Directing Life, Passion and Purpose with Energy
A Story From Cathy Hawk
For over 30 years, I’ve been coaching my business clients to find their purpose. Or more specifically, to find “what lights them up.” I created the “Lights On Learning Method to help people find their true passion in life and work – something that fascinated me because I wanted to discover my OWN calling.
Despite my professional accomplishments, I knew that something in me had SO much more purpose (and joy!) that I was actually living in my day to day work. This is a very common experience for my clients, most of whom are successful professionals and business owners. They often felt guilty in their longing for change BECAUSE of their achievements.
Think about this phrase for a minute: “What lights you up?”
The first show that I did for NPR on this topic lit up the switchboard – our office was overwhelmed with hundreds of calls from people who were pondering the question – “Am I truly living my purpose?” The need to explore this question of what lights us up, and then find a way to merge life and work, gets more pressing with each year that passes.
Debbie was an MBA graduate in engineering who joined her father’s business under pressure. Her secret desire was to be a musician. We helped her become a very successful one. Matthew started a business selling medical equipment and exhausted himself to become a success. He called me from the Emergency Room to say “I can’t keep doing life this way.” Now he owns an organic blueberry farm in Argentina.
The first step is to give our clients “permission” to go ahead and make the leap of faith. Our Get Clarity Coaching gives them that permission – as well as the tools and pathway to make the changes real and permanent. Over the years, I have had many clients say that I am a “permissionary.” And that is the joy that I feel when they find their special light and begin living their passion and purpose – their UNIQUE contribution to the world.
Contact Cathy at cathyhawk@getclarity.com
