Inspired

By Sugarwilla on April 11th, 2011

Lately I’ve been focusing my energy on some really amazing stuff.

My heart’s dreams.

Gone are the days of me talking myself out of doing what I really want to do. I’ve banished all negative thoughts about why I can’t do something.

I have decided that the things I want to accomplish are incredibly important. Some of the things I am working on are for others – and when it comes to that, there is a voice inside me that always trumps the negative. My soul doesn’t give me a choice.

I’ve had people ask me how I’ll make money doing what I am doing for others.  I honestly  hadn’t thought about the money.

For that reason, I KNOW I’m doing the right thing(s).

I’ve already been paid, so to speak, by the feedback I’ve been getting from people that I’m reaching out to. Yes, I realize that won’t buy me food or pay my mortgage, but feeling the accomplishment of touching someone’s heart, soul and mind enables me to go and do the job I get paid for, with extra enthusiasm. In turn, I’ll make more money at my profession, create more freedom and be able to pour myself into my projects of purpose.

It’s totally worth it.

I have realized that the list of things I’m inspired to do is getting longer and longer. The people required to accomplish this list are appearing as I need them. It’s quite amazing, actually.

Unlike a list of things I have to do, as this list grows I grow more excited, have more energy and want to add more to it.

Every night when I go to bed, I cannot wait until tomorrow.

I go to bed each night and wake up each and every morning

Inspired.

“Why are we planning what we are going to do tomorrow, when our life is happening right now?” ~ My husband

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Stop asking me what I do for a living

By Sugarwilla on April 3rd, 2011

“So, what do you do?” seems to be the most overused question in conversations with strangers. I’m sick of being asked that and I’m weary of asking it of others.

Have we really no imagination when it comes to getting to know one another?

I’ve been on twitter for 2.5 years and have never publicly announced what I do for a living, yet I have made many friends and have had great conversations with many strangers who know nothing about my professional occupation.

Imagine that.

So, then, how important is it REALLY to know what someone does for a living? It obviously doesn’t define who they are. At least you’d hope.

Yes, many of us live our jobs. We spend a great deal of time at them and without them we may not be able to enjoy the lifestyles that we do, but I’m seriously becoming less interested in what people do than in who they are and moves them.

I’ve often been guilty of asking someone what they do for a living when meeting someone new, because I’ve been conditioned to be lazy. I’ve been trying lately to dig into what people love to do with their time, who they are doing it with, and why.

It’s of further curiosity to me to have noticed that most people do more than one thing as a professional outlet. People really are bigger and better than how they spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (or more).

When I am asked what I do, in a networking setting, I am always reluctant to say “I do <this> and I also do <this> AND I also do <this>” because I had a belief that if I told people that I had several interests or projects on the go, they wouldn’t take me seriously.

On the flip side, I never judged people for having more than one stream of income or passionate job or hobby.

Seems I am always my own worst critic.

That said, I am continuing to practice the art of asking people who they are, where they came from, what and who they love and what inspires the passion in their hearts.

It makes for far more interesting conversation….

 

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