As 2019 and the 2nd decade of this millennium are coming to a close, this often stirs up two types of feelings:

Pride and celebration as you crush your goals and live up to your expectations of where you would be at x age, in x year, making $x amount, loving life to x extent,

Or disappointment, sadness, self-condemnation, or even frustration with God that your expectations and hopes haven’t been met.

Every person, no matter what side of the equation you sit on, needs to orient themselves to the truth that we are called to rest and REMEMBER God, not just do/work/win/be productive.

We are called to remember God’s character; His goodness, His mercy, His provision, and so much more.

We are called to remember our need for God and the fact that we have no lasting hope without Him. We cannot earn our own salvation or create a lasting sense of self-worth by what we do or don’t do.

We are called to Sabbath, observing rest, renewal, and remembrance with God and our true purpose (to know and glorify Him, not ourselves) before we work. There is a reason why the creation story in Genesis pictures the beginning of each day starting in the evening, with rest, instead of in the morning with work until we earn our rest and time in stillness with God.

BEMA Discipleship podcast episode that inspired this topic: https://bemadiscipleship.com/session1/31

Bible passages mentioned in this podcast (in order of mention):

Deuteronomy 4:31

Deuteronomy 5:15

Deuteronomy 7:18

Deuteronomy 32:7

Deuteronomy 4:23

Deuteronomy 8:10-18

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Romans 3:23

Exodus 14:10-20

1 Samuel 7: 9-12

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Amidst a society of purpose-obsessed Millennials and upcoming Gen Z-ers, an anti-passion movement of nay-sayers has been gaining momentum over the last few years. They propose that following your passion is fruitless and unfulfilling, and will leave you stuck in analysis paralysis trying to find a dream job that doesn't exist.

In this episode, I will share why I agree that, by their skewed definition of the term, "following your passion" is indeed a problem.

You'll hear me share exactly what a passion is and how it should be considered in the context of other personal attributes to be able to make thorough, satisfying career decisions.

Listen to this episode to know how to avoid falling into the so-called "passion trap" while also dodging the opposite extreme of excluding yourself from a passion-filled career altogether.

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Brandon Knicely is the Co-Founder of Third Drive, a consultancy here in Austin helping purpose-driven entrepreneurial ventures with their strategy, marketing, development, and growth.

From growing up in West Virginia and getting his start in mechanical engineering, he has since gleaned many career accomplishments, whether that be serving in an engineering capacity at IBM and NASA, to working in private equity or ministry, to raising over $150,000,000 in Tier 1 venture capital for a startup of his own, to now advising and building pathways for the success of other startups.

While all that is exceptionally impressive, the biggest impression that will be left on your heart after listening in on this conversation is that Brandon esteems his role as a disciple maximizing his gifts in service to the Lord higher then his esteem for the accolades he’s collected.

In this conversation you can look forward to hearing what Brandon has to share about:

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Scary fact: Most of us are operating under false assumptions about what we are capable of doing in our careers

Yikes...but the good news: you can release the limiting beliefs that you've collected over the years and boldly pursue a career that is more impactful and satisfying than you (genuinely) thought was possible.

How? Tune in to this episode to hear me:

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In this episode, Claire Raabe, an academic advisor for Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, explains the top 3 mistakes & misconceptions college students face when beginning their career, and how they can avoid them.

Claire has also shared her fascinating story of how she thoughtfully went against the grain to create a career that's aligned with who she is, not who the common crowd said she should be! To hear it, go back to episode 4 on How to navigate the college mad dash for fancy, high-paying jobs

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The path to finding one's calling often seems ultra-spiritual and mysterious, as if we are waiting for a voice in the wind to give us direct instructions for what to do with our life. Yet two words come to mind when reflecting on Emily Morris' path to finding and following her calling:

Logical and linear.

Yep. She's one of those rare specimen that said "I'm going to be a music therapist" in the 10th grade, then actually did it...and still loves it.

But don't miss this vital distinction: Emily's path was not one of following her own will or doing whatever she wanted. It was a constant process of seeking to be obedient to GOD'S will.

Tune in to hear how she sought and found God's will for her life each step of the way.

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Emily specializes in neurologic music therapy to help people with an expansive variety of health issues, whether it be mental, physical, or emotional.

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Vera Schmitz. What. a. lady. In this episode, you'll hear how she went from relentlessly training for the Olympic pole vaulting team, to co-founding a company that helps you join her in the habit that sustained her through every high and low: keeping scripture written on her arm to hold it at the forefront of her mind.

Dwell Differently is a monthly membership helping you connect with God through beautiful verse memorization tools on a new temporary tattoo, keychain card, and a 4x5.5 print for your mirror or refrigerator each month.

Go see some of the beautiful designs and abide in the truth of the Word on:

Dwell's website: https://dwelldifferently.com/

Dwell's Instagram: @dwelldifferently

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Core values, man... So important. So misunderstood.

So in this episode you'll hear me share:

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I typed up all the notes for you and even put together exercises for you to be able identify your core values! (including a full list of 68 example values for your easy reference!)

DOWNLOAD THE FREE VALUES WORKBOOK HERE: https://thecalledcareer.mykajabi.com/valuesexercise

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Here it is, folks. The story of how I found, followed, strayed away from, and came back to my calling;

From ballet, to business school, to tech consulting, to entrepreneurship and career coaching from a Christian perspective.

To God be all the glory for His overwhelming grace, His unfailing love, and His goodness that though I fail Him, He never leaves me. Thank you, Jesus, that you truly do work ALL things to the good of those who love You and are called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28).

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Bindu Thota's story honestly just reads like an epic international action/drama film.

Despite hating the idea of going to medical school, she ultimately obeyed God’s undeniable call and now experiences more joy than ever as as a General Surgery Preliminary Resident in Oakland, California and holds the hope of returning to the Middle East to aid Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation through the bridge of medicine.

Sounds kind of nice until you realize that the reality of following her calling has led her to 80 hour work weeks filled with near-constant death and trauma. In this episode you’ll hear Bindu unpack the mystery of how our greatest joy comes from surrendering everything we are, everything we have, and everything we dream of to the Lord so that we may having the supreme joy of knowing and following Him.

THEMES IN OUR DISCUSSION:

POWERFUL QUOTES:

One of the top pieces of advice that shaped Bindu's path when all she wanted to do was going to serve in Israel instead of going to med school: "You going to the Middle East as a 21 year old girl is absolutely useless. Get a skill, then go back."

"Being in the scriptures and actually having communion with the Lord through normal, every-day conversations with Him is the only way to know when it's Him speaking instead of our minds making things up."

"We can only make decisions off of what we know today" (Know that things will change, but that shouldn't stop you from making decisions. Just be open-handed with how things turn out.)

"The greatest enemy to our faith is our feelings. If you say "I can't feel God" just read the truth that objectively says He is there regardless if you feel it or not."

"Our callings can be simplified to this: have you given Him everything? And are you in a place in your career where if God took it away you would be ok?"

"Whatever your calling is, be obedient to do it, even if you do not like it at first. I hated med school for the first two years, but God has been faithful to give me a passion for it eventually, and now I can say there is nothing I would rather do in this life."

“Everything we were taught in college was to follow what you're passionate about and what you're good at and what you love - none of those things are how I would describe how I felt about med school, but there was this overwhelming peace that was telling me to move forward with it.”

“Choose obedience, expect for it to be uncomfortable, pray that He brings peace to your obedience, and know that we are here to serve Him - not the other way around.”

Bonus quote that Bindu shared with me a few months ago: "God cares more about your sanctification than even your righteous dreams"

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