In his books The Seven Levels of Intimacy and The Rhythm of Life writer Matthew Kelly points out that awareness of one's true passion is an essential wisdom. And I am convinced that each of us is here to do and have and be something unique, something particular. And I am convinced that if we are doing that, those around us will benefit as well. What better gift to offer our partners, our students, our children, than the gift of our truly centered, and deeply happy, presence? If you're like me, you've spent at least some part of your life trying to figure out what you "should" do or be or have, or trying to figure out what other people want of you. And that is not our central quest here. Our challenge is not to determine what other people in our zip code are here to do and be and have, or what our siblings are good at, or what Madison Avenue suggests is a "good life." Rather, the mission here is to discover our real passions, our heart's desire, our unique motivations. And then (and this may be the difficult part) trusting that there is in fact something good there. This discovery is one of our central tasks of the Deep Happiness workshop and, I believe, crucial to the work of professional coaches who work with students and adults with ADD/ADHD. I make use of a series of self-directed writing exercises to start conversations with clients about core passions. Counselor and NLP practitioner Kathleen Rodman tells me that she plans to apply some of these principles in her Irresistible Retirement workshops. I'm interested in ongoing conversation with workshop attendees and those who read this blog: what helps us, and our clients, discover our core purposes? How do we determine our calling, clarify our values, and stick with that? |
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