Yahoo does these great little video vignettes, called Second Act, about people changing careers midlife and really embracing their true passions. There are stories about a management consultant turned goat cheese farmer, heart transplant guy who is walking a marathon in every state in the US, overweight/high cholesterol dude becoming an extreme unicyclist, IT developer opening a brick oven pizzeria, nurse transformed into actor, business woman making intricately designed cookies, artist switching to beekeeper (she's in CT so maybe she'll let me interview her next Summer), and on and on!! I love these few minute documentaries because all the people featured are middle-aged and at one time or another in their lives they felt that they were meant for something different. Something more. When they found their opportunity, they took it. And worked hard to make the most of it. Regardless of their financial situations after the switch, they all were happy to have taken the leap! You can see it in their eyes. It seems that when you do what you love, what you were created for, you cannot help but be a success!
If you're one of the very few people who really love what you do for a living, I envy you. In fact, I need information from you. Please call me and cough up all your career-adoring secrets. But I'd guess that most of us feel like what we do for 40 (or 50 or more!) hours a week is alright and we like it just fine, but it really doesn't fully satisfy us in the deepest parts of our souls. Where our truest self lies. We all have something we possess an honest, natural talent for and would enjoy doing for more of our day than we do right at this moment. It could be something we're already doing now on the side part time or something we haven't even yet discovered.
I hope in 2011 you lean into that quiet, small voice whispering inside of you and pay it some real attention to it. (You know it's been trying to talk to you.) Honor it (and yourself) by slowing down, really listening and don't dismiss any ideas - silly as some may seem. Nurture your inner dreams! No matter who tries to tell you how foolish they are, you hold tight!
In the meantime, I leave you with the gelato my brother gave me. It got slightly melted in the car while we were out, but it tasted just fine once I got it home and into a bowl. It also happened to be in a really cool container, which made it even better.
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| Not too sweet. Very nice! My favorite flavor. |
Your assignment for next year: be daring! Do something you've always wanted to do. (Perhaps while eating gelato, because that always makes it better.) I want to hear what you're up to. Hello 2011, we're ready for you!! I hope you're ready for us!!
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