380: Striving and struggling for your calling

I’m going to assume you are aware that we are at a time when, even though we are often in communication with more people than ever, quantity wise, we are statistically connecting with fewer people than ever. The stats on loneliness and isolation are at equal or all time highs. I ...  Show more

I appreciate personality profiles that help us better clarify some of the what and why we tend towards certain propensities and predispositions. However, I don’t like that people sometimes use them as an excuse for how they are. And, I don’t like that they are self-reporting. We ...  Show more

Finding and pursuing your purpose is the most challenging yet also the most rewarding journey an individual can take. It’ll bring the highest highs and the lowest lows. For the individual willing to ride the wave, life opens up. Chasing passion leads to a FULL life not just for t ...  Show more

From circus performers to doctors to writers to social workers, we can experience a "call"—an irresistible pull toward certain work that can feel both like a gift and a burden. While a calling provides clarity and fulfillment, it can also leave little room for choice, demanding s ...  Show more

To improve your life you might decide to prioritize your own personal happiness, or find meaning in helping the people around you. Few of us consider pushing ourselves well beyond our comfort zones. It might take a lot of effort and risks pain or disappointment.    University of ...  Show more

All of us have a luminous Call on our lives—some mighty mission that our destiny demands that we experience.

...To fail to do so is to imprison the glorious fire within us.

...And to generate a well of pain at our core.

…I’d like to offer you this question th ...