Finding your true calling:
In my opinion, this is best done by seeing what you already do. What are the things that you already do, just because you love doing them? Is there a pattern there? Then, is there some way to tweak that thing to make a living from it?
Posing yourself certain questions can also be very revealing:
•When you visit websites, what kind do you naturally gravitate towards?
•When you read for pleasure, what kinds of books do you tend to read? What subject matter?
•What kinds of magazines do you buy or subscribe to? What kinds of movies do you go to?
•If you met someone at a party and they seemed unusually fascinating to you, what subject would they be talking about?
•If you couldn't fail at whatever you tried, what would you do?
•If you were going to die soon and you had time for just one last "project," what would it be?
•What's the secret thing inside that you've been putting off or ignoring?
Another great clue is to look at the area where you've been wounded the most. Believe it or not, many people find their true calling as a response to their greatest wounding. Only you can say what this is, but you do know.
—jim sloman, summer 2000 for Oct 23
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