Intuitive Career Exploration
Are you looking to figure out your next step? Feeling dissatisfied in your current career? Let’s streamline your quest for meaningful work using a lens that blends mindfulness and intuition. Here are five essential steps to decode the enigma of your true calling.
Step 1: Mindful Contemplation
Create a serene space for self-reflection, dedicating 15-20 minutes to engage with your 5 senses, deep breathing, and mental tranquility. Nature soundscapes or immersing yourself in the natural environment can foster a visceral approach to mindfulness.
Step 2: Aspirational Inquiry
Ask the existential question: “If barriers and fears were absent, what occupation would resonate most?” Cast aside societal expectations, geographic limitations, and financial considerations. Envision diverse roles, from an animal behaviorist to a professional gamer, what careers do you envy or dream about?
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
-Howard Thurman
Step 3: Unbridled Imagination
Project yourself into a realm where societal judgments have no sway. Contemplate aspirations without the constraints of political correctness, unveiling suppressed fantasies and unfettered ambitions.
Step 4: Empirical Inspiration Hunt
Embark on an exploration through magazines, LinkedIn, blogs, and the Internet. Tune into jobs you hear about, photos of people working in different careers and await any revelations or flashes of “a-ha” inspiration, recognizing that true epiphanies transcend the rational mind and manifest as intuitive affirmations.
Step 5: Journalistic Documentation
Chronicle your aspirations within a dedicated journal. Stay attuned to synchronicities, acknowledging references in conversations, literature, online platforms, social media (or even within the verses of song lyrics).
This streamlined approach, inspired by intuition, invites you to decode your calling and vocational odyssey. Engage with intentionality and relish in the journey.