Wee Little Baby Steps!

Part of a personal development journey is discovering your talents and then cultivating and translating them into the career that aligns with your overall life-goals.

I believe we don't actually FIND a fulfilling career, rather, we curate and cultivate a career as we journey through life, get pushed around a bit (or as I like to call it, little “love slaps” from the Universe!).  “Finding” a meaningful, aligned, and fulfilling career is a moving target as we learn, grow and evolve.

Given that concept, Do you know what “living your best life” looks like? We hear that catchphrase all of the time, but what does living your best life actually look like?

Hint...everyone's response will be different! That's the beauty of our uniqueness! My version of living my best life, is the epitome of freedom. Not being on someone else's schedule (although I should note that I already run a pretty tight ship on my own, in terms of my schedule!). I enjoy watching TMZ in the evenings (don't judge) and enjoying a walk in the park on a beautiful 75 degree day. Throw in some chocolate...and BOOM! #livingmybestlife

I doubt that anybody else would have the same definition as I do. And you know what...that's ok. But it’s a slippery slope, isn’t it? it would be so easy to use what we see on our #LinkedIN and #Facebook feeds as a gauge for whether or not we are living our best lives. Do you find yourself comparing your life with others on social media? Do you know what your own unique version of #livingyourbestlife is? When you put it "out there" you give your dream power and momentum. And you know what happens then, right? Darned if your dream starts to come to fruition....

But wait, now you're saying that you feel stuck and don't know how to begin living your best life and having your "on path" career? 

What is the simple solution for when you feel STUCK, but at the same time don't want to complain...BABY STEPS. Wee, little baby steps. How do you do ANYTHING big? In small little chunks. There is already a roadmap out there for everything that we want.  Just know this. 

The magic here is in the fact that activity and action…even small baby steps, breeds clarity.  Clarity that will then illuminate your NEXT move, and then your NEXT move.  We just tend to make things way too complicated.

So...what is the first baby step that you can take TODAY to creating your dream career and life?