Rejection was Dan Toomey’s lucky break | Best of Luck
How do you build your dream career when your dream job doesn’t call back?Dan Toomey was rejected by the job he'd always wanted for four straight years. It was the luckiest thing that ever happened for his career.
Now, he’s the host of Good Work, where he makes funny videos about news in business, tech and finance that are watched by millions.
In this episode: how do you build your dream job out of a job you never expected? Plus: why creating in public might get you hired, why Dan stopped looking at the numbers, and the case for taking up fly fishing in your 20s (and beyond).
00:00 Dan Toomey is not living his dream (sort of)
00:29 The story behind our theme song
1:49 A message brought to you by AlphaSpace
06:26 How ‘Good Work’ started
08:53 The failed experiment before ‘Good Work’
11:25 Dan Toomey’s worst stand-up bomb
19:49 How Dan resists the algorithm
20:50 Dealing with rejection
27:01 The algorithm shouldn’t dictate your work
36:26 Dan applies to be Kermit the Frog
39:50 Who Dan Toomey would hire (application tips)
41:42 Resume vs blog: create in public
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