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did anyone ever tell you at any point in
did anyone ever tell you at any point in your career just do what you love I hate
your career just do what you love I hate
your career just do what you love I hate that advice when I was a little girl my
that advice when I was a little girl my
that advice when I was a little girl my parents told me I could be anything I
parents told me I could be anything I
parents told me I could be anything I wanted to be the world was my oyster you
wanted to be the world was my oyster you
wanted to be the world was my oyster you can do anything you set your mind to
can do anything you set your mind to
can do anything you set your mind to Jody I was given all of the right
Jody I was given all of the right
Jody I was given all of the right messaging and words of support from
messaging and words of support from
messaging and words of support from someone coming from a family with means
someone coming from a family with means
someone coming from a family with means and access and education but there was
and access and education but there was
and access and education but there was another story I was privy to I’ll never
another story I was privy to I’ll never
another story I was privy to I’ll never forget my dad talking about his older
forget my dad talking about his older
forget my dad talking about his older brother in a way of longing and envy on
brother in a way of longing and envy on
brother in a way of longing and envy on some level about the fact that he loved
some level about the fact that he loved
some level about the fact that he loved what he did they grew up in Brooklyn
what he did they grew up in Brooklyn
what he did they grew up in Brooklyn in the 1950s playing stickball and
in the 1950s playing stickball and
in the 1950s playing stickball and burying the detention book so they
burying the detention book so they
burying the detention book so they wouldn’t get kicked out of school and my
wouldn’t get kicked out of school and my
wouldn’t get kicked out of school and my uncle Murray was kind of an anomaly and
uncle Murray was kind of an anomaly and
uncle Murray was kind of an anomaly and that he loved riding horses and playing
that he loved riding horses and playing
that he loved riding horses and playing polo which was totally outside of the
polo which was totally outside of the
polo which was totally outside of the norm of the kids they paled around with
norm of the kids they paled around with
norm of the kids they paled around with back then but he ultimately grew up to
back then but he ultimately grew up to
back then but he ultimately grew up to study medicine become a veterinarian and
study medicine become a veterinarian and
study medicine become a veterinarian and raised his family on a farm in
raised his family on a farm in
raised his family on a farm in Pennsylvania doing what he loved for the
Pennsylvania doing what he loved for the
Pennsylvania doing what he loved for the entirety of his career and my dad used
entirety of his career and my dad used
entirety of his career and my dad used to say this he’d say what a gift Jody
to say this he’d say what a gift Jody
to say this he’d say what a gift Jody what a gift to know what you love and to
what a gift to know what you love and to
what a gift to know what you love and to do what you love and so when I started
do what you love and so when I started
do what you love and so when I started out in my early twenties in my career I
out in my early twenties in my career I
out in my early twenties in my career I went looking for love in all the wrong
went looking for love in all the wrong
went looking for love in all the wrong places
places
places of course right first I chased adventure
of course right first I chased adventure
of course right first I chased adventure as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin
as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin
as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America then I chased impact I did
America then I chased impact I did
America then I chased impact I did policy in government and nonprofit from
policy in government and nonprofit from
policy in government and nonprofit from there I got my MBA and finally I chased
there I got my MBA and finally I chased
there I got my MBA and finally I chased money I became an investment banker and
money I became an investment banker and
money I became an investment banker and after a decade of searching
after a decade of searching
after a decade of searching at 32 years old I was no closer to
at 32 years old I was no closer to
at 32 years old I was no closer to finding work that I loved then I had
finding work that I loved then I had
finding work that I loved then I had been when I started out and I was
been when I started out and I was
been when I started out and I was totally crushed I was devastated
totally crushed I was devastated
totally crushed I was devastated what was wrong with me I didn’t love
what was wrong with me I didn’t love
what was wrong with me I didn’t love anything well it turns out I was not
anything well it turns out I was not
anything well it turns out I was not alone in my misery I was not an outlier
alone in my misery I was not an outlier
alone in my misery I was not an outlier my uncle Murray was only 32 percent of
