Throughout our lives, we will encounter a number of people who will appear at times, ready to instruct, and it will be our job to recognize them.

When you pursue a calling, you will find a community of supporters to champion you along the way. It’s not up to you where these people come from or even how to locate them. You just need to keep your eyes open.

Some flee their calling their whole lives, avoiding that small persistent voice or staying busy enough to miss it.

What happens when the life you end up living doesn’t look like the one you planned?

1. Awareness 2. Apprenticeship 3. Practice 4. Discovery 5. Profession 6. Mastery 7. Legacy

When you are stuck fulfilling an obligation instead of chasing a dream, you aren’t your best self.

But the truth is you will never have clarity. As Mother Teresa once said, you will only ever have trust.7 Fear, indecision, not knowing—these are the obstacles that keep you from moving forward.

I was struck by how positive they were and how important perspective was in their story. Theirs wasn’t a rags-to-riches tale or some super-spiritual experience. It was inspiring but also quite practical. All they were doing was trying to survive, making sense of life along the way, and that was a story I could relate to.

Most people waste the best years of their life waiting for an adventure to come to them instead of going out and finding one.