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yet…</h1>When I was a child, I taught stuffed teddy bears and had a chalkboard with the real, fat chalk and put letters and math equations on the board.Some said I could be a teacher.Ever since I was a child and even now, I am a book addict.Some say I should be a bookstore owner or librarian.On Christmases, my aunt would gift me with gorgeous kits of looms and yarn.Maybe I could make clothes?Either way, something happened after high school. Forgive me if I am writing my cathartic process in your face — can’t help it.Perhaps the classes taken were boring to me. Perhaps I let loose my ideal future after so many rules and having to wake up early.Maybe I got lazy.Today, I can confidently call myself a writer…and I do knit. But I am not a published author I am not that successful with selling my crafts. But these are what I know I am supposed to be doing, I’ll explain later.<h1 id="cea4">Obstacles can be a distraction, a stepping stone, or both</h1>Everything is perspective.Some see the glass half empty, others half-full.I reflected on my life recently, at least as it concerns what I like to work on more, and what interests me.On a more spiritual level what interests me the most is learning more of God’s word. I think that is a good purpose. Alongside that, the proper way to meditate is high on the list. Life circumstances have been leading me here the whole time, or perhaps it has been in me this whole time to desire a higher spiritual calling.Much like Eve’s desire led her to want to taste the apple. She could have stayed away.Alas, we are all here now.One of my obstacles to true success was failing to plan properly once I left community college.I remember taking a trip to New York when I was 16 and seeing all the tall business buildings zip by the Greyhound bus, and I told my cousin next to me: “I’m going to be an accountant and have a nice desk up on the top floor.”I took accounting.Never majored in it.<p id="d

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958">I’m glad I didn’t plan though. It was not an obstacle because I was able to open myself up to possibilities: majoring in social science taking art history courses, expanding my knowledge in advanced writing.<h1 id="9060">Dreams are a two-way street</h1>Remember when I said I now know what I am supposed to be doing?I used to dream of being an astronaut(I still read space magazines and science fiction). In the 90s, a modeling agency called me back to model for them — but the cost for travel and wardrobe etc was too much at the time.I wanted to be an actress, but I am ok with watching others work hard on their performances.With all of these dreams, I now have two roads.Writing or knitting?To help me figure it out, I consulted James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. Towards the end of the book, there is a section called the “explore/exploit tradeoff” Life is short, says Clear in his book. We don’t have a lifetime to figure out what we want to do.<h2 id="0e44">So here are my tips, inspired by Clear, to help you figure out exactly what you should be doing:</h2><ul><li>Get out an index card or plain sheet of paper. Write down all of your interests and likes.</li><li>What job/career/hobby, seems fun to you but not to others? As you think about this, consider not that you love this activity but that it comes easy to you.</li><li>What makes me lose track of time? In Atomic Habits, it mentions a “mental state” called Flow. You love the activity so much that time is not your focus.</li><li>Which activity is bringing in greater returns? This is important. If you want your career or purpose to be sustainable to you, this is critical.</li><li>Finally, does this activity come naturally to you?</li></ul>These questions helped me to narrow down exactly what I needed to do to discover what my true talents were.Who knows? Maybe down the road I’ll be a programmer or certified interior designer. 😏I hope you are encouraged to see your childhood likes, dreams, and obstacles as part of your growth journey, to discovering exactly what you like to do.</article></body>

How Can I Know What My True Talent Or Gift Is?

Our talent is a destiny waiting inside us all

No matter how old you are, if you’re like me there are either several things you love to do or on an extreme scale, you feel you have zero talents or purpose in life.

After reading this article I pray you are more encouraged and energized to discover or re-discover what your soul is trying to tell you.

I don’t truly know what my future self will be doing 5 years from now or even 10 years from now. I’m not even sure about 10 days from now, but what I do know is that I am nowhere close to what I imagined I’ll be when I was in high school.

In high school, I made the honor roll.
Was voted most likely to succeed.
Graduated cum laude from a community college.

