Alexey Korovin: how to find his life's work

Most of us take for granted the unloved work. Eight hours every day, we do what we do not like, and we believe that it is right, is not it do everything.

But what if you go the other way? On this issue, we have invited to answer Alexei Korovin (Not for the first time). He will talk about how to find their calling, to abandon the hated work and organize their lives properly.

Alex has built a large (150 people in the state) company, then abruptly changed his priorities and has become travel, create movies and preach the way of life, free from stereotypes of society and stupid prohibitions. About his views on work, hobbies and search for yourself, we'll talk later.

— Tell us about that in your understanding means work.

- Most people divide their lives into two parts: work and rest. While working, we exchange their time for money, and the time remaining committed itself. Is it correct? Not at all.

Every moment of time is needed to appreciate, so I think you have to learn to live so that life was a pleasure. You can not divide my life into two parts, one of which you like, and the second is taken for granted.

— Where did you study?

- I graduated from the Kharkov Aviation Institute.

- And then what?

- At the institute I worked hard on taekwondo and after graduation decided to go to professional sports. It turned out to become a double champion of Ukraine. Then he went to Europe and won a prize there. But it was kind of pampering. One could go on, but it was not much point. Earn medals, compete - it quickly tired, and I knew that I wanted to start their own business.

- Why did not want to continue? Why own business?

- This was due to injuries of childhood. I wanted to prove to my father that I have something I can. These complexes give a strong start, as the motor in the ass: you can not stop, constantly want to prove something.

- Maybe it's not such a bad thing?

- Poorly. Let's imagine that you love to paint. But at the same time you want to be respectable and respected man. If you choose the first option and follow out of the things you love, you will be much happier, even if you can not achieve respectability and respect.

I'm so turned to business. I am 20 years old ran to the man who presented himself in the future. And then I looked around, and realized that all this time fled, not knowing where. The people around you will be considered a success, held a man. The problem is that you yourself are yourself so you will not be considered.

My mind was a picture of the future of life in the heart was another, but I decided not to listen. And six years ago, I remembered that a child wanted to connect his life to travel. Only in 35 years it happened to realize that you do not want to devote his life to business. Despite the fact that I get to do so much crazy for it and it is not necessary, the main thing - to be able to take risks. Each risk percentage is paid in cash. It always has been.

In general, it is necessary as soon as possible to get rid of their complexes and begin to live with what you really want.

- It's hard not to want to be rich as long as you do not become rich.

- Yes you are right. The only question is, how far you want to go. When I started the business, I already had a picture of a future goal - to bring the business to an international level. But I stopped when I came to Russia.

- Why?

- I started to realize that something is not right. The desire faded, I felt that the business does not bring pleasure, but the pleasure that he brought before it was unreal. And I began to unfold.

But it could go the other way and continue to do business. Perhaps in the future still went to the international level. And to get pleasure from it, but to plow a few years of happiness for the moment - is very inefficient. It is necessary to listen to the heart, not the brain.

- As still find his life's work? Listen to the soul, and not the brain - is very abstract answer.

- I agree. In fact, very few tools. But they are there.

First - it is meditation. It is very helpful to realize all that you are doing at the moment.

The second - as much as possible out of the comfort zone. And for different people to "come out of the comfort zone" can mean very different things. For some it's every day to get acquainted with a new man, for someone - to quit work and start earning money by doing a favorite thing.

The third tool - constant attempts to find himself. How do you know that you have found my life's work? Very simple: you start kayfovat at each moment when it is busy. As soon as it feels for a state - then I come to the right place.

- And the place of the university education in your concept?

- What makes a university? It prepares us for the profession. And, for example, from 10-15 items we are interested in only one, but you have to deal with, and all the rest. It seems to me that one has to learn all his life, but not for the sake of future experience or knowledge, but simply in order to learn to learn. Enjoy the process.

University - is the army of the working class. He makes you another small cog in a huge machine. There are many ways to learn more effectively. Trying everything in practice, making mistakes and learning from their mistakes.

I know how it sounds the part. It sounds crazy, even for me, that I was a few years ago. But it's true.

- Let's look at another situation. I have a few of your favorite things. As the one to choose one?

- But why choose just one thing?

- Well, if you dedicate one case more time, you will become better at it.

- Better for whom?

— …

- Why Choose? If you like several things you kayfuesh from each of them, meaning to make a choice? You become happier and more likely find yourself with nothing.

- Probably just want to be more significant and higher in society.

- Once on the market, I met the seller nuts. When I met him, I had the feeling that he is not a saint, but very close to it. He does what he likes. He does not care that his favorite thing is not too appreciated in society. He sells nuts, communicate with customers, and he is happy.

Imagine if he had been as a child foisted the idea that you have to be a respected member of society, have a lot of money and a prestigious profession. Was he happy now?

I had also encountered such thoughts. When I developed the hours some kryuchochek for MixBag. I thought: "Damn, why should I spend the time and their management to the brain some hook?". And then I realized that I just like to do it.

I do not care how much money I earn. The main thing is that I like what I am doing at this moment. When you do what you like, the success and the money still will overtake you sooner or later.

Just do not make money is the main goal of his life. You need not become a slave to them. It is very dangerous. If a person is constantly pursuing the desire to get rich or go broke fear, he becomes a slave. No matter how much money he has, he will never be happy.

I'll make more money than I can spend. Although it is always possible to spend them. I just do not need a new apartment, a car, clothes and other things. They were constantly need to make sure to take care. They just become garbage.

And I still feel like I become a slave to money. I think how to save extra money which they invest, invest. I understand that my time on useless thoughts, but I can not help it.

Have a lot of money is not so bad. The main thing that they do not become a yoke, which will have to go through life. And as often happens.

- As a person who provides his family to quit work and do what he likes?

- Just like any other. In my understanding the family = love and support. For example, my husband decided to leave the unloved work and engage in the production of mops. He always dreamed about it and want to dedicate this life. So, at that time, as he will do what he likes and it will not bring the money to support a family should be a wife.

Does not work? So, at night, after a day in the studio, you have to go and unload the cars. So, so. When two people love each other, they should support, or in this case, love? There should be no role: I earn money while you clean their houses. This is silly.

That family model, which sits in our head, is very strange. Husband plows at work, earning money for the family residence and subconsciously think: "I am all day to earn money, sacrifice myself, and she had not even washed the dishes / not cleaned / not cooked dinner." He may not say it, but in my head such thoughts will still be born.

And when both of you are doing a favorite thing and support each other, the family will be what it should be - happiness.

- Tell finally a few words about how to make favorite thing successful.

- We need to do for yourself and for the people. Not some ephemeral future goal, and certainly not for the money.