Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

within a traditional company or organization. The trick is to do as Leon did and design a position that allows you to embrace your interests and be as innovative as you could be if you were actually self-employed.

But how? It all comes down to becoming indispensable to your current employer. When your team, company, or business simply can’t function without you, you’ll have the best bargaining chip in the world when you come to your boss asking him to let you design your lottery-winning role. Indispensability isn’t available merely for the asking, but you can build it over time by adapting the four strategies listed below.