@Leila – Thank you for YOUR transparency. And I love the word “cheekiness.” You sound very connected to what you need now and where that will take you.
.-= Laurie Foley´s last blog ..Ignore Coaches =-.

I have to say I’m not clear as yet. I totally want to pursue all my passions and I want to make a good living from at least one of them – my normal office job involves a lot of concealing who I really am and doesn’t work with the qualities that I need in my life in order to feel calm, excitied, fulfilled – in fact it has been known to totally throw me off centre. I hate being in a working environment where people are treated like inanimate objects – it’s a struggled not to be effected by this kind of interaction or lack of real human exchange and contact.

Nowadays I tend to think about both short term and long term desires and interests. And how I can access them here and now, even in my stuck and jobs that I rarely dislike. For me that means I crave a sense of play, of cheekiness, of discovery, depth and laughter and meaningful connections with people. If I have any of these one things in the course of my day or at my work then I feel more in balance with myself.

But more than anything what I love about this post -is your transparency. That is to say your honesty and willingness to fess up and allow yourself to shift positions or at least consider the alternativers? That’s what I dig here most of all.

So thanks for sharing! That’s a great model for other coaches and aspiring coaches!

Thanks Laurie.

Leila x
.-= Leila Lloyd-Evelyn´s last blog ..How can we better support ourself as we journey to find our buried treasure? =-.

(And, I forgot to shout out to Tim in my first post — his work has been absolutely key for me in connecting passion with values.)

Laurie, I think you are a great example of someone whose business endeavors are consistent with your values. It shines through in everything you write, and I believe that’s not something anyone can fake.
.-= Lynn Hess´s last blog ..Hey, check me out! I’m an official Hay House New Release Reviewer! Sweet! =-.

@Tim – Thanks for popping by and adding your perspective. I get the impression that you work with a very wide variety of people. It’s never as simple as just wanting and getting, is it? (And how boring would that be?!?)

@WendyY – Values = How… yes!

@Steve – Thanks for these other resources – very helpful!

@Lynn – I was so hoping you would chime in – thank you! I’m finding it tricky to balance “cashy” and “passion.” Maybe I’ve been too black and white, too.

@Pat – Agree!!

@Diane – Thank you, sweetie. Glad I could visit your inbox at just the right time. xo

What about sexy values? Truth is an awesome turn-on for me.

Yup… I was in the LCT June 2008 Group 2 training..!

Because of my training and work with the Passion Test program, I’ve immersed myself in the world of helping people identify and follow their passions. The more I do this, the more I realize that passions and values are usually closely tied, if not virtually identical. When someone is truly passionate about something, it almost always reflects a deep internal value.

The light bulb for me, personally, on this one, though, was your comment about seeing how people can work passions into more “cashy” pursuits. I realized that I’ve been too black and white about this in my own life, and have been resisting opportunites that can bring me cash because some of them aren’t 100% “pure” passion-following activities. Thanks for helping me find some balance on that!

In terms of career design, I like Valerie Young’s approach http://tinyurl.com/changingcourse . Valerie focuses on the intersection of your gifts and passions, your resources and abilities, and the needs of the world. Not everyone can design a career around all, or their top, gifts. But most of us can find a way we bring value to others through our gifts. Working from a gift that serves others and incorporating other gifts in other parts of our lives is far better than hating a mind-numbing job but staying because we fear any other path!
.-= Steve´s last blog ..Collaborative Groove =-.