Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
Career and Intelligence
To build an authentic career, y o u need to find the path that keeps y o u aligned with truth, love, and power. This requires paying atten- tion to the following four questions: 1. Body (needs): W h a t must I d o ? 2. Mind (abilities): W h a t can I d o ? 3. Heart (desire): W h a t do I want to d o ? 4. Spirit (contribution): W h a t should I d o ? 173 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE An authentic career is found in the place w h e r e all four of these questions produce the same answer. This is the career that meets your needs, leverages your abilities, fulfills your desires, and makes a posi- tive contribution to others. This means that your body, mind, heart, and spirit are aligned with truth, love, and power. Consider your current career in light of the questions a b o v e . Are y o u successfully balancing all four of these areas, or did y o u only get some of t h e m right? Does your career generate sufficient income to meet your needs without causing y o u to sink into debt? Does it lever- age your strengths and talents? Do y o u love the work y o u do each d a y ? Are y o u doing work that truly matters to y o u ? Motivation is strongest w h e n these four areas are in harmony. If any area is lacking, it will drag d o w n the other three. W h e n I ran my computer-games business, I loved the work I was doing, and I was certainly leveraging my strengths. But for the first several years I didn't do a g o o d job of meeting my needs, and I wasn't making much of a contribution either. Eventually, I found a w a y to generate sufficient income, but the spirit side of the business was always lagging behind. That one deficiency curtailed my enjoyment of the work, prevented me from building my skills as much as I could have, and held me back from greater financial success. W h a t seemed like a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 w a s gradually revealing itself as a 1. W h e n I shifted my career to personal development, I was still doing work I loved, I w a s still leveraging my strengths, and I began making a contribution that felt g o o d to m e , but I wasn't able to meet my needs right away. That last element did c o m e later, however, and the result has been absolutely wonderful. It may take significant effort to build an authentic career, but it's definitely worthwhile. W h e n y o u have all four areas working synergis- tically together, the combined effect is truly amazing. Instead of meet- ing your needs, y o u experience true abundance. Instead of applying your knowledge to your tasks, y o u unlock your true genius. Instead of tolerating your daily routine, y o u work in a state of joy. A n d instead of just putting in the time, y o u fill your days with a sense of purpose. W h a t if y o u know these four areas are out of balance? If y o u can't immediately target all four, w h e r e should y o u begin? Of all of t h e m , 174 Career > the heart area is the best place to start because it gives rise to all the rest. There's some truth to the notion that if y o u do w h a t y o u love, the money will follow. It's not quite that simple in practice, but the basic idea is correct. If y o u simply persist in doing w h a t y o u enjoy, you'll eventually get g o o d at it. O n c e y o u reach a decent skill level, you'll be able to share the value y o u create with others, and many people will appreciate it. Then if y o u simply ask for fair value in return, y o u can begin to generate income from your work. This process may take many years to unfold, but it will lead y o u to a very positive place, and it all starts with doing w h a t y o u love. Consider the alternatives. W h e n y o u aim to meet your needs above all else, it's easy to fall into the trap of doing soulless work to earn a decent income. T h e longer y o u follow that path, the more skill y o u build at something y o u don't enjoy. As y o u gain experience and seniority in that line of work, your income may continue to rise. But y o u aren't happy, and y o u probably aren't contributing in a w a y that fulfills y o u . T h e longer y o u follow this path, the deeper a hole y o u dig for yourself. T h e secondary gain of your income substitutes for the true fulfillment y o u really crave. If y o u find yourself in this situation, I'm sorry to tell y o u that the best w a y out is to allow yourself to crash. Bring truth, love, and power back into your life and you'll realize that no a m o u n t of external success can compensate for betraying the guy in the glass. Your true self cannot be bought at any price. Another problematic alternative arises w h e n y o u do your best to give to the world but fail to attend to the other three areas. I call this Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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