What's Your Calling?

Life is weird right now. I know for me it has been a huge adjustment – I lost work, went on unemployment and had to rethink my plans for my entire year. If you’re going through something, I feel ya. The pandemic threw a wrench in a lot of things, but you’re gonna be OK. Here’s how you make sure, that you’re gonna be ok and that you start to even flourish!

1. Find a Community. A community is a supportive place for you to share, get help and support others. All these things will lift you up. Helping others lifts you up. Sharing helps de-stress. Getting help will propel you forward. If you could use some support, then find a community online that will understand and support you.
2. When you find your community. ASK for Help! Don’t just be a fly on the wall. Join the conversations. Add your 2 cents. Give some support and then ask for help. Ask the hive mind for ideas and encouragement and help that you deserve. People love to help – it is in our nature. Ask and then receive with open arms.
3. Get comfortable with the unknown. There are so many unknowns right now that it can be overwhelming. How do you deal with so many fears at once? Well first you recognize that you can get through hard things. You have gotten through at least one hard thing in your life. So you can get through another. And another. And another. The best way to be comfortable with the unknown is to trust yourself – that you will handle whatever comes your way.

You are capable. You can get through this. Obstacles are meant to be overcome.

Links Referenced in the Podcast:

Don’t Keep Your Day Job Podcast

Smart Passive Income Podcast

-Miinkay

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In this episode, I get to coach Wilson Smith on what steps he should take for his career. Wilson has had an amazing career working in film, from getting the first film he worked on into SXSW (South by South West) and then winning 2 awards there. And THEN getting accepted to the Canne Film Festival in France. He has worked with great directors and actors and now amid COVID is at a turning point for his career.

Even though his career has given him amazing opportunities, the freelance lifestyle has been hard and unstable. Since film production has come to a complete halt due to the pandemic, Wilson has taken some time to think through and explore some options. BUT it’s been hard to figure out which path to take.

Many people are encouraging him to stick with film because that is clearly his passion. But his gut is telling him to go for something more stable because making rent next month is important. He has been looking into production insurance, because it would be related to film, but also a stable job that is always in need.

In our coaching session, I take Wilson through a visualization exercise that helps him realize how good it would feel to have an office, a stable job, and possibly work that would be interesting. I also remind him that a stable job is not a dead end for your passion. If he ever found a film he wanted to work on, then he could still do that. Only now he can pick and choose the ones he wants to make instead of having to take whatever came his way for the sake of money. This possibility seemed like the best of both worlds.

You can have your cake and eat it too.

-Miinkay
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I had the privilege and joy to interview my friend and fellow coach Mayuko Okai. She teaches people how to get better in touch with themselves to heal their relationship with food and their bodies.

I wanted to interview Mayuko, not just because she has a strong connection and understanding of intuition, but because she also used her intuition and dharma (knowing her truth) to leave her career and start a new one that was more aligned with who she wanted to be.

What I got out of this interview:

1. I have a relationship with food just like I have a relationship with people. And if it’s not healthy, then my eating won’t be healthy.
2. Having a calm and trusting mindset when you leave your job (even if you don’t have it figured out) is key.
3. Listening to your truth, what you know is right, will point you in the right direction.

If you’re interested in joining her amazing program, Food Liberation – just mention this podcast and receive $100 off!

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Website: Food Liberation
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Meditate while you walk. Or walk while you meditate! Listen to this short and easy meditation to get your practice started.

Learn more about meditation and get more free guided meditations in her podcast Meditate with Miinkay. 

Meditation and Mindfulness are the perfect practices to help you hear your intuition better. They teach you to slow down and get quiet enough so that it can pop through and you can hear it.

In the world today, we have 5-10 things competing for our attention at one time. We are taught to multitask and expected to get degrees and have families and be perfect people. All the stress and expectation going on around us, distracts us from the internal voices. The ones telling you to eat because you forgot breakfast. The ones telling you to call your mom because you need to check on her. And the ones tell you that you need to do more because you need to be the best. These voices are distracting us from our intuition.

Meditation is about being totally present with what you’re doing. Your mind isn’t thinking about the weekend while you’re answering emails. Your mind isn’t listening to the news while you’re washing dishes. During meditation, you are thinking and feeling totally where you are and what you’re doing. For example, if you are folding laundry and you’re thinking about how to fold each piece as you fold it. You notice how warm or cold the clothes are. You hear the sounds going on around and you are totally with the activity and not thinking about something else or listening to something then you are present. When you are present with yourself, is when you can hear yourself more clearly.

Each Monday I’ll put out an episode on career. Every other Thursday I’ll put out a meditation for you to use and practice with. I will make them short, easy, and doable. Try it, do your best and then practice as you can.

Learn more about meditation and get more free guided meditations in her podcast Meditate with Miinkay. 

When I was trying to figure what my calling was and how to get there I had an idea – what if I turned inward for the answers? I didn’t have a mentor, nor did I know where to find someone who was an expert in finding your passion. BUT I always knew that I wanted to be of service to people. So I thought – that came from somewhere right?

Yes, it came from my intuition. By definition intuition is the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. In other words, it’s a feeling sense. Here’s what I learned:

• Everyone is born with it
• It comes from your gut or your heart
• You can trust it to tell you what’s going to bring you joy
• It’s there but sometimes hard to hear

Why is it hard to hear? Because we are thinking with our practical mind and also hearing what the outside world is trying to tell us. There are a lot of thoughts and voices moving around our heads so we need to learn to hear the intuitive voice just as clearly because it’s when we ignore that voice that things may not go the way we want.

How can it help you find your calling? Your calling is something that will bring you joy and meaning. Your intuition is deeply connected to that. So hearing your intuition clearly will lead you to that. The same way your practical brain might say, “set your alarm tomorrow so you wake up on time!” Your intuition will say, “try that new hobby, it looks like a lot of fun!”

How is what’s fun going to help me find my calling? Well fun gives you that joy feeling. When you are doing things that bring you joy, you get clarity on how a career that brings you joy would feel. And then you can use that discernment to start making choices for your career.

You are your own guide. Sometimes it’s just hard to heard it. But that’s normal, and I’m here to help you.

-Miinkay

You can reach Miinkay by email at [email protected].
Follow her on Instagram @CoachMiinkay .
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Welcome to the journey to your passions.

Everyone has a calling in life. Your calling is fulfilling and meaningful and it's possible to make a career out of it. In this podcast, I talk to experts and coaches about finding your calling and I interview everyday people who have already found their purpose. I know you can find yours too.

Miinkay

Website: www.whatsyourcalling.us
Email: [email protected]