my uncle Murray was only 32 percent of
my uncle Murray was only 32 percent of employees in the United States are
employees in the United States are
employees in the United States are engaged at work only 32 percent gala
engaged at work only 32 percent gala
engaged at work only 32 percent gala which is the world’s leading
which is the world’s leading
which is the world’s leading organization that looks at workforce
organization that looks at workforce
organization that looks at workforce trends studies employee engagement and
trends studies employee engagement and
trends studies employee engagement and they define engagement as this engaged
they define engagement as this engaged
they define engagement as this engaged employees are those who are involved in
employees are those who are involved in
employees are those who are involved in enthusiastic about and committed to
enthusiastic about and committed to
enthusiastic about and committed to their work and their workplace which is
their work and their workplace which is
their work and their workplace which is a noble cause for sure but says nothing
a noble cause for sure but says nothing
a noble cause for sure but says nothing about purpose or meaning dare I say love
about purpose or meaning dare I say love
about purpose or meaning dare I say love which leads us to where we are today as
which leads us to where we are today as
which leads us to where we are today as a society we are collectively barking up
a society we are collectively barking up
a society we are collectively barking up the wrong tree instead of spending our
the wrong tree instead of spending our
the wrong tree instead of spending our lives looking for work we love which is
lives looking for work we love which is
lives looking for work we love which is so elusive depressing and unattainable
so elusive depressing and unattainable
so elusive depressing and unattainable for so many of us we need to make a
for so many of us we need to make a
for so many of us we need to make a shift in our mindset the real goal the
shift in our mindset the real goal the
shift in our mindset the real goal the real focus should be this make people
real focus should be this make people
real focus should be this make people love you in a totally professional
love you in a totally professional
love you in a totally professional putana quirk appropriate no one is
putana quirk appropriate no one is
putana quirk appropriate no one is getting sued kind of way for real right
getting sued kind of way for real right
getting sued kind of way for real right totally
totally
totally right but if you make people love you
right but if you make people love you
right but if you make people love you you will be successful you will be
you will be successful you will be
you will be successful you will be challenged you will engage you will be
challenged you will engage you will be
challenged you will engage you will be have impact and influence if I love you
have impact and influence if I love you
have impact and influence if I love you I will pay you well I will promote you I
I will pay you well I will promote you I
I will pay you well I will promote you I will mentor you I will sponsor you
will mentor you I will sponsor you
will mentor you I will sponsor you purpose meaning opportunity and
purpose meaning opportunity and
purpose meaning opportunity and sment they will find you as the CEO of a
sment they will find you as the CEO of a
sment they will find you as the CEO of a leadership development firm I spend my
leadership development firm I spend my
leadership development firm I spend my life shelling out career advice and my
life shelling out career advice and my
life shelling out career advice and my job today is to build the bench of next
job today is to build the bench of next
job today is to build the bench of next generation talent in this country and
generation talent in this country and
generation talent in this country and instead of telling young people go find
instead of telling young people go find
instead of telling young people go find work you love we teach them how to be
work you love we teach them how to be
work you love we teach them how to be loved and this is what we know to be
loved and this is what we know to be
loved and this is what we know to be true what we see across industries
true what we see across industries
true what we see across industries across sectors across roles from the
across sectors across roles from the
across sectors across roles from the highest level CEO to the newest hire
highest level CEO to the newest hire
highest level CEO to the newest hire whether you are working the checkout
whether you are working the checkout
whether you are working the checkout line at Target or you are doing data
line at Target or you are doing data
line at Target or you are doing data analysis for Deloitte the way you make
analysis for Deloitte the way you make
analysis for Deloitte the way you make me love you is by embodying four key
me love you is by embodying four key
me love you is by embodying four key themes generosity initiative Ford
themes generosity initiative Ford
themes generosity initiative Ford momentum and transparency they are a
momentum and transparency they are a
momentum and transparency they are a gift not the gift of knowing what you
