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

United States, where high-quality health care and electricity
are a given. “Burundi will always be a difficult place for me
to live,” she said. “It is rich and full, but difficult.”
Rich and full, but difficult. These same words could be
used to describe a calling. From Garrett Rush-Miller, the
five-year-old with a brain tumor, to Ginny Phang, the
woman whose family disowned her because she didn’t have
an abortion, this is a constant theme. Finding your life’s
work is not easy. It may, in fact, cause you more pain than
comfort, but it will be worth the cost. In spite of the
difficulties they face, the Carlsons can’t help but hope. As
their team grows, they feel themselves being strengthened
daily.
Such is the reality for any journey of vocation. If your
life’s work is only a dream, something fleeting and frail
that’s never backed by action, it can only last so long. When
difficulties come, and they always do, you will be inclined
to give up and move on to something easier. But if your
calling is more than a good idea and you’re willing to put in
the hard work and persevere, taking bold steps along the
way, you can stand firm in the face of hardship.
At one point during our interview process, I made the
mistake of suggesting the Carlsons made the leap due to a
sense of being called to something great, which Kristy
quickly corrected: “We were hoping that the impact we
would make was a positive one,” she said, “but we didn’t
and don’t believe that we are called to do something greater
than anyone else is. We believed we were called to bring