“Honk if You Love Your Job” A Report from the Road of Life from Brett Farmiloe

"We wrote so many blind emails that our outgoing messages started to get flagged as spam. We were rejected, hung up on, ignored, and escorted out of places more times than I’d like to mention." Brett Farmiloe, "Pursue the Passion"

Brett Farmiloe

The goal of Pursue the Passion is to get people to think differently about career paths. We want current and future workforces to not only realize that they can be passionate about a career, but we want to provide them with the tools to do so. Through our website, speaking program, and initiatives in the classroom, we are playing a meaningful role in reversing the long-term negative trends in employment statistics.

Welcome to a Success Strategies channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio, this is Peter Clayton reporting. I first met Brett Farmiloe in 2008, shortly after his Pursue the Passion adventure began. Brett, a graduate of University of Arizona, followed in his father’s footsteps, getting a degree in accounting. He assumed to would pursue a career in accounting and become a CPA. A small problem arose - Brett really didn’t like accounting. He hated his job, and decided to do something about it. But what? Like so many young people today, he had no idea what he really wanted to do. What he was truly passionate about. Pursue the Passion started as a way to find out the “what?” that so many people never truly experience.

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Excerpt from Pursue the Passion:

“That sucks” the producer said. “Because I went to Arizona State. You guys have a good ride home.” The producer walked out of the RV, the crew members shrugged their shoulders, and we had received our first rejection to sponsor Pursue the Passion. It wouldn’t be our last.

When we were voted off the parking lot, we pitched every kind of corporation you can imagine. We pitched family and friends. We made a proposal to our business school. We picked up a phone book and dialed random businesses. We signed with an agent and tried to get a book deal. We begged frat houses to let us stay with them. We wrote so many blind emails that our outgoing messages started to get flagged as spam. We were rejected, hung up on, ignored, and escorted out of places more times than I’d like to mention.

Questions Peter Clayton asks Brett Farmiole

Things have changed. The last time we spoke, your RV blew up about 50 miles from your house.
Your story about Pimp My Ride is very useful - because it’s one of those “You never know” stories
16k miles, 38 states. You interviewed people who loved what they did for a living -- what were some common traits?
You write about taking ownership of your decisions. Can you share some of these thoughts with our listeners?
Can you share some of the more memorable interviews with us?
You have an entire chapter titled Risk. What have you learned about risk taking through the Pursue the Passion Project?
You’ve been out promoting your book. What questions do you get?
What have you learned?
What are the people who enjoy their work doing that the people who dislike their job aren’t doing?