gift not the gift of knowing what you
gift not the gift of knowing what you love and doing what you love but the
love and doing what you love but the
love and doing what you love but the gift of making people love you
gift of making people love you
gift of making people love you generosity it’s not about being
generosity it’s not about being
generosity it’s not about being philanthropic or charitable generosity
philanthropic or charitable generosity
philanthropic or charitable generosity is walking in every day and sharing your
is walking in every day and sharing your
is walking in every day and sharing your time your energy your talent your
time your energy your talent your
time your energy your talent your network make introductions among people
network make introductions among people
network make introductions among people it’s about sharing credit giving props
it’s about sharing credit giving props
it’s about sharing credit giving props to your team generosity at its core is
to your team generosity at its core is
to your team generosity at its core is walking in every day and asking yourself
walking in every day and asking yourself
walking in every day and asking yourself this one question how can I make my
this one question how can I make my
this one question how can I make my team’s life better or easier how can I
team’s life better or easier how can I
team’s life better or easier how can I make my boss’s life better or easier
make my boss’s life better or easier
make my boss’s life better or easier think of someone right now at work who
think of someone right now at work who
think of someone right now at work who makes your life better or easier what
makes your life better or easier what
makes your life better or easier what would you do for that person
anything and everything initiative let
anything and everything initiative let me tell you the story of an intern named
me tell you the story of an intern named
me tell you the story of an intern named Josh who showed up for an interview on
Josh who showed up for an interview on
Josh who showed up for an interview on Wall Street in sweatpants
Wall Street in sweatpants
Wall Street in sweatpants poor guy for real airline lost his
poor guy for real airline lost his
poor guy for real airline lost his luggage right and he got the job you
luggage right and he got the job you
luggage right and he got the job you have some mad skills to get hired in
have some mad skills to get hired in
have some mad skills to get hired in sweatpants in Wall Street so Josh goes
sweatpants in Wall Street so Josh goes
sweatpants in Wall Street so Josh goes through his summer and he does a great
through his summer and he does a great
through his summer and he does a great job and he’s a really good guy and
job and he’s a really good guy and
job and he’s a really good guy and everyone likes him and he’s a good
everyone likes him and he’s a good
everyone likes him and he’s a good cultural fit and at the end of the
cultural fit and at the end of the
cultural fit and at the end of the summer as the team is going around
summer as the team is going around
summer as the team is going around figuring out who’s getting offers the
figuring out who’s getting offers the
figuring out who’s getting offers the first VP speaks up and says Josh is a
first VP speaks up and says Josh is a
first VP speaks up and says Josh is a really good guy I like him I think he
really good guy I like him I think he
really good guy I like him I think he worked hard but you know what I didn’t
worked hard but you know what I didn’t
worked hard but you know what I didn’t have anything challenging for him I
have anything challenging for him I
have anything challenging for him I don’t know if he can cut it next VP
don’t know if he can cut it next VP
don’t know if he can cut it next VP speaks up like Josh good guy it was all
speaks up like Josh good guy it was all
speaks up like Josh good guy it was all client service it wasn’t anything
client service it wasn’t anything
client service it wasn’t anything technical it wasn’t financial I don’t
technical it wasn’t financial I don’t
technical it wasn’t financial I don’t know if he can do the job and one by one
know if he can do the job and one by one
know if he can do the job and one by one by one everyone went around the room
by one everyone went around the room
by one everyone went around the room with the same analysis Josh didn’t get
with the same analysis Josh didn’t get
with the same analysis Josh didn’t get the job he didn’t know he was supposed
the job he didn’t know he was supposed
the job he didn’t know he was supposed to raise his hand take initiative and
to raise his hand take initiative and
to raise his hand take initiative and ask for the work he wanted and needed
ask for the work he wanted and needed
ask for the work he wanted and needed not just take the work that was given to
not just take the work that was given to
not just take the work that was given to him Ford momentum it’s all about moving
him Ford momentum it’s all about moving
him Ford momentum it’s all about moving the ball forward always wins less time
the ball forward always wins less time
the ball forward always wins less time you walked into the office you finished
you walked into the office you finished
you walked into the office you finished some big initiative or a project you
