Each of us is unique. There are all kinds of callings and one is not better than another. Each has it's place. Each is important. We cannot build a house with just one skill.

It took me a long time to find my true sense of purpose. Now it's very clear and solid. It leads me every day. I had to to a lot of healing and work in myself to get to this point but the compass always leads me the same way now.

Robert Greene brings up a great point that we often create a life to fill in the gaps of our childhood. Thar might mean money, attention or love. But when we chase this lack we rarely become satisfied. And we often ignore what our souls call for us to do. It becomes a matter of finding our TRUE path which means uncovering the false ones!

When I get lost, frustrated and overwhelmed I have to narrow my focus. I choose one small thing to accomplish at a time. In this way I'm able to keep moving forward.

Robert says that your obstacles are FOR you and that by learning to deal with your obstacles creatively that you might see things no one has seen. It's been my observation that people who are experts were often the people who struggled the most. That's why they are so good at showing us the way!

Doing the daily meditations from Robert Greene's The Daily Laws - 366 meditations....What if you don't know what makes you feel more alive? I know that when I challenge myself to do things I don't think I can do, that I end up feeling absolutely terrified but after I feel so accomplished.

Early in my life I tried to "shut off" my weirdness. Mostly because I wasn't sure how I was different than others. It was scary, lonely and sad. As I grew up I learned to discover who I AM and accept it. The things that made me weird now make me stronger.

One of my most inspiring people to model from is Milton Erikson whose work in therapy and hypnosis was so inspiring. Finding people to inspire us and whom we can learn from is so important to our own personal growth.

Embracing the things that make me different and strange has been an emotional journey for me. The things I was judged for are now the things that make me stronger, more interesting, and more effective. But that took years!

Striving for money & success more often results in less of these things. Whereas striving for purpose allows success to happen as a natural part of the purpose driven life.