Many of us are stuck in the habit of waiting for permission to do our “real work.”  By real work, I mean a career in keeping with our strongest desire or true calling.  Although we know what sort of work we’d find most fulfilling, we’re nagged by the feeling that we don’t have what it [...]

I want to tell another story about my friend, the computer programmer who wants to be an interior designer, because my conversations with her raise so many fascinating questions about the challenges surrounding career transitions and pursuing your calling.
My friend is fully ready to start her interior design business—she’s got the ambition, the capital, and [...]

I have a simple question for you.  Are you involved in your current career, relationship, and other activities because you actually find them fulfilling?  Or is it because you think they’re the best way to avoid others’ disapproval?
Unfortunately, for many people, the answer seems to be the latter.  Many of us picked our career paths [...]

When I told people in my life that I was going to leave my old career as a lawyer and set off on my current path, some of them were pretty distressed.  I predicted that this would happen.  But I didn’t quite predict the kind of concerns they’d raise.  I thought people would argue that [...]