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TakeActionNowtoDiscoverWhatYouAreCalledToDo
2018Edition
How to Find Your Calling
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YourCallingWorkbook
Yourcallingiswhatyouarecalledtodo.Youcantakethisina
biblicalsenseorinaDNAsense;itdoesn’tmattertome.Butclearly,
somepeoplearewiredtodoparticularactivitiesandnotothers.Calling
mightalsobelabeledyourpassion.Whatareyoupassionateabout?
Whatdrivesyou?
Thepurposeofthecallingworkbookistogetyoufocusedonwhatyour
innercompassistellingyou.Youhavetotakethegiftsyouhavebeen
givenandactonthem.Thisworkbookwillhelpyoudefinethatcalling
andstartdownthepathtofindtheworkyoulove–andwhereyoucan
prosper.
“TheplaceGod calls you to is theplacewhere yourdeepgladness
andtheworld’sdeephungermeet.”
―FrederickBuechner
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CallingWorkbookQuestions
Usethespaceprovidedoranothernotebookandanswerthefollowing
questions?Donotoverthinkthem–justanswerquicklywhatcomesto
mind.
WhatdidIwanttodowhenIwasyounger?
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WhatkindsofbooksdoIreadforfun?
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WhatdoIlovedoing?
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WhatdoIwakeupthinkingabout?
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WhatdoIgotosleepthinkingabout?
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Whatdoothersaskmetohelpthemdo?
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WhenIgotoastoreorAmazon,whatamItypicallyattractedto?
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WhatkindsofadsshowuponyourwebsearchesandFacebookpages?
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WhatwouldIpaytodo?
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MaybeabetterquestionisaskedbyAnnRea(you’llmeetherinaminute),
“WhatcanInotnotdo?”Thinkaboutthatforaminute.Whatcanyounot
notdo?
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HowtoUseThisWorkbook
Doyouknowwhatyouwouldlovetodoforaliving?Doyouknowwhatyou
arepassionateabout?Doyouknowwhomyouarecalledtoserve?
Youranswerstothesequestionstellaninterestingtale.Theywillhelpyou
defineapaththatiswhereyouaredesignedtoserve.Mostpeopledonothave
aclearsetofanswerstothesequestions.
"Oneofyourgreatestresponsibilitiesinlifeisforyoutodecideforyourself
whatyoureallylovetodo."BrianTracy
Why?
Whydosomanypeoplehavenoideaoftheircalling?Weareneverreally
askedbyourteachers,ourfamily,orevenourselvestoexploreourcalling,our
gifts,orouropportunities.Instead,weareallputinaboxbasedonourskills
andexperiences.
Formethatboxwentlikethis.Iwasgoodinmathandscience,sothereforeI
shouldbeanengineer.WhenIwenttoengineeringschool,Igotacoopjob(a
parttimejobwhileinschooltogetexperience)intelecommunications,soI
becameatelecomengineer.Iwenttoworkfulltimeintelecom,Ibecamea
specialistinanareaoftelecom,soIwasanSS7telecomengineer.Thebox
keptgettingsmallerandsmalleruntilIwasignorantinmostanythingelse.
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OratleastIfeltignorantsinceIcouldonlygetajobintheonething.
Butlookingback,noonehadeverreallyaskedmewhatIlovedtodo,whatI
waspassionateabout,whoIwantedtoserve.And,Ineverreallyasked
myself.So,Iletmyselfbeputinabox.
Whataboutyou?
ThisworkbookisNOTabouttheissueofhowyougotwhereyouaretoday,or
why,butinsteaditisabouthelpingyoufindyourcallingnow.Nomatterifyou
areinhighschool,college,orhave30yearsofindustryexperience–finding
yourcallingtodaycanhelpyoudefineamoremeaningfultomorrow.Itis
aboutyoutakingactionnowtodiscoverwhatyouarecalledtodo.
Letsgetstarted!
