1. Testdrive
Your
Dreamjob
in
Paris
(Conclusion)
By
Peter
de
Kuster
Pursuing
Happiness
in
Your
Dreamjob
10
Lessons
of
the
Heroes
in
Julie@Julia
and
Midnight
in
Paris
!.
Heroes
Create
Opportunities.
Heroes
do
NOT
…transform
themselves
and
others.
Heroes
construct
a
context
in
which
Voyages
of
Mutual
Discovery
can
take
place.
Heroes
provide
access
to
a
luxuriant
portfolio
of
WOW
Projects
that
challenge
themselves
and
their
clients
to
express
their
Innate
Curiosity
and
to
visit
(or,
indeed
create)
places
that
they
and
their
clients
had
never
dreamed
of.

2.
Places
Never
Dreamed
Of.
That
is
the
heart
of
the
matter.
We
must
–
in
our
dreamjob
in
these
times
..
discover
–
invent
places
that
have
not
herefore
existed.
And
as
a
hero
or
heroine
…
if
you
don’t
have
the
NERVE
to
encourage
yourself
and
others
than
you
shouldn’t
pursue
a
dreamjob.
Anywhere.
2.
Heroes
Are
Talent
Developers
Heroes
who
succeed
in
their
dreamjob
over
the
long
haul
are
great
talent
developers.
The
OBSESSION
for
those
who
would
Truly
Create
a
Legacy
of
Greatness.
Picasso
didn’t
have
a
vision
in
my
book.
Picasso
was..
the
Premier
Talent
Developer
of
our
times.

3.
Some
people
(heroes)
get
their
Ultimate
Happiness
out
of
Developing
Extraordinary
Talent.
In
themselves,
in
others,
in
their
clients.
(Their
Midnights
in
Paris
are
their
Ultimate
Bragging
Rights!).
Alas,
some
(most
of
us?)
don’t.
3.
Heroes
Thrive
on
Paradox
Forget
what
they
taught
you
at
business
schools.
Management
courses.
Marketing
masterclasses.
Your
Dreamjob
ain’t
science!
It
is
…
100
PERCENT
OF
THE
TIME…
ART.
YOUR
DREAMJOB
IS
AN
….
ART.
An
art
of
paradox.
The
Ultimate
Paradox
in
YOUR
ENTREPRENEURIAL
STORY.
In
order
to
be
‘excellent’
and
‘happy’
in
your
dreamjob
you
must
be….
CONSISTENT
in
the
story
you
tell
yourself
and
others.
Excellence
is
Consistency
of
Superior
Performance.
But
the
very
moment
that
you
become
excellenty
‘consistent’
you
become
TOTALLY
VULNERABLE…
to
the
attack
of
predictability
and
boredom.

4.
We
must
be
consistently
vigilant.
Vigilant
about
…
OPPOSITES.
For
example.
Are
you
‘organized’
enough?
If
yes
WORRY.
Are
you
disorganized
enough?
If
so…
WORRY.
Worry
constantly
…
about
the
balance…
the
wobble…
the
swing
of
the
pendulum.
Well
this
idea
is
actually
about
..
balance.
It’s
about
going
the
way
of
passion,
total
surrender
….for
a
while…
&
TOO
FAR
and
than
going
back
for
a
while
to
control
and
clear
goals…
&
TOO
FAR.
The
rhinoceros
story
of
Salvador
Dali:
Relatively
extreme,
wild
oscillation
between
too
much
control
and
surrealistic
no
control
at
all..is
probably
the
secret
to
long
term
effectiveness,
happiness,
excellence
in
your
dreamjob.
4.
Heroes
DO!
If
you
don’t
know
what
the
hell
is
going
on…
if
you
don’t
know
the
shape
or
even
the
location
of
the
playing
field…
if
you
don’t
know
the
nature
of
the
rules
of
the
game
of
even
if
there
are…
then,
in
the
immortal
words
of
Ernst
Hemingway
“Don’t
just
stand
there.
Do
something”.
It
is
a
good
phrase.
But
it’s
far
more
profound
than
that.
If
you
don’t
know
what’s
going
on…
Stop
Thinking.
It
won’t
do
you
much
good.
Try
Something…
See
what
happens.
That
is,
until
you
let
fly
the
new
book
…or

5. new
fashion
product…
or
whatever…you
have
Utterly
No
Idea
What
the
Hell
is
Going
On.
Heroes
Re-­‐Do.
If
something
goes
awry,
the
typical
Big
Company
…
shoots
the
messenger.
Appoints
a
committee.
Aims
to
make
sure
that
…
this
aberration
Never
Occurs
Again.
In
the
process,
the
possibility
of
Rapid
Progress
is
diminished.
In
short”
Do
it
right
the
first
time”
is
stupid.
A
Snare.
A
Delusion.
(An
Abomination).
5.
Heroes
Express
their
Passion
Your
Dreamjob
is
a
great
story
about
love
affair
with
an
idea
you
passionately
pursue
in
your
work
.
Your
Dreamjob
is
not
something
created
by
a
….
Committee.
Your
Dreamjob
is
not
something
generated
by
….
Personality,
Talent
and
Career
Analysis
Your
Dreamjob
is
not
the
byproduct
of
a
consultants…report
about
you.
Your
Dreamjob
is
about
…
wild,
passionate,
Intemperate
LOVE.

