And now I am trying something new, I am trying to build a career out of what I enjoy, and so far I haven't completely figured out what that means, but I know that what I had can't be it. And sometimes the best way to figure out you want is to first figure out what you don't want.
If you are experiencing anything similar to this I suggest you watch this video!
This is Water from Patrick Buckley on Vimeo.
Everyone talks about breaking out of your "comfort zone" and to break free of being content and safe, well, it is not easy. Who really is every ready to defy everything we have been taught we must do our entire lives? Separating other people's expectations from your own is hard work, but if you are interested in diving deeper into what you really want, think about these questions:
-Write down a list of what you want
-Now look at that list again and think about which of those come from an internal joy and which come from an external source
-Think about what external source caused you to want (or think you should want) those things
-Now focus on either eliminating those externally driven wants or at least toning down your efforts towards them, and focus more of your energy on the ones that bring you internal joy
The steps above are a combination of questions and ideas from a book I am reading called "20 Something, 20 Everything" by Christine Hassler (which I HIGHLY recommend) as well as this article (but don't be decieved by the title): "The Three Most Important Questions You Can Ask Your Teenager" by Michael Mulligan. Honestly I don't think it should be titled that, but either way it has some really great ideas and concepts in the article that I related to ALOT.
Click here to read the full article, and let me know what you think!
With love, G