Harry Potter´s author J.K. Rowling and the story of how she continued writing even under harsh conditions is famous. Sometimes life is not about following the logical step that seems right, but to take the steps that feels right for you. If Rowling had listened to others there may not have been Harry Potter. But she felt the urge to write and so she did. As she said in the speech at Harvard, ¨We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”
I honestly feel we all should do our own thing. Of course, only if you want to.
It doesn’t necessary have to be that “One” grand thing you call life purpose, destiny or passion. It can simply be trying out multiple things that you have a spark of interest. It doesn’t necessary have to become your full time paying job. It doesn´t necessary have to be about starting a business. And obviously it doesn’t have to be about presenting your ideas to the world, writing posts and publishing on LinkedIn!
It can be anything, as long as it’s your own thing, feels like it’s yours and expresses who you really are. It should though, in some ways help you “live your own, authentic and unique lifestyle.” The form of expression could be really anything. It’s up to you.
As Steve Jobs said in his speech at Stanford, “our time is limited. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
In my case, I first started this project, to inspire people. To inspire you.
But along the way, I realised that although I’m pretty happy with where I am in my life and what I did in my life so far, to be honest, I felt like I was far from having an inspirational life myself. So I said, why not first focus on inspiring myself and why not share my journey to the world, with you?
Maybe my experiences and life lessons can be useful to you. Maybe the tips, advice or insights I get can be valuable to you. Maybe the life stories I share can bring fun, laughter and even inspire you enough that you’ll decide to join me to finally create that inspiring life you always wanted, if you feel you still don’t have it yet! (If you are, then don’t worry about it, bravo! you are awesome!)
What about you? What’s your thing for 2017?
Check out my video on Why I started my own thing below:
In case you’re feeling….”it’s actually time for me to change, to do something, to start living a more inspirational life you’re talking about, but what I can do, or how can I do it?”
3 questions I asked myself in this process of trying to figure out what I can possibly do.
- What kind of advice do people seek in me?
- What do people tell me I’m good at?
- What is it that I truly believe in?
And that’s why this is happening for me 🙂
What about you?
If you wanna deep dive with me on how I went through the process to figure out what I really want in my life and how I started taking baby steps, join me in my next series!