6.
Your
Dreamjob
is
all
about
an
intimate
love.
The
Hero’s
Journey
by
Peter
de
Kuster:
Paasion.
Appetite
for
Life.
Engagement.
Commitment.
Great
causes
and
the
determination
to
Make
a
Difference.
Bizarre
Failures.
Growth.
Insatiable
appetite
for
change.
For
Traveling/Journeying.

7. 6.
Heroes
are
Great
Storytellers
A
scintillating
story
makes
an
abstract
dreamjob
real.
Brings
it
to
life.
Earnst
Hemingway
had
a
handful
of
powerful
stories
which
were
truly
clear
and
dear
to
him.
And
he
held
onto
them…despite
the
insane
pressures
in
his
life.
Hemingway
was
a
Great
Storyteller.
You
can
love
him
or
hate
him.
But
you
can’t
deny
his
splendid
storytelling
ability
and
the
degree
to
which
he
changed
the
overall
story
of
Paris
–
for
the
better.
It
is
simple.
Profound.
(And
mostly
not
understandable
to
career
engineers,
management
scientists
and
their
ilk).
I’m
only
half
kidding.
So:
What
’s
your
(compelling)
story
about
your
dreamjob?
7.
Heroes
are
their
Story!
Your
story
is
a
‘character
issue’.
Hence
your
story
is
…personal.
A
Pure
Your
Dreamjob
Issue.
You
are
your
story,
your
brand,
your
company,
your
dreamjob.
The
way
you
spend
your
time
of
the
day
tells
exactly
the
story
to
yourself
and
other
where
you
care
about.
Heroes
love
their
work.
That
passion
tells
their
story
and
is
infectious.
Heroes
have
a
kid
alive
in
them
who
loves
to
know
the
next
adventure.
*
You
=
Your
Dreamjob
*
You
=
Your
Story
*
Your
Story
=
Your
Hero’s
Journey
*
Your
Story
=
What
you
Do
(Drinking
as
Zelda
Fitzgerald
Does)

8.
8.
Heroes
Break
Rules!
We
are
Re-­‐imagining
the
World!
We
are
adding
value
in
totally
new
fashions
which
re
quire
…Bringing
to
Bear
Your
Entire
Talent
`Set
to
the
Dreamjob…their
Personal
Quests.
No
one
ever
made
it
to
the
Midnight
in
Paris
Heroes
of
Fame
on
a
record
of
copycatting
or
line
extensions.
Think
Hemingway,
Picasso,
Gertrude
Stein,
Scott
and
Zelda
Fitzgerald,
Rodin,
Salvador
Dali.
Does
‘line
extension’
come
to
mind?
Hardly.
Their
dreamjobs
started
out
as
little
niche
ideas,
that
take
of
….
and
only
years
later….
Changed
the
world.

9. 9.
Heroes
hang
out
with
Heroes
Creating
your
dreamjob
is
easy.
Want
to
get
more
of
a
dreamjob?
Hang
out
with
people
who
are
in
dreamjobs.
I
call
this
putting
yourself
in
the
Testdrive
Your
Dreamjob
Permanently
Journey.
BECOME
A
COLLECTOR
of
ROLEMODELS
and
MENTORS
in
DREAMJOBS
Creating
your
dreamjob
is
easy.
Spend
time
with
people
you’re
genuinely,
truely
passionate
interested
in.
Surround
you
with
people
who
make
you
feel
life
is
an
adventure.
That’s
my
secret
and
I
think
it
‘ll
work
for
any
hero.
The
Midnight
in
Paris
Story:
WE
BECOME
WHO
WE
HANG
OUT
WITH!
10.
Heroes
Create
Stuff
that
Matters
Sometimes
I
think
that
a
lot
of
entrepreneurship/self
management/career
coaching
literature
~STINKS.
Too
much
of
the
focus
is
on
tactics
and
motivation
(and
frankly
manipulation).
All
of
this
misses
the
point
of
the
story
about
your
dreamjob:
WHY?
Dreamjob
to
touch
WHO
in
their
lives?
From
Hemingway,
Picasso,
Julia
Child,
Gertrude
Stein
to
all
the
heroes
of
Paris
in
past
and
present
…
they
had
their
dreamjob
and
they
were
heroes

10. Because
they
Want
Some
Particular
Thing
Created
THEY
WANT
TO
CREATE
STUFF
THAT
MATTERS.
Heroes
in
Paris
of
past
and
present
are
not
only
great
in
their
dreamjob.
They
are
great
in
inspiring
others
to
take
novel
journeys
too
–
Testdrives
in
their
Dreamjobs
like
Julie
and
the
character
Owen
Wilson
plays.
Paris
is
a
place
where
importance
is
handed
down
from
mentor
to
hero.
And
hero
to
mentor.