Find Your Calling & Purpose In Life

The Raw Conversation

March 13, 2023

HISHEART, AJ

Talent is overrated.

Luck is a fickle mistress.

Hard work and discipline wins in the end.

Those are cliches that we've heard, time and again, when it comes to achieving success.

What if you ain’t geniuses like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk - capable of disrupting industries with 'one more thing'- like innovations?

What if you don't have a genius 'eureka' moment?

(No, I’m not talking about Manifest’s Eureka, lol!)

Anywho, what if you can’t be ‘The Next Mooroo’ of the Youtube industry?

The world doesn’t end there!

There’s a lot you can do to be the Mooroo or Elon Musk of your specific industry.

You just have to find your calling and work on it until you win it.

In this post, I explore the many ways in which you find our calling -

by looking within,

by looking to those you love, and

by listening to YOUR heart

and

NOT 

by pursuing the standards set by our society!

Have you ever caught yourself thinking (or maybe talking out loud)..

"What the heck do I want to do with my life?"

Yeah, me too.

It's always a bit more fun when someone else says it.

We all want SOMETHING in life..

We all have BIG desires..

But only a few of us actually get to live those out!

The reason?

We don't all have

‘The Right Mindset’

or

‘Approach’

to chase down what WE want.

Here are a few ways…

You can identify YOUR calling and use that as..

‘Your Frame of Mind’

…to help you get through the ups and downs of today's career climate and achieve what you want in life.

1. Know Your True Passion

   Your calling is what you're passionate about, and it's what drives you forward in life. 

Your purpose is the reason for your passion—the reason for all your hard work and dedication.

A good way to figure out what your calling is is to ask yourself:

What do I love doing?

What am I passionate about?

What makes me feel alive?

These are all great questions to ask yourself, as they can help you identify the things that are most important to you and keep you motivated on a day-to-day basis.

Once you've identified what makes YOU happy…

Don't Just Stop There!

Take some time each day or each week to reflect on all that…

Inspires you,

Excites you,

And Makes

Your Heart Race!

2. Ignore ‘The’ Future

It's easy to get caught up in the future.

We all have it. Some more, than others.

We think about…

What we ‘want’ to do with our lives,

Where we want to be in five years…

Or

ten years!

Even we start saving money for retirement…

And begin planning for college! Lol.

We spend a lot of time thinking about our future.

But what happens when…

That future is already

HERE?

What if we're not ready?

What if we don't have the right degree or experience?

What if we're working at a job we don't like just because that's what everyone else is doing?

What if no one will hire us for our dream job because of a technicality?

What if there are too many people competing for the same jobs, and we don't make it because of something out of our control?

And so on and so forth.

But this focus on the future can also be paralysing.

And lead us into making poor decisions about…

How to spend our time

‘NOW.’

It's easy to get caught up in thinking about the "what-ifs” but…

There are a lot more important things going on..

_{..right now…}

that need…

YOUR 

attention…!

And sometimes…

those things don't happen.

Until later—like finding your calling in life!

3. Do NOT Copy Someone Else’s Dreams

_{this one’s for my youngest aunt (paternal side), lol.}

Don't follow someone else's dream to find your calling and purpose in life.

IT’s NOT THE SAME.

You don't have to be like someone else to do something important, but you can learn from them.

You can use their strengths, and even their weaknesses, as a way to figure out how best to do what you want to do. 

But don't try to be someone else.

Don't try to be the person they were…

Or the person they wanted themselves to be.

Don't try to mould yourself into something that doesn't feel natural for you…

You might not recognize it when it's happening.

And if you do, then you're probably doing something wrong!

Instead, find your own way of doing things.

Be following your own path in life.

Trust me.

You will feel good about..

Who You Are When You Get There!

4. Accept The Change

Change is a constant in life, but it's not always easy to accept. 

If one thing doesn’t work out, you may feel like the world is spinning out of control.

And you're not sure ‘how to’ keep your footing.

You might feel like you're falling through a trapdoor…

Wondering if your life will ever get back up on

‘Solid Ground’

again.

But there's ONE thing that will help you through this:

‘Knowing’

that there’s

‘Something Better’

for me…

^{if not this!}

Whether it's a job in a completely new field.

Or a new pathway toward your dream career…

Knowing that

‘You Will Find Your Calling’

along the way…

Will keep YOU

motivated and focused.

When you have a clear idea of…

What makes

your heart beat faster,

know that…

Even if things seem bleak at the moment…

They will eventually turn around for the best—and…

when they do.

All of us will reap the benefits!

5. Surround Yourself ‘Actually’ Encouraging People

You know the feeling…

Where you're

trying to figure out

what to do with your life?

And you face

‘hard time’

finding out the right path!

You've got

‘all these good ideas’

Maybe,

You want to..

Go back to school and become a lawyer?

Or maybe

‘You want to open up’

A bakery or start a vegan restaurant!🤷🏻‍♀️

But then you wonder:

_{who am I?}

Do I have what it takes?

Am I good enough at this?

The problem is:

We tend to think…

‘about these things’

in ^isolation . Yh!

And sometimes, we are ‘terrible’ at listening to our intuition.

So.

How can we really figure out ‘what we want.’ 

If we don't understand our passions?

By being ‘around’ people who actually…

‘support and encourage’

you to do things!

When you're surrounded by such people…

It gets easier to ‘keep your goals’ in mind!

You ‘don't have to worry’ about…

‘Having to prove yourself’

or

‘Be the centre of attention.’

Instead.

Everyone Around You

Can help you…

_{achieve your dreams}✨

Without ever even noticing.

Thus, be around people who help you grow as individuals.

And who give you the space.

Plus time you need to explore…

Your True SELF.

And not around people who just ‘nod their heads.’

And say “nice” when you talk about YOUR dreams with them!

Plus those who can

ACTUALLY

Help you achieve your dreams

Without 

Ever even noticing!

Thus, be around people who help you grow as individuals.

The Bottom Line

If I could give you one piece of advice, it would be:

‘To keep an open mind.’

_{Don't get too invested in ONE idea.}

Because the world is full of so many possibilities…

You might fall in love with something that's not even what you thought…

That was it at first.

And maybe that will…

Lead.. 

…to something even better!

Yes, that is all for today.

-_kinsey