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

you are called to something. It doesn’t matter if you know
what. In order to cultivate awareness, you must be willing to
act, to step out and see what happens. And once you are
convinced that purpose will not find you, that you will have
to go in search of it, you are ready. Until you make this
choice, though, you will feel frustrated, seeing people
succeed and chalking it up to luck or some unfair
advantage. And in doing this, you will deceive yourself.
The truth is some people do get lucky, and others have
been born into special privilege, but what are those things to
you? You are still called.
A calling may be many things, but it is not fair. Still, you
must answer it.
Before you begin your life’s work, you need to prepare.
Chances come to us all, but only those who are ready
recognize them. You don’t need some big plan. You just
need to be a little dissatisfied. You need to have some vague
premonition that the world is not completely right. That’s
what awareness is: a sense that something more is possible.
You don’t need a lucky break or a golden opportunity;
you don’t even need to “just know.” What you do need is
the desire and willingness to begin. Only then can you
dedicate yourself to the work that is required of you, and
only then will you know what it’s worth. Without
awareness, you won’t be able to recognize the opportunities
that come. And they always come to those with open eyes.