Discovering Your True Calling

In the end, your real calling in life would be to:A) do something that you love to do, orb) do something that you're good at.And if you're really lucky, you're calling would involve both of these. That doesn't sound too difficult, right?So why the endless, great, and mysterious search for the true calling in life?If you could do anything at all, without the chance of failure, then figuring out what to do with your life would be a simple matter. Many people can come up with an answer to this problem when it's looked at that way.So again, why are the vast majority of people questing for their life goal?The two primary reasons for this are:1) The basic fear factor. If you're like I was, then you've always known, more or less, what you wanted to do. But for some reason, you just can't bring yourself to do it. Possibly you took the wrong job right out of high school or college based on the lure of big money, the advice of someone else, or circumstances such as the loss of another job , etc. As the years went by, you've come to accept you're life as it is, stuck, or even fearful to take the risk involved. You become overwhelmed with current circumstances that you can't fathom making a change that could cause you further difficulties. Or.....2) Maybe you honestly don't know what you want to do. Now, this is the hardest one to understand but it happens.Now, I know why you've come here and what you're looking for. And yes, you can have exactly what you're looking for. However, I won't try to give you a magic formula like so many people try to sell to you. I've said it before and I'll say it again, career testing and self assessments alone are great self-discovery tools but they're not going to magically reveal hidden information about yourself. You already know who you are. Moving OnI find it hard to believe that you wouldn't know at least what a few of your talents and abilities are. Trust yourself. You've been alive long enough to have some understanding about what you can and can't do. If you don't know these things, then it's time to stop, sit down, and figure out who you are and what you're doing. Be totally honest with yourself and you'll come up with some honest answers.If it helps, make a listI know. I know. Not another list!!! But it might prove useful.Make a list of occupations that interest you. If you need help, you can find an alphabetized list of occupations, their definitions, and earnings stats on my site.Make a list of what you excel at and what you enjoy doing. Don't leave anything out and don't exclude hobbies, passions, and everything else you do in your spare time. Your hobbies and passions could be your ticket to discovering your true calling.Now make the same list over. Except make this one as if it was five years ago. Ten years ago. Add everything you can think of. You can make a career out of almost everything. Then pick the top few, the ones that feel the best, and you've got a starting place.There it is right in front of you.The reason that many people miss out on their calling in life is that they don't make the effort to search for ways to make their daily bread doing what they excel at or what they enjoy. They don't really believe that it's within their grasp.So, what's your life goal?For the vast majority of the people who possess successful and rewarding lives, it's simple and I'm sure you've heard it before "Do what you love and the money will follow"

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