Recently,inatalkIwasgiving,Isharedthevariousrolesthatcompanieshave
andIaskedthegroupwhattheir“CompanyofOne”wasmissing.Onelady
quicklyspokeupandsaid,“Idonothaveavisionorastrategy.”Shecould
speakformostofus!Weallneedavisionandastrategy.Weneedtohave
somegoalsthatdriveus.Weneedtobeworkingatsomethingwecareabout
andarepassionateabout.Thatiswhatmakesworkenjoyable.
Drive
InDanielPink’sbook,Drive(http://amzn.to/2DeFLHa),heexplainstheway
peopletodayarereallymotivated.Whileheistalkingaboutmotivating
employeesinhisbook,itcantellusalotaboutmotivatingourselves.Having
coachedhundredsofpeopledirectlyandthousandsindirectly,Icanassure
youthisiswhatalmosteveryonewants.
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First,wewantautonomy.Weallwanttheabilitytocontrolourowndestinies.
Weallwanttheabilitytoseewhatneedstobedoneandtodoit.Inshort,we
hatemicromanagers.Insteadwewantleaderswhowillcastavision,inspire
ustofollowthem,thengetoutofourwaytoletusworkourmagic.
Second,wewanttobecomeexpertsinwhatwedo.Wewanttheabilityto
continuallylearnsoourCompanyofOnewillhaveaclearbrand:whatwe
uniquelydoandwhatweareveryskilledatdoing.Whetherweareasoftware
developer,asurgeon,oragreeter,wewanttobethebestandbeknownfor
beingthebest!
Third,wewanttobepartofsomethingthatismeaningful.Nothingismore
defeatingtothehumanspiritthantobedoingsomethingwebelievehasno
truepurposeormeaning.Weallwanttomakeadifferenceandweallwantto
leavealegacy.
OfRacehorsesAndMen
Butbeyondthemotivationfactor,isreallyhelpsifwearedoingtheright
thing—thethingsweareuniquelycreatedtodo.InGrowingSpirituallyat
Work,RickWarrensaysthatover60%ofAmericansworkinthewrongcareer
field.Idonotknowwherehegetshisnumbers,butmyownexperiencetells
methatthisreallyishowmostpeoplefeelabouttheirwork.Andifthisistrue,
itspells‘trouble.’
Everdealwithaspiritedracehorse?Theyarefulloftensionandquickto
spook.Theyhavebeenbredforaction,toplayintherace,andmake
somethinghappen.Theycannotwaitforthegatetoopensotheycanburst
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forward.Nowcanyouimagineallthatenergytiedupgivingponyridesto
kids?Thehorsewouldbeabundleofnerves,andsinceitisplacedinthe
wrongjob,itwouldbedangerous.Yet,thatishowmanyofusleadour
lives—likeracehorsesgivingponyrides!
ActionPlan
So,howdoyougetoutofthistrap,findoutwhatyoureallywanttodo,and
startmakingamovetodoit?Inotherwords,howdoyoustartbeingareal
CEOtoyourCompanyofOne?
(http://www.dalecallahan.com/companyofone/)
HowAboutYou?
Ok,Istartedyouoffwithworkandquestions.Ifyouhavenotansweredthem
yet–dothemnow.Iusedtotellpeopletodothisdifferently.Itoldthemtoget
inacomfortableplaceandrelax.Thengetacleanpadofpaperandapenand
spendanhourworkingonthis.Theproblemis,whenIwouldmeetwiththem
weekslater,theywouldnothavestartedtoanswerthesequestionsbecause
theyhadnotfelttheyhadthetime.Sojustdoitnowanddosomething!
CAUTION:Mostpeoplewillnotwritedownthingsbecausejustasit
comesintotheirmindtheywillsaytothemselves,“Icannotdothat”or
“youcannotmakealivingdoingthat”,etc.Don’tdothis!Thisisa
brainstormingexercise.Therearenowrongor‘bad’answers,sowriteit
alldown.Youdonothavetosharethiswithanyone.Donotchallenge
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youranswers(youarenotwritingacontract;you’rejustrecording
thoughts).Donotletyourownthoughtsfrightenyou!Writethem
down.Youneverknowwhenacrazythoughtmightleadyouto
somethingexciting.
