You’re Meant for Something Bigger? ?

I’ve known since I was very young that I was

destined for big things. I mean really. The first

thing I knew I wanted to be when I grew up was the

Easter Bunny. And I’m Jewish. Now as you cut

through your giggles, here’s what I’m pretty sure

I actually meant by that — I knew from very early

on that societal constraints, “shoulds”, and rules

didn’t really mean anything. I could be and do

anything I wanted.

 

And then I found road blocks; or maybe just the

speed bumps of life. I kept reaching for more, but

encountered fear, doubt, challenging situations,

and naysayers. Thankfully, I never stopped

believing. I always knew it was possible to live

into the vastness of my visions, and become as big

as I wanted. It’s taken time to align the my

beliefs with this truth inside of me so that I

could live into my knowing, but it’s been worth

it.

 

And I’m definitely not alone. This beautiful

planet is crawling with those of us who want to

make a difference; who know we are capable of

anything. Some of us are there living it fully,

some are in the midst of the dance of taking a few

steps forward and a couple of steps back (hint:

good old self sabotage; something I know well),

and others are just beginning to wake up to the

realization that this knowing has been inside of

them all along, and it’s time to do something

about it. But no matter where you are, fear not.

Often it’s just the stuff we think gets in our way

that’s actually supporting us in getting there!

So, to prove it to you, I’ve compiled 8 signs that

point out that likelihood that you’re probably

meant for something bigger; and that you’re

destined to get there.

 

1. You suck at working for other people.

 

You’re a born leader and you know it. Or maybe you

don’t know it. But either way, you’re just NOT

into doing things that aren’t catalyzing big

change. You feel stuck working for others. You

want freedom, flexibility, creativity, and

expansion, and you just don’t feel you can fully

achieve that while working for someone else. You

know that your vision is worth something, and that

getting to apply ALL of your gifts is the only way

you’ll be fully satisfied.

 

1. You tend to put things off until you’re really inspired.

 

So you call yourself a procrastinator. There is

such a thing as self sabotaging procrastination,

but if you’re meant for something bigger (which,

if you’re reading this, I have a sneaking

suspicion you are), there will also be times when

you believe you must get something done because

that’s what you think is going to get you from

point A to point B. But what if you actually

thrive off of inspiration, versus obligation?You

deserve to be able to evaluate which is true for

you in each moment. Is fear holding you back from

chipping away at your to-do list? Or is it because

you’re lacking inspiration. If it’s the latter,

trust that doing exactly what you’re inspired to

do is leading you to where you need to be. Often

that inspiration knows more than we do about

what’s really possible.

 

1. As a kid you thought adults who wore suits and went off to work were crazy.

 

You’ve always known somewhere deep within you that

there was more to life than living a

cookie-cutter, safe, pragmatic lifestyle. You knew

you could have a bigger impact on the world if you

did it your way, and that your way would involve

more freedom and flexibility than those crazy

adult-types had. And now, whether you’ve fully

achieved it yet or not, you know that that feeling

you had as a kid is utterly true. You’ve witnessed

and felt what it’s like to live just as much on

purpose in your flip flops as you have your

business suit.

 

1. You love what you do so much you’d do it for free.

 

Here’s the irony – you deserve to know your value,

and the more you begin to charge your full value

for the contribution you’re making to the world,

the more value those you serve will actually

receive. However, you know you’re on purpose and

meant to do big things when you love what you do

so much that while you’re doing it money is not

even on your mind.

 

1. You’re an idealist. You see the world at its best, and will stop at nothing to get there.

 

When I was a kid I used to get called an

“idealist” all the time. At first I thought it was

a compliment. I’d think “yeah that’s right, it is

possible for the world to be that loving and

amazing”. Then, toward early adulthood I began to

get triggered by the word, as if people were

saying that I couldn’t actually achieve that; that

the world wasn’t actually supposed to be the

amazing place I knew it could be. Now, I could

care less what people think or call me. My name is

Jordanna, and I am an idealist. By living in my

own little world of my vision and my creations, my

personal world often actually appears as “ideal”

as I know one day the entire world can be. So

really, who cares what’s true and what’s not if

I’m having fun and serving others while doing it?

Being an idealist doesn’t make you crazy, it makes

you a creator.

 

1. You can’t always say how you know things, but sometimes you just “know”.

 

Visionaries don’t usually get their visions from

what’s outside of them or from what the world

tells them they should create. They get their

visions from an internal drive to create what

feels right for them. That “knowing” of what they

need to create goes hand in hand with a knowing of

all sorts of things. Call it intuition, call it

gut feeling, call it spidey senses. If you are

meant for something bigger in this world, that

knowing will keep speaking up and asking you for

what it wants. So really, creating big things is

not an option when it’s your destiny. At least,

that’s what I’m pretty sure your spidey senses

would tell you.

 

1. You feel things. Big time.

 

Most of the clients I work with you are meant for

big things in the world tend to feel pretty

deeply. You may not have been taught that it’s

okay to feel. You may have been taught, in fact,

that your feelings will get in the way of being

awesome. Well, let’s reframe that. Sometimes our

feelings are our TRUTH. Your ability to be big,

and contribute to the world in a huge way is

dependent upon your truth. So allow your feelings

to show up, and to guide you to where you need to

1. Your creations depend upon it.

 

1. You’re more frustrated by having too many ideas than you are by not having any at all.

 

You tend to get inspired easily. In fact, the more

awesome your life becomes, the more inspired YOU

become. But sometimes it’s a bit of a conundrum.

You know you’re meant to create big things, but if

you’re not careful you can allow yourself to get

stopped up by ALL of the things you want to

create, without actually getting anything done.

Don’t let this get to you. Be grateful that you’re

so full of awesome ideas. If you’re not sure where

to start or what to focus on, call upon some

support. But don’t let your plethora of visions

within your vision get in the way.

 

And here’s the caveat, I actually believe that

we’re all meant for big things if we allow

ourselves to listen to the stirring of our soul.

When we let go of “perfect timing”, and recognize

that “too late” does not exist, it becomes easier

to allow that stirring to become a rising up of

awesome. I’ve coached 13 year olds and 70+ year

olds into living their visions. If they can do it,

so can you.

 ( Jordana Eyre )