Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3744: Your Calling Doesn't Always Look Like You Think It Should by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Curiosity
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Sep 20, 2025 Exploring your true calling is more about the journey than a single moment of clarity. It involves experimentation, curiosity, and action. Jeff Goins highlights that passion often unfolds through persistence and in service to others. He encourages listeners to build their calling rather than just find it, emphasizing that clarity emerges through taking steps forward. Personal anecdotes from the host further illustrate the unpredictable paths we take in our quests for purpose.
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Calling Is Remembering, Not Discovering
- Jeff realized discovering his calling was more about remembering past inclinations than forecasting the future.
- He frames vocation as something already present that can sneak up on you rather than a single revelation.
Guitar Beginnings And Rising Doubts
- Jeff Goins describes learning guitar and forming bands in high school and college, which sparked songwriting and a love for language.
- Touring improved his skills but also revealed doubts about whether music was his true calling.
Writing Emerges On The Road
- While touring, Jeff began writing a short story and emailed chapters to himself between stops, rekindling a love of prose.
- A nonprofit job later labeled him a writer and nudged him toward his eventual life's work.