Posts Tagged ‘Calling’

Smart Women Answer Their Call

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

No, I’m not talking about your cell phone or the phone in your home10-01-09Phone or office. All the women in my Success Circles know that I don’t believe in picking up the phone every time it rings. I do believe in listening to my messages and returning calls and emails within a reasonable time period. I’m talking about answering your call—the call that is unique only to you.

Do you have any idea what that ring tone sounds like? You may be reading this and saying to yourself, “What is Joy talking about?” “I don’t hear anything like that.” Well, I’m not surprised. With phones ringing everywhere, music playing, family members and clients calling out for attention, how could you possibly hear your own unique call? And maybe you don’t even think you have one. You do have one.

Do you ever get irritated or unsettled by all of the noise going on around you? Do you just want to go somewhere and be quiet and peaceful? Do you sometimes feel like you are on an emotional rollercoaster? Everything is fine in your life but you still feel stuck? You feel so lucky to be alive and healthy but at the same time you know that something has changed. This is the beginning of a calling.
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Smart Women Know the Difference between a Job and a “Calling”

Friday, September 26th, 2008

I am fortunate to spend time with a lot of Smart Women.  A topic that comes up on a regular basis is this idea of a job vs. a “calling.”  What’s the difference?  How do you know what a “calling” is?  Jobs are something that we do in our lives to keep ourselves and our families together.  A “calling” is when our true purpose, our life’s work, is discovered.

I think most women would prefer a “calling” rather than a job.  Why?  Because jobs are too small for us.  We are destined to do something more meaningful with our lives, our gifts.  So why do we resist?  Well, jobs are critical.  We do need to “earn a living.”  And “earning a living” gets in the way of the exploration to look for and reveal our “calling.”

We hesitate to answer the call from our authentic self, especially as we move into midlife.  We become torn by the realities of being mothers and daughters—of taking care of our children and possibly our aging parents.  We also become susceptible to accepting comfort and predictability.  Predictability is typically the choice we make because, well, it’s predictable.  We have a guarantee.  Making a new or different choice creates an unknown, a mystery of sorts.  Many women will ask the question, “Is it possible that I do not have a calling”?  The truth is, we are all chosen.  We all get the call.  The challenge is making a decision to embrace your “calling” once you make this marvelous discovery.
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