AnnRea
ConsiderthestoryofAnnRea.(Itoldyouthatyouwouldmeether.)She
paintsforaliving.Weallknowwhatthatmeans:starvingartist.Thatisvery
trueformanyartists—theystarve.Soifyouweretowritedown,“Iwouldlove
todoart,”yourfirstinclinationmaybetodiscountthisideaasagreatwayto
starveyourselfandyourfamily.Inyourheadyouwouldhearthosevoices
saying,“youcan’tmakealivingdoingthat.”Yet,Anndoes—andagreatliving
atthat.
Annfoundawaytomakepaintingconnectwiththerightcustomersandhas
builtathrivingbusiness.Checkoutherstoryonannrea.com
(https://annrea.com/).FormorestorieslikeAnn’s,checkoutJonathanField’s
book,CareerRenegade(http://amzn.to/2mfwgjR).Youmustgetpastthe
desiretoshootdownallyourideasbecauseofwhatwecall
“conventionalwisdom.”Conventionalwisdommeans“belikeeveryone
else.”But,youwerenotcreatedlikeeveryoneelse–youhavetobeyou.
Youneedtounderstandthatthereisabusinesssidetoallofthis.Youhaveto
figureouthowtoaddvaluetoothersbydoingwhatyoulove,butthefirstkey
istofindoutwhatyoulovetodoorwouldlovedoingbydevelopingalistof
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yourpersonal“assets.”Youcandecidelaterifyouwanttoturnthispassionof
yoursintoprofit.
WatchYourLanguage-Callingvs.Careervs.Job
Yourcareerishowyoumakemoneyfromyourcalling,but,itisnotajob.
Forinstance,ifIloveworkingoutsideandkeepingyardslookingwonderful,I
mightfindacareerinyardworkorlandscaping.Ididnotsayajob,buta
career.
ThejobishowIammakingmoneytodayfromthecareer.Soinmy
landscapingcareer,ImighthaveajobwithA&BLandscapestoday.OrifIhave
goneintobusinessformyself,ImighthaveajobworkingforMr.Smithtoday.
Infact,ifIaminbusinessformyselfIwilllikelyhavemultiplejobsperday!I
mayloseonejob,butthatdoesnotmeanIamchangingcareers.
DanMiller,authorofthebook48DaystotheWorkYouLove,
(http://amzn.to/2CWExnU)toldmethathiscoachinghasrevealedthatpeople
dothisbackwards.Theytakeajob,andafterawhileitdefinesthem.Theydo
notloveit-itisjustajob.Thenwhensomethinghappenstothatjob,they
questiontheircareerandtheircalling.Hehasspentyearscoachingpeople
caughtinthiscrisis.Thereasonthereisacrisisisbecausetheydiditall
backwards.
Isyourcurrent“career”(ortheoneyouareplanningtodo)onethatcame
fromactuallyplanningtodowhatyoulove?Or,areyoulikeIwas:takingthe
jobthatwasofferedandthenmovingontothenextoffer?Itookajobright
outofcollegebecausesomeoneofferedmemoney.Then,yearslater,Idefined
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myselfastelecommunicationsengineer.ButIcouldn’treallycarelessabout
thatindustry.Iwasstuck–orsoIthought.
DoYouThinkYouCannotMakeaLivingDoingwhatYouLove?
Thinkabouthowyoucangetpaiddoingwhatyoulove,nothowyoucangeta
job.Forgetaboutjobsandjobtitlesandcompanies;whocares?Youare
brainstormingthingsthatpeoplewillpayyoutodo.Again,donotquestion
yourself—justwritedownyourideas,eveniftheysoundstupid.
Alotofmoneyhasbeenmadeon“stupid”things.MyfriendPatrickCashmade
over$100,000fromsellingbuildingplansforacatscratchingpost.Simple?
Perhaps.Stupid?Ifyousayso.Patrickwillgladlyaccepteitherdefinition.He
madesixfiguresonthat‘stupid’idea.So,goaheadandbestupid.
Thetroublewiththecorporateworldandmoderneducationisthatithas
causedmanyofustokillourcreativity.Patrick,insteadofbeingsimpleand
stupid,wasfillinganeed.Hedeliveredtopeopleasolutiontothevery
problemhehimselfhadencountered—overpricedcattrees.
