
What drives your job satisfaction? Prioritize.(e.g., industry, function, type of work, etc…) What work interest you and why? don’t worry about whether you can do the work or not, just focus on if you are interested in the work.

#Universe will conspire how to#
Here are some tips on how to be more specific. With experience I am learning to be more specific. I have gotten what I wanted before only to realize I forgot to include another part that was crucial. This step is more of a journey than a destination. Is that what you really want? I have been trying to discover what I “really desire” in my career” for the last 15 years. If you only said fortune and you achieved fortune but also resulted in bad health from too much work and stress. Defining in detail what you truly want is the first step to achieving your dream career. I ask because it’s hard for the universe to help you if you cannot visualize it yourself. I can say okay do you know what that really look like in your life? Do you have a picture in your head of all aspects of how that could appear. Take your career for example, what do you want to be when you grow up? You may say, that’s easy, I want fortune or fame. Doesn’t it sound wonderful? Only one problem, do we know what we really desire? The Universe was conspiring to help me.“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.” This is one of my favorite quote from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I listened and reached out to share, support, and be supported. Three friends happened to share thoughts–reflections that spoke directly to my heart. John Joseph amplifies this with his beautiful positive mental attitude, “You must fail to succeed – use every failure as a pillar of success.”Īnd then it started. I bit off what I could chew, took small steps, stayed open, kept breathing, meditated, and made tea. The repercussions were heavily uncomfortable. I wasn’t sure how the day would play out. Feeling what’s actually true in my heart calms and refreshes me.

The warrior’s path requires introspection. I’m naturally an impatient, goal-oriented person the endless inner-battle can drain me, but only when I get frustrated. Conspicuously, recommitment is both tiring and energising. In both athletics and recovery, it’s called ‘consistency’–keep showing up. I suppose it could be called grace, or serendipity, but to become really alive and grow also requires commitment, time and again. Since embracing this as a lifestyle another layer became evident: Rich Roll expresses it nicely, “Pursue what’s in your heart, and the universe will conspire to support you.”


So, with that, I’ve gathered friends and professionals for support in the tough times, and to celebrate with me in my achievements. Fortunately, in the darkest part of my life, I was more-or-less forced to learn a deep lesson: life is a team effort. In these ‘slip-ups’ I feel lost, confused, even disheartened. I know this from my own experience, from my spiritual teacher, and from hearing other’s stories. Of course, the answer is simple, we do things until we don’t, until the interest in chasing the tail falls away. I always suffer the consequences, shake my head, and wonder how many times I have to make these same mistakes. I eat, drink, and do things that do not support me.
