--- title: YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU HATE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE | DISRUPTu! 047 description: This DISRUPTu! Episode is a different format. No craziness on this one, just straight up answers to a few really tough topics --- # DISRUPT Media Blog ## [YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU HATE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE | DISRUPTu! 047](https://social.disruptmedia.co/blog/gotta-hate-able-love-disruptu-047) Jun 4, 2018, 9:35:09 AM / by [Ryan Thogmartin](https://social.disruptmedia.co/blog/author/ryan-thogmartin) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![](https://social.disruptmedia.co/hubfs/disruptu-47-1080x675.jpeg)This DISRUPTu! Episode is a different format. No craziness on this one, just straight up answers to a few really tough topics: 1. Why do funeral directors struggle? 2. What advice do you have for recent mortuary school graduates? Watch and tell us below if you agree. 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