(💸34/40) Stop Climbing Trees If You Were Born to Swim: A Revolutionary Approach to Discovering Your True Calling

What if everything you've been taught about success is actually holding you back from what you were created to do?

In this game-changing episode, we dive deep into why Einstein believed we've been measuring human potential all wrong—and how this massive misconception might be the very thing keeping you from discovering your true calling.

Here's what you'll learn:

1. Why traditional markers of success (SAT scores, job titles, net worth) are often misleading indicators of your true potential

2. The profound truth about why some people make everything look effortless (while others struggle endlessly)

3. How one Olympic athlete's controversial decision reveals the secret to finding your purpose

4. The surprising reason why your "weaknesses" might actually be pointing to your calling

5. Why the baker's story from George Mueller's orphanage changes everything about how we view purpose

6. The critical difference between chasing money and chasing your calling (and why it matters)

7. How to identify what you were actually created to do (including 3 powerful questions you can ask yourself today)

 

Key Questions to Discover Your Calling:

1. What comes easier to you than most?

2. What feels like work to others but feels like fun to you?

3. What are you wondering why most people aren't good at?

 

Resources Mentioned:

1. Book: "Simple Money, Rich Life" by Bob and Linda Lotich Get your FREE copy (just pay shipping): https://seedtime.com/free

2. Movie: "Chariots of Fire" - The Eric Liddell Story

3. Book: "The Art of Work" by Jeff Goins: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Work-Proven-Discovering-Meant/dp/0718022076 

4. Bible Verses Referenced:

   1. Jeremiah 33

   2. Colossians 3:23

   3. Psalm 139:14

5. SeedTime Money 40-week checklist (mentioned as part of our ongoing series): https://seedtime.com/give1m

 

🎯 Action Steps:

1. Start experimenting with new things (like Tom's guitar-making story teaches us)

2. Ask trusted friends/family what they see as your natural gifts

3. Look for patterns in your journey so far

4. Begin serving where you are while preparing for where you're called to be

 

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Remember: You're not a second-rate creation. You were fearfully and wonderfully made for a specific purpose. If you're feeling like a fish trying to climb a tree, it's time to find your pond and start swimming.

 

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