How to Find the Work Meant for You

Written by Susan Dunn


Charles M. Schultz, ("Peanuts") wrote: "I have always been grateful forrepparttar tolerance my parents showed forrepparttar 131248 ambition I showed for a strange profession. They never tried to discourage me, or point me in a different direction."

We're all born with innate talents, but we lose touch with them. Not many of us had parents like that; or managers or teachers like that.

Buckingham and Clifton ("Now, Discover Your Strengths) came up with a list of 34 innate talents and a way to assess them. Not things like "integrity" or "perseverance," but necessary new words-Deliberateness, WOO (Winning Others Over), Harmony, Connectedness, Strategic. Their StrengthsFinder (tm) profile reveals your top 5 themes, and you can get back in touch with something dear to you. Getting in touch with what you were meant do and then building your life around it brings deep satisfaction. It's like finally coming home.

Using this assessment jumpstarts finding your passion. It's online; URL and code are inrepparttar 131249 book, available in bookstores.

Midlife, Dreams & The Questions to Ask Yourself

Written by Susan Dunn, M.A.


Midlife is a challenging transition when you tend to take stock of your life and your dreams. Make a list ofrepparttar dreams from your youth and ask yourself these questions about them. Then give yourself permission to let go ofrepparttar 131246 dreams you no longer need and make some new dreams suitable torepparttar 131247 new you and this new stage of your life!

1. Was this an 'ego' dream, i.e., something you did to prove something to someone or to yourself instead of something you really wanted.

Example: Getting a law degree when you didn't really want to be a lawyer.

2. Is this dream still suitable for you?

Example: Wanting to be a Broadway star when you're really a homebody, hate to travel, don't like to be inrepparttar 131248 spotlight, and got rid ofrepparttar 131249 urge by starring in local theater productions.

3. Was this dream really yours or was it someone else's like your parents, boss, manager or spouse?

Example: Becoming a real estate broker instead of a real estate salesperson to please your boss.

4. Do you still want this dream? If so, is it possible? If so, is it worthrepparttar 131250 price?

Example: Becoming a writer.

5. Did any of these dreams come true and then turn out to be a nightmare?

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