The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“Someone said something that felt right.”
This is a phrase Ginny uses a lot: it just felt right. For
her, feelings are important; they’re signposts to be trusted in
the journey to your purpose. But even an emotion wasn’t
enough to sway her toward bringing a baby into the world,
risking personal bankruptcy and financial failure. She had to
have confirmation. At the time, plenty of people were giving
her reasons why she shouldn’t keep the baby, but none that
made sense. When her aunt called minutes before the
abortion, those were words that rang true. Confirmation
came in the form of one of the few relatives who hadn’t
abandoned her.
In spite of the odds against her, Ginny went through with
the pregnancy. For her, it was the only thing that felt right,
even if it meant being rejected by family, ending a
relationship, and facing public ridicule. She left home (her
mother wasn’t bluffing), moved in with her grandfather,
whose house belonged to the same woman who had
convinced her to keep her baby, and prepared to become a
mother.
If you were to speak with Ginny, you would be struck
immediately by her presence. She lacks any shame that
should follow someone who has been through so much
rejection. You can tell just from the way she carries herself
that she is someone who deserves respect, and you want to
give it to her. In her eyes there is a resolve that a simple
“no” or a “you can’t do this” is not going to stop. It was that
look, which I first saw in a TEDx video, that made me