Maria Popova: How to Merge Money + Meaning Guide
by Howard
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Thursday, 15 October 2015
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Published in Bookshelf, Community, Curated videos, Fulfillment, Meaning, Personal Satisfaction, Planning, Pride, Purpose, Rethink Strategy, Risk Management, Self-Actualization, Vision
-by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings:
To not have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself,” wrote Charles Bukowski in his magnificent letter of gratitude to the man who helped him quit a soul-sucking day job to become a full-time writer. But the quest to find one’s calling is rarely easy — few people turn their childhood dreams into reality like Jane Goodall did or awaken one day early in life with Werner Herzog’s sense of “undivided duty” to propel them forward into a lifetime of fulfilling work. After all, even Van Gogh floundered to find his purpose.
When we find ourselves at the crossroads of safe and satisfying, we don’t always have the courage to let our inner life speak, much less to listen.
Also included here is a terrific short animation video based on philosopher Roman Krznaric’s How to Find Fulfilling Work (public library) — which I’ve previously covered at length — offers consolation to those who “have career crises, often on a Sunday evening,” by exploring the six pillars of finding a life-path that bridges money and meaning, sacrificing neither for the other
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