Basically, your real goal in life would be to:

A) Do something that you love to do, or

b) Do something that you're good at.

If you luck out, you're calling would involve both of these. That isn't too hard, right?

So why the endless, great, and mysterious search for the true calling in life?

If you knew, without a doubt, that no-matter what you did, you would succeed, then the solution to this problem would be much easier to solve. The majority of people have an answer when it's looked at that way.

So again, why are most people searching for their goal in life?

The two most substantial reasons are:

1) The fear of the risks involved. If you're someone like me, then you've always known, more or less, what you wanted to do. But for whatever reason, you can't really consider it. Possibly you took the wrong job right out of high school or college based on circumstances such as the loss of another job, the lure of big money, or the advice of someone else , etc. As time moved forward, you've come to accept things as they are, stuck, or even fearful to take a chance. You start to make excuses as to why you can't upset the order of things as they are now. Or.....

2) Maybe you honestly don't know what you want to do with your life. Now, this is the hardest one to understand but it happens and might be just the problem you are facing.

Now, I know why you've ended up at this site and I know what you're looking for. And yes, you can have exactly what you're looking for. However, I won't give you a magic formula like so many people try to. As I've stated before, career testing and self assessments alone are great self-discovery tools but they're not going to tell you any more than you already know about yourself.

Moving On

I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't know at least what a few of your talents and abilities are. You've been alive long enough to know what makes you tick, turns you on, and what you can and can't do. If you don't know these things, then it's time to stop, sit down, and do some deep soul searching. To get real answers to your questions, you need to be totally honest with yourself.

It could help if you tried making a list

I know what you're thinking. Not another list!!! But it might prove to be just the tool you need.

Make a list of occupations that appeal to you. If you are having trouble making this list, you can find an alphabetized list of occupations, their definitions, and wage statistics on my site.

Make a list of what you excel at and what you love to do. Don't leave out anything, include hobbies, passions, and everything else you do in your spare time. Your hobbies and passions could be your passport to lifting the vail surrounding your goal in life.

Now make another list like the last one. Except make this one as if it was five years ago. Ten years ago. Include everything. You can make an career out of almost everything. Then pick the top 5 that feel the best and you've got a place to start.

You are on your way to your answers.

The real reason that the majority of people miss their calling in life is that they don't make the effort to work out ways to make their daily bread doing what they excel at or what they enjoy. They don't truly believe that it's possible.

So, what's your true calling in life?

For the vast majority of the people who possess profitable and satisfying lives, the method is simple. Take this statement to heart:

"Do what you love and the rest will sort itself out"