03/16/2022
"This may sound crazy, but . . ."
These are the words spoken by many of my clients right before they have a breakthrough enabling them to envision the next career goal.
This moment of acknowledgement fills the air with electricity.
They are revealing something about themselves they have always known on some level, but continually pushed aside.
The reason they don't acknowledge this interest, skill, or value is it is often "quirky" or does not "fit the mold" in their current reality.
It is usually something that does not easily translate to a beaten career path.
Suddenly, the cat is out of the bag. The train has left the station.
The challenge now before us is to figure out how this strong, persistent desire can be integrated with their career.
This calling becomes a north star guiding us in our decision making.
Our work gets harder and easier at the same time.
Off the beaten path, we must pave our own way. There are more obstacles. It is unknown exactly what the job will look like in the end.
Yet, the effort finally seems worth it.
In the midst of clarifying the destination, the process no longer feels like another path to nowhere.
The "weird" transforms into the "wonderful" once embraced.
Do you feel called to do something, but are not sure how to make it happen? Or where you fit in?
Listen to that little voice.
Instead of fearing being different, in my humble opinion, we should fear being the same as everyone else.
You were made for great works toward the common good.
In a way only you can do.
