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I Don’t Want To Grow Up

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I‘m still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. Does that make me a female version of Peter Pan? Holding off the growing up part as long as possible? Tell that to the gray hairs and wrinkles (calling ’em what they are folks) that prove I’ve “matured”.

If growing up means being a responsible adult, then fine. Box checked. I’m officially an adult. Whatever that means. I raised good kids, pay my taxes and only wear a bikini in the privacy of my own backyard. You’re welcome.

In the meantime I’m sticking with my plan to remain “CONSCIOUSLY UNDECIDED” — as far as being a “grown-up” is concerned. This job title allows for lots of latitude, growth and discovery.

Tell me…are you a grown-up or just pretending to be one?

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With These Two Hands

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“Today is the clay that becomes my tomorrow. It’s up to me to take it in my hands; to shape it and mold it and create something I am proud to show the world.” Stephanie DelTorchio

Every day we alone are responsible for how we shape the day.

A string of days becomes a season. A string of seasons, a life.

Mold it any way you want, into what ever speaks to you. Do it with intent. By grace. With faith. Know that whatever you choose to create is the visible representation of your purpose on this planet. WHOA…right?

But on the days when what you mold ends up looking like a piece of sh*t…there’s GOOD NEWS!! The beauty of your daily lump of clay is that it bends and twists and becomes whatever you will it to be.

You get to fuel that frustration and smash it flat. And start again. And again. And again.

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Live Your Life Like A Movie

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The three best moving endings are:

POSITIVE. This is a general ending. Nothing wrong with this one. It’s nice. Satisfying. You enjoyed it.
SURPRISE. A good ending. More than expected. You’ll talk about this one. So will others.
MEANINGFUL. A great ending. One that gets talked about for years. It stays with others long after you’re gone.

It’s up to us to live the life that leads to the ending we want.

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To Survive and Thrive

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The Best Job You Can Find

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A re you lucky enough to work at a job that matches your passion? Raise your hand. Good. Go and walk the dog or make breakfast.

For the rest of us still floating around the galaxy, Seth Godin‘s words of advice are not out of this world. They’re worth exploring.

Turning your passion into your job is easier than finding a job that matches your passion. Seth…

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This life “assignment” as my uncle says, is brief. This we know. So why do we continue to spend hours and hours working at a job that feels alien?

COMING SOON! I’m tackling the subject of passion using real-world doable assignments to rediscover what you already love and enjoy, and finding a way to turn it into a job you’ll love until your next assignment. I’m calling this quest, “The Passion Explorer”. In a four-part series we’ll go through some questions and exercises to help you match your passion with a job, second career or side hustle.

Got questions? Write them in the comments below.

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Live Large On The Grand Stage

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There are no small parts just small actors…might be a fine approach should you wish to become an actor. But this is your life and there is ZERO reason to accept bit parts on the grand stage that is your one and only life.

You weren’t put on the planet to live a little bitty life.

Within your own four walls and around the people you know and love, you get the chance every day to take a starring role. To encourage others. To share. To influence. To teach. To inspire.

Play the part for all it’s worth. Come back with a fabulous encore. Then you get to take a well deserved bow.

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Your Passion Isn’t A Secret

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This is my personal opinion, but I think people who are seeking to find their passion are wasting time.

Truth is, if you knew what excited you, you’d be doing it already. You’d probably have been doing it for most of your life.

So to be thirty, forty, fifty, sixty years old now and claim that “I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up,” is bullshit. Sorry.

You know exactly what interests you.

As a little kid I wanted to write stories. And I did. I kept that up all through school, to some praise from teachers, too. My parents “discovered” some of my journals tucked between the box spring and mattress. That didn’t go well at all.

It was the 70s. Teenage girl. Sex. Drugs. Rock ‘n Roll. Need I say more?

Follow Your Curiosity

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So what if you’re still a wanderer seeking that elusive feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something?

Eat, Pray, Love best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert, suggests that instead of chasing your passion, try exploring it instead. Follow your curiosity. Do this without expectation that anything will come out of it other than joy. You never know, says Gilbert, “but if you let go of your passion and follow your curiosity, your curiosity just might lead you to your passion.”

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Should You Choose To Accept

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to express your passion, creativity, gifts and talents in any way that fulfills your life and makes the world a better place to live.

Unfortunately, sometimes the mission is challenged. Compromised by the likes of self-serving evil bad guys and cluttered with obstacles, detours and fast moving trains. Your need to express yourself is hopefully less dramatic and more “possible” than these (very strained and corny) movie analogies.

Your job (which the rest of us BEG you to accept) is to stop the bad guys, avoid or conquer things in your way and save your piece of the world. Do this well and you may find yourself offered another mission. Should you choose to accept, of course.

This message will self-destruct in 1,440 minutes, the amount of time in this day.

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