Do What You Love so You Can Love What You Do FOREVER!

I have always held this belief that when we were kids we had some inkling or notion of the things that inspired us and even gave us some insight into who or what we wanted to become when we were older. Then as life would have it, we grow up and away from those things as we learn about pleasing other people, making lots of money and looking good. Our childhood inspirations get shelved somewhere as we tackle 'making it' in the real world. And then around the thirties we begin asking ourselves why we are unhappy with our career, our partner, even our life.
I began coaching people to take a look back and start from there to find out what their passion/purpose is.

Now as I find myself working in the youth market, I want to encourage teens and young adults to follow their bliss and create a path carved out from what inspires them, interests them and speaks to the things that matter most.


What are your thoughts on the connection between childhood aspirations and adulthood passions.  I know for me when I was a kid, I wanted to be a school teacher. What I was really about was being up on a 'stage', engaging with people, sharing information and enjoying it. I wish someone had captured those things and had me create a plan for my career or my life from that.

Instead I got caught up in doing something that others thought was a good fit for me and at the same time I was concerned with making a lot of money and looking good!!

I wonder where my life would have taken me had I started with looking at what I loved as a kid and worked from there

The Secret

I have been waking up every morning these last few days - imagine that!! I have also been listening to the audio version of The Secret. I have seen the movie twice but somehow listening to it again has a different impact on my life. If nothing else all I have to remember is that my thoughts create my reality - what I think about I will attract and create.

As Rhonda Byrne so eloquently puts it:

1) Ask for what you want - this step gets your mind clear
2) Believe that you will get what you ask for
3) Receive - be ready for it

I find that these three steps while so easy to write down really require me to work with my mind. Step 2 requires some extra care on my part and I remain open and trusting to the notion that I will get it. Then of course nothing beats that proof that real life experience will give you when you start to receive the things you want.

C'mon give it a bash - see where it takes you too!!

Today I had a date with myself

During the week I was asked to participate in an event today. My first reaction was to say YES but then I remembered I had set aside today for me. I already had plans to spend the day with me. For the first time choosing me instead of something or someone else felt quite liberating. I didn't feel guilty about saying no because setting aside this time for myself was very important.

So now here I am today, on my date with myself. I didn't really dress for the occasion but I am fully present!!. I knew there were some things I needed to get done around the house so I attended to those first and then I got comfortable on my favorite sofa surrounded by my purple comforter, my ipod, my journal and my dog!! My better half was stuck in his kingdom working on a project so I had all this time to myself.

I closed my eyes as I lay back into a comfortable position and I began my quiet conversation. It went something like this:

There is nothing I need to worry about. No-where I need to be, no-one I need to see and nothing I need to do. I can relax and enjoy this time with myself.

As I lay there I began to feel calm and peaceful. I sank even deeper into my into myself. I called on my guides and helpers in the universe and I asked for their help in moving forward in my life. There are so many things that I want to do with my life and I asked them for some inspiration and most of all guidance.

My mind started to drift and easily I just bought my focus back and continued with:

There is nothing I need to worry about. No-where I need to be, no-one I need to see and nothing I need to do. I can relax and enjoy this time with myself.

This time I felt the cool breeze from the fan blow over me and it felt good. I started to listen for the sounds around me in a way of just letting them be. Just then I heard and plane fly overhead. Probably a small twin engine. I imagined that the plane now directly above me opened up a side door and began dropping all the things I would need to help me along in my journey of life. All the people I would meet, all the tools I would need. Everything was dropping down to me and I imagined myself picking them up, putting them in bag and placing the bag on my back. I had a sense that I now had everything I needed to get on with my life. Everything is ready and waiting.

This meditation was short and sweet. It was unplanned and without thought. I just let the thoughts unfold. I was not trying to control the direction or the content. Tomorrow I will do it again and if nothing else I will remember:

There is nothing I need to worry about. No-where I need to be, no-one I need to see and nothing I need to do. I can relax and enjoy this time with myself.

Choosing a career?

I have been working with kids for the last two years and I have really been inspired about their zest for life. I have had many great conversations with them about their lives and more specifically who or what they want to be when they 'get older'. Almost all of them knew exactly what they wanted to do. Time and time again I found myself being distracted by my ongoing notion that we all inherently know what we want to do with our lives; what we are passionate about but we get taken off course as our childhood turns into teenhood and then adulthood. Then, before you know it your dreams become vacant parking lots where no-one hangs out anymore. You've even forgotten how to get there. Your life has become boring, uninspiring or you just feel that things are not right.

Well I am here to help you get back on track. Help you find your way back to the parking lot to claim your space and thrive. And if you are just getting started with your life decisions then I am here to help you make the best decisions for you that speak to your heart and dreams that will fuel you into tomorrow.

So that all being said . . . please write a few lines about your thoughts on the matter. Please also let us know about what you career you are in . . . one that makes your heart sing and feel alive or one that just gets you by.

If you still choosing a career what are some areas that you are considering and WHY?

What to do with my life?

At some point when you were a child you knew what you wanted to be when you grew up. You played for hours doing things that you loved. Now you are all grown up and life is not quite the same. You have some unanswered questions:

WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE? WHAT IS MY PASSION? WHY AM I NOT FULFILLED? HOW DO I FIND MY DREAM JOB?

Well I am here to tell you that those things that you wanted as a child REALLY are the key to your dreams and is the most important starting place to finding the answers to these questions.

If you have some of these or similar questions then you are in the right place. You may feel you want more, or you have come to realize that you should be doing something else with your life but you are not quite sure what. Maybe you have an inkling about what you want but you lack the tools or strategies you need to move forward.

Taking some time to  investigate your childhood activities and past times will give you access to the things that you are passionate about. We never actually lose these passions, we just get off course.

Read here about some people  that have followed their passions as a child and now have the career - and life - of their dreams.

I wanted to be an astronaut

Read about what a professor says about living your childhood dreams

Building sandcastles

Contact LifeCoachRocks today!! Email:  info@lifecoachrocks.com

What is your story?

Write your story of who you want to be exactly as you see it. Don't leave anything out.

Where you are, what surrounds you and see yourself right there doing IT. Don't worry if it sounds silly, or you can't quite give it a title; like doctor or teacher or plumber. Just write
what's on your mind, what love and what you love to do.

If you are struggling with it then start by writing 5 things you love to do.

I love to . . .

Ask yourself why you like to do them and how it makes you feel.

Now see if you can write your story from this.

Please post your story as a comment to this post.

Need help with this then email me info@lifecoachrocks.com

REMEMBER WHATEVER YOUR STORY YOU ALWAYS ROCK!

Here is another great post from a 15 year old boy who followed his dreams. Adarsha is a fifteen year old Indian American out to change the world as the executive director of Project Jatropha. He talks about not giving up on dreams and staying true to our passions. Click on the link below.

Have you stayed true to yours?

Do you need some momentum and guidance in getting your life rocking and creating your dreams?

If so please contact Life Coach Rocks at info@lifecoachrocks.com

Click on this link to read Adarsha's story