intelligence, personality, and yes passion - and ultimately get richly rewarded.
If you're a quiet quitter or have been seduced by the anti-work movement, I can only say that you're going to be left behind if you sit around and wait for the world to come to you and cater to your desires.
For everybody else, what better time to win at life than when your competition is just plain checking out.
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