Simply Authentic...Your Soul Voice is Calling. You'll Never Get Everything Done and You Can't Get Anything Wrong

You’ll Never Get Everything Done and You Can’t Get Anything Wrong I’m in a wonderful and intensive training program which has me rethinking everything in my business…from my website, to the menu of products and services, to how I communicate about them.  When I think about the needed changes and how far I have to go, I can feel utterly overwhelmed. Some 15 years ago I first booked an appointment with a professional astrologer, one who came highly recommended by a successful international speaker and trainer in my first Mastermind group. In explaining my chart, the astrologer emphasized how my work in the world, purpose and passions are all one and the same. She said this isn’t true for everyone. Many people have a job they do, they’re fine with their job, yet their passion is coaching kids’ sports or some such thing. This helps explain why I was never truly satisfied in a traditional office job, even though I’ve had some great ones. The closest I ever came to feeling fully self-actualized in a job was in the six-month temp assignment I had as a career advisement counselor at a Lee Hecht Harrison career center in Corvallis, Oregon. I loved that job and everyone associated with it; I’m forever grateful to the manager, Lorraine Neff, for creating such a rewarding and empowering atmosphere for us all. That said, self-employment isn’t necessarily an easy road to travel. There are ruts to navigate, hills to scale and bridges to cross. Being your own boss has plusses and minuses just like working for someone else does. I truly love my life right now, and all the joy, creativity and challenges in it. I live with a wonderful man who is the love of my life, and a cat we frequently refer to as “the very best kitty cat on the entire face of the planet.” (Yes, we stroke Lady’s ego regularly, along with her fur.) The home we rent perfectly fits our needs and desires right now, I love how I spend my days, and we want for nothing. Yet I can still get wrapped up in overwhelm from time to time, just like I did when I was managing workers’ compensation claims for a paycheck and benefits. This is when two of my favorite things come in handy. 1) My Mastermind group, Success Weavers Circle (SWC) and 2) Authentic Performance acting classes. After last term’s completion, the students in winter Authentic Performance class gathered together, at Melissa’s invitation, in the gorgeous home she currently rents space in. We shared beer, pizza, my homemade salad and dressing, conversation and laughter…and we watched DVD clips of the scenes students had worked on during the class term. It was great fun. We’re a small but diverse group: A Caucasian guitar-playing singer and educator, a Korean-American financial advisor who grew up with violin lessons (the lone male this particular term, and we love Joe even more because of that), an energetic healer with bright eyes and spunky red hair heading into her seventh decade, a Haitian-American nurse and Reiki practitioner, a black-haired fireball named Francesca who works at an internationally known beverage company (think Clydesdale horses)…and me. Watching clips from Marvin’s Room, The Glass Menagerie, and Same Time Next Year was even more compelling after the students’ work on these play scenes throughout the term. I stayed way longer than I had planned to. Because it was fun. The following morning, during our Success Weavers Circle video conference, I shared my frustration about how far I have to go, how much there is to still be done, how important it is for me to fulfill my purpose (after all, I’m 51 years old now – how much time is left before I fulfill my purpose…?) Does this sound familiar to you? Allow me to share what my rock star SWC partners reminded me of. Our idea of a purpose or goal fulfilled might be attached to a financial figure, the number of people we’re reaching, or our personal circumstances. Yet here’s the reality. Every time I write something like this, I am living my purpose. By being with my students, having fun, I was on purpose. Thinking of it this way is not only helpful to me and my monkey mind, but also resonates of truth. Maybe for you, too, huh? Yep, you’re welcome. Your turn. Action Step 1: What do you feel your main purpose (and some people feel they have more than one) is in life? Action Step 2: How can you relate your major life activities to your purpose? If you can’t think of any ways a major life activity relates to your purpose, it might be time to consider removing it (job, relationship, habit) from your schedule and finding something else which does. You’ll never get everything done and you can’t get anything wrong. –Natalia and Julanne of Success Weavers Circle If you found this post helpful, please share it with your friends! Authentically Yours, Laura