Women's Health - USA (2019-06)

JUNE 20 19 WOMEN’S HEALTH / 10 1

THOUGHT GURU

YOUR

CHILDHOOD

INTERESTS

What did you

geek out over

as a kid? Early

interests can

spark ideas you

can translate

into a new

career. (I led

spiritual youth

groups when I

was 13, so it’s

no coincidence

that this evolved

into my life’s

purpose!) If you

enjoyed volun-

teering to clean

up parks, start

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YOUR CURRENT

HOBBIES

I’ve heard many

people say they

don’t want to

make money on

their hobby

because they

fear it’ll suck

all the joy out of

it. In fact, the

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a community

garden or

monthly beach

cleanup effort,

or even look into

a job in your

local parks and

rec department.

If you’re bored, restless, or

resentful because you

wish your work felt more

meaningful, it’s tempting

to embark on a quest to

discover your purpose. But

I’ve found that the best

thing to do is to let it find

you instead. Here are

three places to park your

mind so that you’ ll bump

into inspiration.

opposite is true!

When you love

what you’re

doing, you can

get into a state

of flow where

ideas come to

you more easily.

Take one small

action at a time.

If you make

jewelry, start

an Etsy shop.

It doesn’t have

to become your

full-time job

immediately

(or ever).

YOUR RIGHT-

NOW JOB

There are likely

parts of your gig

you excel at or

find fun. List

them, and check

in with them

daily. You’ll

become more

engaged,

positive, and

creative—and

that energetic

shift may open

your eyes to op -

portunities you

might otherwise

have missed.

Does coaching

coworkers make

you smile?

Spearhead a

new mentoring

project.

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Gabby Bernstein, our monthly columnist on mental well-being, is the author of six books, including
Judgment Detox and the number one New York Times best seller The Universe Has Your Back. She is an
international speaker and cohosted the Guinness World Records largest guided meditation.
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