Everywhere you look, people are giving excuses for not pursuing what they were born to do. Some say they are “a work in progress,” while others shrug with indifference, saying they’re still trying to figure out what they want to be when they grow up. Such phrases sound harmless, but they are anything but. If we’re honest, a lot of us feel stuck, ai

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.

This is how it works: You’ve always wanted to be a writer, but instead you decide you should become a health care worker. You go to school for four years. You get a degree in social work. You are at your first day of your new job, listening to an orientation, and you realize you really did want to be a writer. You quit your job, go to the library w

On the pathless path, my conception expanded, and I was able to see the truth: that most people, including myself, have a deep desire to work on things that matter to them and bring forth what is inside them. It is only when we cling to the logic of the default path that we fail to see the possibilities for making that happen.