Wednesday, July 14, 2010

What is Your Calling?

Martin Seligman differentiates between a job, a career and a calling.
This list of questions is a useful frame of reference that can help identify a calling.
Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career DesignIntegrity
Is this something I care about deeply?  Is it in line with my values? Would I be proud of doing this?
Who am I?
Service
How can I make this world a better place?
Enjoyment
What gives my talents full expression?
What do I love to do?
Excellence
What can I dedicate to enough to persist to excellence?


A calling doesn't have to be paid employment and it doesn't have to be prestigious work but it does have to have a zing of passion and energy about it.

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