So much of our educational process and day-to-day living emphasizes cognitive (intellectual) awareness that you may have been seeking passion and fulfillment in places it doesn't exist. The challenge is to uncover the passion that lives inside you and which you feel in your body. To accomplish this you need to expand your capacity to FEEL. When you learn how to open yourself up to deeper levels of feeling you give yourself permission to really come alive! This is the doorway into feeling satisfaction in all areas of your life.

Ways of Knowing Things

If you're like most people, you are aware of WHAT you know but probably not HOW you know it. Yet, the way you know something makes a big difference in your life. For example, recall something you learned in college that originated from a professor or textbook. Now think of the real world experiences which occurred later in life that not only reinforced the original principle but gave it life because it was so real when it happened.

A good example is learning how to ride a bicycle. You cannot teach someone to ride a bicycle by means of explanation. They must get on the bicycle and "experience" what it feels like to ride it. Once they have had this experience, it is unlikely that they will forget it even if they don't ride in a while. Clarifying your ideal career direction needs to be this kind of experience, not limited to the intellect but including a gut level "experiential knowing" of the path that is right for you.

Step 5: Writing Your Career Objective Statement

After you have completed your journal writing and Clarity Dialogue exercises and are beginning to get a sense of where things are heading, it is now time for you to write a career objective statement based on what you have learned so far. Expect this statement to change numerous times before it feels totally perfect for you. This is completely natural. Learning and growing is an evolutionary process.

Conclusion

There is no doubt that it takes some time to complete the above steps. However, it is worth the effort no matter what it takes. There are few things more important than learning the truth about what you love. It is a very special gift that only you can give to yourself.

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