When you imagine doing work that you absolutely love, what does it look like? Even if you don’t actually know the precise job (although you might), what does it involve? Are you teaching? Counseling? Connecting people with nature? With their inner wisdom? Are you making spaces beautiful so that others can enjoy it? Are you writing? Or running an inspiring store?

Whatever the image, if you love it, if it uplifts your heart, then that desire was placed there by your Soul. And your job is to follow your Soul’s guidance, one little step at a time, to fulfilling that mission.

Many of the women who reach out to me for help with their career have such images. They can visualize the workshops they will be leading, the books they will be writing, the people they will be helping in their own unique way.

They feel immense joy as the imagine doing work that they love. But then, these women get stuck. The path from where they are, to where the want to be, can feel long and, most of all, unclear. This lack of clarity often leads to paralysis. And it is so easy to stay stuck in that space, sometimes for years at a time.

The antidote to this inaction is, not surprisingly, to take action. But not in a scattered, urgent way.  Instead, slow down and ask your Soul what little steps to take, and then start taking those steady consistent steps forward. Read more.