The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

So the only reasonable answer I can give to the question of “How can I do what you are doing?” is this: fully commit to the journey, challenges and all. Once you do, don’t give up. Keep going. Take the search for good work seriously.

WHEN YOU FEEL TRAPPED It will happen, eventually. You will do something you love, and after a while, you’ll forget why you started. Whether it’s a relationship, a career, or a calling, you start to feel trapped.

But when you stop doing it, good work seduces you back. It is something you must do. Once you discover your good work, take it seriously and protect it, as it can be one of the most powerful ways to show up in the world, contribute, and feel useful.

Select three activities that you love to do but haven’t done for quite a while. Commit to yourself, or, better yet, to someone else, that you will do all three as part of this live-with. See what happens and write down your experiences.