I recently watched an ESPN 30 for 30 film called The Marinovich Project. I highly recommend it. For those who do not know, Marinovich was one of, if not, the biggest bust in NFL history. He was a QB with perfect form, conditioning, and knowledge of the game. He was raised by his father under the perfect conditions to become an amazing QB. And then, he began to lose his life to drugs and lost his will to play in the NFL. Once he reached the NFL, he asked himself "Now what?" He had nothing left to aim for in football. He accomplished his father's dreams.
He collapsed because he struggled to answer the question that he posed in the documentary, "just because you are good at something, does that mean you have to do it?"
The answer is no.
Jim Collins established that what you do in life should fall inside three circles.
Circle #1: What am I good at? Do something you are good at so you can add value to something someway.
Circle #2: What would people pay me to do? Just because I am good at listening to music does not mean people would pay me to do it. We all need money.
Circle #3: What do I love to do? This is what Marinovich missed in his life and he saw drastic consequences. I, myself, during 4 years at PSU struggled with this. Just because I am good at engineering and I would be paid to do it, does that mean I was born to become an engineer?
What you do in your life must satisfy all three of these circles to truly live a fulfilling life.
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