Since being a young girl, I have been fascinated with people that have dreams about work and make them happen whether they be celebrities or people I know.
My grandfather was a self-made entrepreneur that built a plumbing contracting business with his brother. My father was always fascinated with science fiction and mechanics as a young boy and ended up working as an engineer for IBM for over 40 years while that company went from selling adding machines to main frame computers to PCs. In my corporate career I had the privilege of working for Chuck Feeney who co-founded duty free shopping and was a pioneer in combining altruism with business.
Eventually, I found a career that gives me a chance to explore this passion for finding and following dreams daily. In the development of our method for finding and following a calling, I researched, sought out and interviewed many people who love what they do for a living, including teachers, business people, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs. In this study, i found that they had a few things in common:
1. When they work, they lose track of time.
2. They are curious about their craft or field of study no matter how long they have been at it, and continue to hone skills and knowledge
3. They feel at home with their work, peers and colleagues who are also striving for excellence. They admire this “tribe” who are other people who love what they do.
4. They have a story about obstacles they have overcome to get to this point of enjoying their work that has wisdom in it and often are generous about sharing this wisdom.
5. They can answer the following three questions:
What are your talents?
What is your purpose or dream?
What is your plan for your purpose?
If you are ready to answer these questions and find your calling, begin today by going to www.threegiantleaps.com and taking our free career change assessment.
Laurel Donnellan
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