Getting Out Your Dreams: Career or Calling? - Page 2

Ever since we were children, the question has been, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Innocently, we probably answered with what our parents were or wanted us to be, what we saw on television, or what we thought of as cool jobs like a doctor, lawyer, ballerina, veterinarian, etc. Yet while that infamous question is great to get children’s minds thinking about the future, it shouldn’t just be asked to those 12 and under. We should never stop thinking about what we want to do, especially since we are always evolving and changing as people. Our callings never stop trying to contact us; it’s us who never answer the “call.”

If you know what your calling is and you are currently not living it, then I’m sure you’re probably asking how can I make my calling my career? Easier said than done, right? Our careers are usually a sum of our skills and settings. When we choose how to make our living, it can sometimes have an ounce of what our calling is without us even knowing it because its purpose is to prepare us and bring us closer to our dreams. It’s said that the difference between a job and a career is that with a job you just ‘work’ but with a career it’s ‘work’ you want to do.  So in order to turn your calling into your career, leave fear at the door and kick down any barriers (real or imaginary) that you may see or believe to be present; Whether that means making a location change. letting certain people go, or taking some classes–changes and efforts need to be made. Living your love is possible, it’s up to you though…

Are you living your purpose and passion?

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