If you’ve ever asked yourself that question, you’re not alone.
I’ve actually wondered this myself at a time when I felt stuck in a job I hated with no way out.
I wondered if being an ‘adult’ truly meant just getting any old job, paying bills and making my way to retirement.
If that was what being an adult was, I didn’t want any part of it.
I wanted more out of life.
More creativity, joy, connection, passion, and soulful living. I wanted…no needed to feel the freedom my soul was craving.
The problem was, I had no idea how to make it happen or if it was even possible.
That is, until the Universe started leaving little breadcrumbs in the form of insightful thoughts in my mind. Lucky for me I was able to follow them, bit-by-bit.
My journey began when I realized I had to find a way to do what I could, from where I was, with what I had. (A fantastic lesson that Mike Dooley highly recommends in his book Leveraging the Universe.)
In addition to working my full-time job, I was coaching and doing choreography for a high school dance team part-time.
I loved it! The passion, creativity, and connection I got from that position was amazing and when it came time for me to move on, I knew I had to find something else that was equally fulfilling.
Then I got the idea (aka the Universe gave me a nudge) to look into some freelance writing.
I have always been a writer at heart and tried my hand at writing book reviews for spiritual and new age books. In my research I also found an outlet for my creative writing and managed to write inspirational greeting cards having several of them published and sold in stores all over the U.S. (exciting!).
I continued to work my full-time job as I followed the golden nuggets from the Universe. Knowing I was meant for so much more while at the same time not knowing exactly what I wanted or how to get it. This was also during the same time I went back to school to get my Masters in Psychology thinking that was the way I was going to create an impact in the world.
In a round about way I was right, except the path I would eventually be led to wasn’t exactly what I envisioned.
As time wore on the Universe continued to send me messages and ideas to follow including…
- Researching ‘how to find your passion’ and landing on the When I Grow Up Coach blog (love Michelle!)
- Having a conversation with a coworker who was finding a way to work from home and inspired me to look for opportunities to have a bit more freedom in my life
- Manifesting the perfect opportunity to work from home and experience the freedom I desired (seriously the job landed in my lap!)
- Starting a blog (on 3 separate occasions!) to try and share my inspiring thoughts and insights with the world
It wasn’t until I had read all there was to know about Michelle Ward and devoured all the “how to be a life coach” material I could find, that I realized this is exactly what I was meant to do.
But, like many people I got hung up on the ‘how’.
How was I going to do it?
Where do I begin?
What do I need to do?!
I obsessed over those questions for 2.5 years before I finally heard the most powerful message from the Universe (through one of my coworkers).
Here exact words..”Sometimes you just have to take the leap.”
And for once I didn’t over analyze or question her to death. I heard the message loud and clear and took the leap.
The rest as they say is history. (To be fair, it hasn’t always been an easy road and there have been many lessons along the way, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.)
One thing I know for sure though, is that if you are asking yourself “Is this as good as it gets?”, the answer is no.
You were meant for so much more and as soon as you allow yourself to hear (and act on) the messages and nudges from the Universe, you will begin to see that “so much more” take shape.
If I could give you a formula to follow based on what I experienced and what I help my clients achieve it is this:
- Trust, believe, & KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that you were meant for so much more in life
- Follow the signs from the Universe. It might always make logical sense and you likely won’t see the connections from where you are to where you are going, but keep trusting and just keep following the signs.
- Listen to your intuition…always. You have incredible power that lies within and when you tap into it, magic happens and it happens quickly. (In other words, get ready to grow, learn, and evolve rapidly.)
- And last but not least…don’t worry about the how. I know how hard it is to trust the process when you have no idea what you need to do, but trust me when I say, the how isn’t your job. Just keep moving forward and I promise it will all work out.
If you are wondering how you can get some support to move forward along your path a bit faster or you are feeling the nudge to reach out for help, I’d love to chat with you.
