Mike Rowe: The Biggest Lessons Learned From ‘Dirty Jobs’
In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Mike Rowe discuss opportunities in the trades, the lack of skilled workers, work ethic, and the meaning of a productive life. Mr. Rowe is the Emmy award-winning host and producer of the TV Series “Dirty Jobs” and founder and CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Jan Jekielek: Mike, you’ve said something that a lot of people found controversial. You said that you shouldn’t follow your passion. Mike Rowe: People hated that. I didn’t say they shouldn’t be passionate, I said you should take your passion wherever you go and not just follow it around like a dream. I learned many lessons from “Dirty Jobs,” but the big one was the day I realized that so many of the people we profiled were passionate....