The only two goals I accomplished was not getting pregnant(I fear giving birth) and I am married to a wonderful man; to me that is enough.

Here’s the catch: I will be 40 soon and lately I’ve seen people younger than me become CEOs, build families and live in homes.

Did I miss something? Did I miss the boat of purpose? What did I do wrong? Who am I and what makes me happy?

I’m not into fast-food jobs. I do not like retail anymore. I think 9–5 jobs were created by Lucifer.

But there was something I figured out that has taken a burden off of me. A few secrets if you will, that have finally let me breathe.

Finding our purpose will take exploring and understanding a few things

“We are pure consciousness, we have the ability to fulfill any dream because we are the eternal possibility.”- Deepak Chopra, “The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success”

Don’t hang up your childhood interests just yet…

When I was a child, I taught stuffed teddy bears and had a chalkboard with the real, fat chalk and put letters and math equations on the board.

Some said I could be a teacher.

Ever since I was a child and even now, I am a book addict.

Some say I should be a bookstore owner or librarian.

On Christmases, my aunt would gift me with gorgeous kits of looms and yarn.

Maybe I could make clothes?

Either way, something happened after high school. Forgive me if I am writing my cathartic process in your face — can’t help it.

Perhaps the classes taken were boring to me. Perhaps I let loose my ideal future after so many rules and having to wake up early.

Maybe I got lazy.

Today, I can confidently call myself a writer…and I do knit. But I am not a published author I am not that successful with selling my crafts. But these are what I know I am supposed to be doing, I’ll explain later.

Obstacles can be a distraction, a stepping stone, or both

Everything is perspective.

Some see the glass half empty, others half-full.

I reflected on my life recently, at least as it concerns what I like to work on more, and what interests me.

On a more spiritual level what interests me the most is learning more of God’s word. I think that is a good purpose. Alongside that, the proper way to meditate is high on the list. Life circumstances have been leading me here the whole time, or perhaps it has been in me this whole time to desire a higher spiritual calling.

Much like Eve’s desire led her to want to taste the apple. She could have stayed away.

Alas, we are all here now.

One of my obstacles to true success was failing to plan properly once I left community college.

I remember taking a trip to New York when I was 16 and seeing all the tall business buildings zip by the Greyhound bus, and I told my cousin next to me: “I’m going to be an accountant and have a nice desk up on the top floor.”

I took accounting.

Never majored in it.

I’m glad I didn’t plan though. It was not an obstacle because I was able to open myself up to possibilities: majoring in social science taking art history courses, expanding my knowledge in advanced writing.

Dreams are a two-way street

Remember when I said I now know what I am supposed to be doing?

I used to dream of being an astronaut(I still read space magazines and science fiction). In the 90s, a modeling agency called me back to model for them — but the cost for travel and wardrobe etc was too much at the time.

I wanted to be an actress, but I am ok with watching others work hard on their performances.

With all of these dreams, I now have two roads.

Writing or knitting?

To help me figure it out, I consulted James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. Towards the end of the book, there is a section called the “explore/exploit tradeoff” Life is short, says Clear in his book. We don’t have a lifetime to figure out what we want to do.

So here are my tips, inspired by Clear, to help you figure out exactly what you should be doing:

Get out an index card or plain sheet of paper. Write down all of your interests and likes.
What job/career/hobby, seems fun to you but not to others? As you think about this, consider not that you love this activity but that it comes easy to you.
What makes me lose track of time? In Atomic Habits, it mentions a “mental state” called Flow. You love the activity so much that time is not your focus.
Which activity is bringing in greater returns? This is important. If you want your career or purpose to be sustainable to you, this is critical.
Finally, does this activity come naturally to you?

These questions helped me to narrow down exactly what I needed to do to discover what my true talents were.

Who knows? Maybe down the road I’ll be a programmer or certified interior designer. 😏

I hope you are encouraged to see your childhood likes, dreams, and obstacles as part of your growth journey, to discovering exactly what you like to do.