Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do

"You don’t just ‘find’ your calling — you have to fight for it. And it’s worth the fight," writes Kate Torgovnick May on Ideas.Ted.com. Torgovnick May cites Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps, who says you find your calling at the intersection of doing something you’re good at, feeling appreciated, and believing your work is making others’ lives better. In his book, Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, Isay writes, "It’s work ignited by hope, love, or defiance — and stoked by purpose and persistence."

In the article at the heart of the Exchange Reflections, BOLDness, Be My Friend, Holly Elissa Bruno, Ruth Ann Ball, Alicia D. Smith and Beverlyn Cain invite us to reflect on these questions: "When were you last BOLD, standing up for what you believe in? What difference did your courage make? How did you brave your way through the claws of resistance? In this moment if you listen closely, does your true self call you like a hound of heaven to step up again? What is that difference you know in your heart you can make regardless of resistance from within and without?"

Defining BOLDness as being your "Best Brave Original Loving Direct Self," and sharing examples from their own lives, they ask, "why on earth not choose BOLDness! Even if our BOLDness fails, we shall have taken a chance to make a difference."

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