Things You'll Need:
- Commitment to change.
- Willingness to be open.
- Fearless determination.
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Step 1
Clean the clutter.
In order for new ideas, thoughts and possibilities to come to you, you have to make a clean path for them to reach you.
Clutter in your life can take many forms. Perhaps your living room is littered with things that should have been thrown away long ago. Maybe your closets are packed with clothes from 1982. The act of removing old things from your surroundings and cleaning up the space around you is the first action you should take to prepare for new thoughts, ideas and inspirations. -
Step 2
Quiet the noise.
It's a waste of time to ask again and again, "what should I do with my life" if you are never quiet enough to hear the answer.
If the TV is on all the time, turn it off. If your cell phone rings non-stop, turn it off. Become aware of how much constant noise you surround yourself with and each day, commit to eliminating as much of it as often as you can. -
Step 3
Detox.
Anything that clouds your thinking has to go. That may be alcohol or it may be Oreos.
A quick test to find out whether something is clouding your thinking is to pay attention to how often you think about it. If ice cream cravings pop up twenty times a day, your focus is on eating ice cream - not on finding your calling in life.
Try to find a way to eliminate that from your life, at least in part. -
Step 4
Put up the stop sign.
Those people in your life who bring negativity to your surroundings by their words or actions have to go.
If you can't or don't want to stop all connection with them, create boundaries for yourself.
When Aunt Karen begins to tell you about how much she hates Aunt Margaret, change the subject or find a way to end the conversation.
Think of negative people as you would think of someone who has the flu.
If a friend with the flu showed up in your living room and drank out of your glass while tossing used Kleenex all over the place, you'd have no problem stopping them because you wouldn't want to catch the flu.
Negativity contaminates. -
Step 5
Seek out new experiences.
If you do the same thing day in and day out; if you are with the same people every single day; if the only experiences you have are the same ones you've had the day before and the day before that -- you cannot begin to fully know what you were meant to do in this life.
Diligently seek out at least one new experience each day. It may be something as small driving a new route to work or as adventurous as taking a trip to somewhere you've never been before. You may feel awkward at first, but you'll love the way you feel afterward. -
Step 6
Write it down.
Commit to writing each day, even if you really don't like to write. It doesn't have to be pages long - just a couple sentences will do.
Write down only the good things about your day. What did you enjoy today? What made you giggle? What thoughts did you have today that made you feel happy?
Focusing on the joy in your life will help you recognize powerful patterns which will lead you to your calling in life.
The possibilities are innumerable. But if you don't take a few minutes to write down the things that make you happy in your every day life it can be very, very easy to miss your true calling.
