On October 21, 2009 I attended an event at Texas State Evans Auditorium. The speaker was Best-Selling Author Daniel Pink. Pink was speaking about his latest book The Adventures of Johnny Bunko. This book is said to be the “last career guide you will ever need”. I personally do not have a specific plan of what I want to do with my life, just a few ideas I bounce around on. Pink’s lecture on his book was about what the main tips are for choosing a good career. Lucky for me, the first tip was-there is no plan. The way Pink explained this tip made perfect sense. The world does not work in a planned out way because the world is constantly changing. If you have you whole life set on one job and one firm with one office you will most likely be disappointed or have a boring life.
Another tip that related to me was make fundamental not instrumental decisions. Pink said that making instrumental decisions is for example, going to law school, even though you hate it, so that you come out of school with a job waiting. This is a bad choice because even though you have a job, you will probably hate it. However, if you make a fundamental decision and choose to do something because you love it, you will be very successful. The passion you have will cause you to be persistent, which will always trump talent. Persistence was another main tip of Pinks. The workers who are persistent will produce better things and ideas than those with talent. They will often get farther to achieving their goal as well. Deciding first what you have passion for is the hard part, and then being persistent is what will make something out of the passion.
The lecture helped me to realize that is okay, and in a way better that I do not have a clear plan with steps of how to live my life. Pink inspired me to find my true passion and use it to make an impact on the world. I will definitely be purchasing his book Johnny Bunko. Also the book is written in Japanese Manga comic artt, which is very interesting. I recommend the book to any person, not just a college freshmen, that needs a new take on life.
Taylor Francis
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