yesterday i was telling a new friend about the projects i’m working on and had to stop midway, almost in disbelief that i now get paid to do this. people value my skills, and i get to help dream clients tell their personal and company stories more powerfully. only three months ago, i was doing random equity strategy consulting for a small veterinary business, pulling together slides while feeling enormous resistance. it was perfectly fine work, but so clearly not my highest expression.
coming from a completely different background, i once had no idea how to cross the gulf between the work i was doing and the work i wanted. i had to rewrite and own my own narrative before i could help others do the same. once i connected the dots backwards, it became obvious that this work had always been calling me. i simply hadn’t learned to listen to the signals yet.
now there is so much less resistance. i’m excited to work. feeling that shift in my body, from forcing myself forward to being pulled by the work, has been remarkable.