some big initiative or a project you
some big initiative or a project you worked really hard and you gave it to
worked really hard and you gave it to
worked really hard and you gave it to your boss and your boss said thank you
your boss and your boss said thank you
your boss and your boss said thank you so much why don’t you take the rest of
so much why don’t you take the rest of
so much why don’t you take the rest of the day off right
the day off right
the day off right never never that has never happened your
never never that has never happened your
never never that has never happened your boss said thank you so much what’s next
boss said thank you so much what’s next
boss said thank you so much what’s next that’s why she’s the boss because she’s
that’s why she’s the boss because she’s
that’s why she’s the boss because she’s always thinking two steps ahead which is
always thinking two steps ahead which is
always thinking two steps ahead which is where you need to be always and finally
where you need to be always and finally
where you need to be always and finally transparency as Murphy said if anything
transparency as Murphy said if anything
transparency as Murphy said if anything can go wrong it will you will drop the
can go wrong it will you will drop the
can go wrong it will you will drop the ball you will screw up you will miss a
ball you will screw up you will miss a
ball you will screw up you will miss a deadline what matters is that you own up
deadline what matters is that you own up
deadline what matters is that you own up to it you learn from that mistake you
to it you learn from that mistake you
to it you learn from that mistake you are transparent when you see a problem
are transparent when you see a problem
are transparent when you see a problem coming down the pipeline Sara Blakely
coming down the pipeline Sara Blakely
coming down the pipeline Sara Blakely founder and CEO of Spanx youngest
founder and CEO of Spanx youngest
founder and CEO of Spanx youngest self-made billionaire in this country
self-made billionaire in this country
self-made billionaire in this country female she talks about the early lessons
female she talks about the early lessons
female she talks about the early lessons from her father
from her father
from her father about the fact that he called the
about the fact that he called the
about the fact that he called the learnings in her
learnings in her
learnings in her stakes and her failures hidden gifts and
stakes and her failures hidden gifts and
stakes and her failures hidden gifts and she cultivates a culture of transparency
she cultivates a culture of transparency
she cultivates a culture of transparency at Spanx today by encouraging her team
at Spanx today by encouraging her team
at Spanx today by encouraging her team to bring their failures to the forefront
to bring their failures to the forefront
to bring their failures to the forefront they call them the oops moments of
they call them the oops moments of
they call them the oops moments of spanks generosity initiative for
spanks generosity initiative for
spanks generosity initiative for momentum transparency that is how you
momentum transparency that is how you
momentum transparency that is how you make people love you at work and the
make people love you at work and the
make people love you at work and the best news is its 100% in your control to
best news is its 100% in your control to
best news is its 100% in your control to do that I’ll leave you with this one
do that I’ll leave you with this one
do that I’ll leave you with this one last final thought I always get a little
last final thought I always get a little
last final thought I always get a little bit uncomfortable when I hear grown-ups
bit uncomfortable when I hear grown-ups
bit uncomfortable when I hear grown-ups ask little children what they want to be
ask little children what they want to be
ask little children what they want to be when they grow up and you hear astronaut
when they grow up and you hear astronaut
when they grow up and you hear astronaut or ballerina or Supreme Court justice
or ballerina or Supreme Court justice
or ballerina or Supreme Court justice and I don’t know about you but I do not
and I don’t know about you but I do not
and I don’t know about you but I do not know any astronauts or ballerinas or
know any astronauts or ballerinas or
know any astronauts or ballerinas or Supreme Court justices and by the same
Supreme Court justices and by the same
Supreme Court justices and by the same token I have never met a six-year-old
token I have never met a six-year-old
token I have never met a six-year-old who says I want to be a recruiting
who says I want to be a recruiting
who says I want to be a recruiting manager when I grow up so what if we
manager when I grow up so what if we
manager when I grow up so what if we change the conversation what if instead
change the conversation what if instead
change the conversation what if instead of telling our children to go find work
of telling our children to go find work
of telling our children to go find work they love we taught them how to make
they love we taught them how to make
they love we taught them how to make people love them thank you
people love them thank you
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