What Would You Do For Free?

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The question I asked when I decided to leave the traditional corporate world was: “What would I do for free? What would I do even if I didn’t get paid to do it?”

In reflecting on my career, the part I enjoyed the most was identifying the strengths of the people working with me and then using those unique combinations to build high performing teams. The higher I went up the ladder, the less time I got to spend doing that.

I’ve always been intrigued by the job search process beginning with my job search after law school. After taking the bar the bar exam, I went to the public library and checked out a book titled, How to Sell Yourself Into the Right Job and followed the step-by-step process and ended up with five interviews and two job offers. If the proof is in the pudding, the pudding was rich and tasty.

Through the years, I shared what I had learned with friends and relatives. We always started with their strengths and skills and what they really, really, really wanted in a job or career.

When I answered the question as to what I would do for free, it was helping others with “selling themselves into the right job” and I transitioned to outplacement consulting. I was a contract employee making $30 an hour with no benefits…and realized that this, indeed, was my life purpose. I found great joy in helping others get clarity around what they really wanted and their strengths and passions. (Stay tuned for some great stories in later posts.)

What would you do for free, even if no one paid you to do it?