What do I say ALL the time?
They say you teach what you LOVE. (not sure if 'they' really say that, BUT I SAID it) They say that the type of people you serve are the ones that you learned the most from. You've been there. You know the struggles, the desires, the feelings, the passion that is in THE thing you help with. It's what you're interested in, it's what you would give time to for free, it's the thing that you keeps you curious and leaning in. It's what gets you all jazzed up, feelin' alive, and purposeful/connected. Sit for a second and think a few people, places, items, jobs, etc. that do this for you. List them out in your journal. How many of them correlate to the people you serve right now? How many correlate to the 'work' you do? How many of them do you see, do, feel, and enjoy most days of the week? OR just maybe who you serve- "your work' -has nothing to do with your job. I hope they showed up a ton in your life. I hope that there's some direct links to what you love, who you serve, and your 'work', and what you do. I hope that even if there's not a bunch that there's a few. AND, what if there's not a bunch? Well, then, my lovely one, you have some rearranging to do. How can you incorporate more of the things you love and 'your work' into your life, into your dream? I recently realized that I was set on a path to keep doing what I was doing FOREVER. And a BIG 'HEC NO!' followed. So, I sat with this. And then I sat with, "Well, what can I do instead?" And then I sat with, "Okay, I can do that, but how [...]