NextActions-Whattodonext?
Gettingtoyourcallingisnotaneasyprocess!Solet’stakethepressureoff.Do
notexpectperfectanswersatfirst!Justkeepatitandbewillingtoexperiment
andplaywithideas.
Herearesometricks!
1. Becommittedtoit.Yougetnothingifyoupuntafterafewtries.
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2. Setagoaltodefineyourcallingandschedulesometimetowork
oniteachday.Forexample,youmightsetagoaltogeneratefiveideas
bythenextmonth(putadeadlineonit)inwriting.Also,togettimeto
dothis,trysettingatleast15minutesinthestartofthedayto
brainstorm,read,think,anddream.Seemyblogat
www.dalecallahan.com/your-next-action-to-accomplish-a-goal/for
helponthis.(Seepage13aboutHowtoGoDeeper)
3. Keepyourlistwithyou.Onceyougetstartedbrainstorming,your
mindwillbeatworkandyouwillbetunedintoideas.Capturethem
whentheycome!IliketoolslikeEvernote(http://evernote.com/)thatI
canhaveonmyiPhone,iPad,andMAC,sonomatterwhereIamIcan
editandreviewmylist.
4. Readstuffthatinspiresyou.Ifyoudonothaveagoodreadinglist,
trythebookslistedinResumesareWorthless.Alsocheckoutthebooks
atmywebsite.www.dalecallahan.com/reading-list-for-the-entrepreneur-
of-tomorrow
5. Shareyourideasandaskforfeedback.SharewithmeonFacebook
atmypageunderwww.facebook.com/dalecallahanorbytwitterat
www.twitter.com/DaleCallahan
Donotgiveup!Keepatit–andaskforhelpifyouneed!Thisisajourney–
andthetripshouldbebothfunandprofitable.
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WanttoGoDeeper
Congratulations,youhavetakenthefirststeps.Maybenowyougetitandare
readytogo.But,havingworkedwithmanypeopleovertheyears,Iknowthis
isaprocess.Ifyouarereadytogodeeperandlearnhowtodevelopadetailed
actionplan,Ihavetwogreatoptionsforyou.
OPTION 1 - CollegeandCareerPlanningOnlineVideoCourse
Findtheworkyouloveandwillyouwillprosper.Whereyouarecalledto
serve.
Thisisforyouif:
- Youareplanningtoheadtocollegeandspendmoneyonpreparing
foracareer.
- Youarelookingforacareerchange.
- Youfeelburnedoutinwhatyouaredoingandyouwanttoexplore
options.
- Youarere-enteringtheworkforceandwanttofindgreatoptions.
Findatwww.askdrcallahan.com/ccp
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OPTION 2 - BuildingYourOwnBusinessOnlineCourse
Ifentrepreneurshipisinyourplan,thendon’twasteyourtimeandmoney
gettingstarted.Thiscoursewillhelpyougetclarityonabusinessideaandget
torevenuequickly.
Thisisforyouif:
- Youwanttostartahome-basedbusiness.
- Youareinhighschoolorcollegeandwanttocreateabusinessyou
candonow.
- Youarelookingforawaytogetbackhomeandleavethecorporate
world.
- Youwantsomethingwhereyoucanimpactthelivesofothers
throughamissionmindedbusiness.
Someoftheentrepreneurswhohavedonethiscourse:
Ø Stevestartedaventurecapitalbackedtechnologyfirmandlefthis
corporatejob.
Ø Brianstartedacorporateconsultingfirm–leavinghisdayjoband
creatingalifestyleheloves.
Ø DebrastartedaResumeWritingcompanywhereshecanworkfrom
home.Sheleftthecorporateworld.
Ø HelenstartedherownPRfirmthatallowedhertocombineherlovefor
white-waterraftingandPR.
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Ø Jonathanleftcollegeanddecidedtoskipthecorporateworldandmove
intoaschoolteachingmusic.
Findoutmoreatwww.dalecallahan.com/byob/