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For a long time I believed the only way I could be happy at work was to find the one thing I was Called to do.

“Called” as in angels trumpeting on high.

I spent several very frustrating years looking for that one right thing.

I also believed that my not finding it was due to my own shortcomings. I was too emotional. Too demanding. Not looking hard enough. Too chicken shit.

I don’t believe any of those things anymore.

There isn’t only one right job for me. (Or you!)

Anything I do that makes me happy – or leads me toward the work that will make me happy – is the right job.

Any way I am is okay, because I can learn to work with my traits rather than against them.

Just because my tendency to cry easily and my ridiculously low bullshit tolerance don’t fit in the corporate world, it doesn’t mean they’re things I should be trying to change about myself.

Here’s some of what I believe now:

We’re here on this earth to become fully who we are.

Not who our friends, families or bosses want us to be, but Who. We. Are.

A big part of that process is to learn how we want to serve in the world – how we want to support ourselves financially.

Hating our jobs is not just the way it has to be. That’s a crock of crap.

By knowing ourselves – our strengths, needs, values and wants – we can craft work that fits who we are. Work that’s fulfilling and – gasp! – fun to do.

Finding that work is a bit like solving a puzzle, but there’s more than one way the puzzle pieces can fit together.

The very short version of how I got here:

I spent a lot of years in IT, building databases.

At first it was fun, like getting to do sudoku puzzles all day long.

Then it got old. The corporate culture was frustrating. The endless new technology I had to learn was draining. And I felt like my work didn’t matter.

In a great leap of faith, I signed up for life coach training, despite my fears that I’d hate it. Or be horrible at it.

As it turned out, I loved it (although what I do now is quite a bit different from how I was trained).

From database programmer to business coach…huh?

For a long time, I couldn’t see how I went from building databases to helping people find, create and support their Things. The (apparent) randomness of it made me doubt the validity of my own choice. Silly, I know.

But what I was doing then is the same as what I’m doing now:

Talking with people who need clarity and solutions. Maybe that’s you.

Really hearing where you’re at right now. What’s not working. What you’d like to see change.

Getting to the root of the problem by listening carefully and asking great questions.

And together finding and creating the perfect, simple solutions that fit you and your reality. Because what good is a solution if it requires you to ignore your own needs and wants?

Want more?

Come hang out on my blog or follow me on twitter. I’m even spending a bit more time on Facebook.

You can also sign up for my free ecourse, the Shmorian Project Prescription. Plus, I’ve been known to send out occasional treats.

And, if you’re interested, feel free to check out how we can work together.