I recently started reading a book by Keith Abraham, called 'It Starts With Passion: Do What You Love and Love What You Do'. I quickly found myself falling in love with it, primarily because it relates so much to my present circumstance and seems to provide me with the answers I need. Here's an excerpt:
Recognising that you have so many opportunities, the key is not picking the right one but connecting with your heart. The solution, if you are unclear, is to follow your heart. Forget about what you think is the 'right' goal; focus on the goal that is screaming out at you to pursue it. When you follow your heart, success, money, love and joy will follow you. Take the money out of the equation. What does your heart tell you to do or pursue?
Do you understand, they can never pay you enough money to do the stuff you hate to do? The money is great, but you are still miserable. Someone once said: "What causes an ulcer is not what you have eaten, but what's eating you!"
How do you follow your heart? First, write down all the opportunities you currently have. Ask yourself, if each opportunity involved making the same amount of money, which one would give you the greatest joy? Which one would you love to do most? Rank them from the greatest joy to the least joy. Then stop and meditate on the list by being still and listening to your intuition. Finally, note down the opportunity you connect with the most.
We all make mistakes but for me, rather than focusing on what could have been or should have been, I ask myself what I learned from it and what I would do differently next time. I also carry one thought in my mind when I reflect: everything is perfect! Even if it was not the perfect outcome, what could I learn that will better equip me for the future? When I look at it that way, everything is perfect.
As Abraham so aptly put, certainty stems from the ability to create clarity, because with clarity comes greater confidence in your ability to produce the results you want, and with that confidence comes a level of consistency that leads to certainty. It's not about being perfect; it is about making progress. Too often we wait until everything is perfect before we begin, and by which time... It's too late. So, it's not about picking the 'right' choice, but rather, making a decision and making it right for you. Ultimately, we ought to remember, it is only an opportunity if you take advantage of it. ;)
