Dan Cumberland is on a mission to help you set yourself \u201con fire\u201d.\xa0 Years ago, he found himself in a job that didn't fit for him and no easy way out, so he set out to learn everything there is to learn about meaning, purpose, and work.\xa0 After a Master's degree and a lot of experimentation, he's now doing everything he can to help you find where meaning, life, and work intersect and to inspire you to push into those places.\xa0 He's been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Fast Company, Career Builder, and other publications.\xa0 More importantly, he wants to help you find and do your best work in any way that he can.
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Today he is the host of the Meaning Movement Podcast and blogs at themeaningmovement.com, where he curates the best advice on finding your passion, calling, and life\u2019s work and runs a software incubator, UpsideBuilders.
\xa0Some of the key points we discussed in this episode include:
\xa0\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0You must be the solution to the hiring manager\u2019s problems to have any chance at the job.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0To find a job with purpose, your focus should be on:
o \xa0 People
o \xa0 Product
o \xa0 Process
o \xa0 Profit
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0In transition, you can feel lonely, you need to have support structure for you.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0How can you do \u201cmini experiments\u201d to see if the industry/job is right for you?
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0To really find out the culture of a company, you need to see how they live \u2013 day in and day out \u2013 how they make decisions \u2013 how are things like conflict or success handled.
\xa0Dan is smart, caring and a broad thinker, who really does want each person to find the job that fills them with purpose and positivity.\xa0 You will be energized after your listen to this episode, and I hope you leave us your thoughts and comments on it.\xa0 Enjoy!