Do What You Love, And You’ll Never Work a Day

Posted on January 14, 2011. Filed under: Latest News Leave a Comment

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I was mid-sentence in a coaching session the other day, when my client interrupted me.

“Why do you love what you do so much?”  he asked.

The question intrigued me on many levels, the first of which was that I had not mentioned that I love what I do. That means it was just showing for him. The answer is, there are dozens of reasons why I love being a communications trainer – or coach, as some people call me.

I have the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in business. They are leaders; they have advanced degrees; they worked their way up with sweat, street-smarts and hard work. They work in technology or retail for some of the world’s leading consumer brands. That does not mean, necessarily, that they are gifted communicators. Some of the best thinkers are not born the best talkers.  And yet, in their lofty business roles, they are tasked with representing their companies through the media or through public speaking. That can be a scary proposition for even the most steely executive. I love that equation on both sides: I love spending time with such smart people and I love helping them develop the comfort and control to speak well to any audience.

I love how every day is different than the day before. I might be talking about software security one day; coffee the next; the spring fashion collection the day after that; the engineering behind the latest aviation marvel. I always leave these sessions hoping that my clients learned from me. I know that I learned from them.

I love developing deep relationships with the people who call often, and I love the excitement of answering a call for help from a new client.

You know the old addage: Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.  I don’t have a job. I have pure joy!

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