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However, I can tell you that even when you’re in the right profession, if you’re operating from a place of survival, you can wake up to find that your fire’s gone out.
Somewhere between answering your emails and chasing items on your to-do list, you’ve moved from a state of thriving to surviving. Instead of operating from a place of curiosity, passion, and growth, you’ve shifted to accomplishing that which is absolutely necessary.
If you stop honing skills, they tend to fade. If you stop pushing yourself to explore new ideas and new practices, you can become insulated in your routine. Before you know it, skills that used to feel exciting and challenging feel unreachable, and the career goals you worked so hard for seem in peril.
These talents and your goals aren’t escaping your grasp because you’re not good enough, or because it’s just not meant to be. They are drifting away because you’ve redirected your focus, and have lost sight of your next stepping stone.
The good news is that stepping stone is still there — it’s just a matter of doing the work to find it, and starting your path again. If you’re looking for a way to take that first step, my suggestion is simple: Attend the things.
“The things” look different for everyone depending on their profession. You know “the things”—those things you get emails about, the invitations you’ve deleted or tossed in the recycling bin. "The things"
You can shift your focus and get that fire back—but it’s going to require you to reexamine those plates and the energy it takes to keep them all going. Finding your professional fire and passion is all about where you place your energy. What are you feeding? Where is your attention going?