How to Discover Your Calling

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So many of us ask, in different seasons of our lives, “What’s my calling? What is my purpose? What work would bring me meaning and joy?”
The answers to this question can help us make decisions about career changes, job searches, entrepreneurship, creative hobbies, and volunteer work.
In my life coaching work, I’ve had the opportunity to talk with thousands of individuals to help them discover their callings, and to see the patterns and themes.
In this video, you’ll learn seven simple ways to identify your calling - and we’ll also talk about resistance and self-doubt around our callings.
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  • @TheBurgessNetwork
    @TheBurgessNetwork3 жыл бұрын

    Tara, and this video - is spot on! I have experienced all 7 signs of my calling. The calling that is showing up in my heart right now is a ballet story. I have never taken a ballet class. I started going to ballets every Spring season for the past few years and after I got called to write a ballet I put it off for longer than I thought I did - 6 years. I started the story last September and I have spent my entire time during this pandemic working on the 3rd and 4th drafts of this ballet story. Everything she said is true for me. I'm in shock right now.

  • @angelicasereda
    @angelicasereda8 жыл бұрын

    Resisting the calling- I can totally relate to that. Now I know it's part of the process.

  • @RosePetal17
    @RosePetal177 жыл бұрын

    OMG!!!! Yes, the resistance is real!

  • @mphasis1983

    @mphasis1983

    7 жыл бұрын

    its horrible :(

  • @007streetglider7
    @007streetglider78 жыл бұрын

    this is true on every level for me. at first I was moving towards my dream, allowed fear to move in and ran the other way. been 16 long years, but could no longer hold it back anymore. am now making that calling a reality. thank you!

  • @meliasummers7530
    @meliasummers7530 Жыл бұрын

    Omg 😱 I know my calling it has been calling me for many years it is so strong I’m ready for my calling in my life 🙏

  • @christinelinton2382
    @christinelinton23829 жыл бұрын

    This is brilliant. Thank you! I've been watching a lot of these "find your calling" videos and reading books and articles of the same subject. I have been trying to name what it is I should do with my life, as I have felt pretty lost and afraid of moving forward these days. This just struck a cord with me. You helped me name something I knew was in my heart but I had struggled to acknowledge as a "calling" because I felt a lot of resistance to it. I didn't feel like I was naturally good enough at it to take it on, and well, it ticked all 7 of those boxes perfectly. Many other videos demand you follow your bliss and do what you're already amazing at because that's you gift and it's going to be awesome and easy. That advice has value, but doesn't tell the other side of the story they way you do here. So thank you thank you! Keep up the good work!!

  • @Semajjame5
    @Semajjame57 жыл бұрын

    Favoritism seems like the bridge between success and failure, not a calling, everyone doesn't get a fair chance

  • @NaketaTV
    @NaketaTV7 жыл бұрын

    I wish there was a love button! Thank you so much for this video. I have definitely been resisting what I believe may be my calling.

  • @Atlanta718
    @Atlanta7186 жыл бұрын

    1. See a vision of something different related to a need in the world. Persistent pain or frustration. 2. Feel like you're supposed to be doing it. 3. 4. 5. Resistance to calling 6. Resources will come as you work on it. 7. You're not who you need to be to fulfill the mission. 6.

  • @hehehe1991able
    @hehehe1991able8 жыл бұрын

    My calling is to make it a better world

  • @the_marcusteeinsights5938

    @the_marcusteeinsights5938

    6 жыл бұрын

    My calling is to marry you

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    what a world!

  • @dizzydazl
    @dizzydazl10 жыл бұрын

    I like this! I've watched a lot of "how to find your calling" type videos but this one was different from all of them.

  • @MetalHeadRed954
    @MetalHeadRed9546 жыл бұрын

    I always had a passion and curiosity for multiple things such as being a game designer,creating a game system and making my own clothing line since I was a kid..it never went away..here I am now having a strong desire to become a entrepreneur

  • @JennHowardAgent003
    @JennHowardAgent0039 жыл бұрын

    To answer your final question, mine is Social Work. I get a reminder almost every week that that's my calling without a doubt. However, I am not about to put myself through the stress of working in a thankless job with no vacation time! Even two weeks paid is not enough in that industry! Maybe if this country had 3 4+ weeks of vacation like they do in other western countries I would do it without a doubt. For now, yes I hate my job but at least I get to choose my own hours!

  • @xpmark1
    @xpmark15 жыл бұрын

    I read these words of Tara a few years ago to start me on my quest for a calling.I still believe all the points she makes are very true and very helpful. I would add, as hard as it is try and let things come to you,without trying to force an outcome.I really struggle with this one.

  • @ThePiscesHero
    @ThePiscesHero9 жыл бұрын

    beautiful video. There's two ways I feel you can feel your calling. 1. Through Illusion by your Ego. 2. Through Presence, positive, joyful, and happy state. I have a tough time trying to tune into that feeling because in the past my ego gave me so many ideas that I don't feel the true calling.

  • @marantan4715
    @marantan47154 жыл бұрын

    I already feel calmed down and warm when I hear your voice Tara, I have read Playing Big and I am grateful to have came across this book Thank you

  • @patriciac.s.1295
    @patriciac.s.12959 жыл бұрын

    I believe that in order to find our calling in life, we must gain access to a deeper part within us, our Spirit, also called Knowledge. Our calling will begin to emerge as we reclaims Knowledge and as we prepare. We must prepare for our calling in life, or else will not be able to respond. I would like to share a passage from Steps to Knowledge, the spiritual practice that I'm following: "You have a calling in this world. It is not what you think it is. It will emerge from your Knowledge once Knowledge is allowed to emerge within your mind. You have a calling in this world because you have come here to do some very specific things. Your purpose in this world is to reclaim your Knowledge and to allow your Knowledge to express itself.That is a very simple statement of your purpose, but it is a statement that contains a great deal of depth and a great deal that must be fulfilled in time. You have a calling in this world because you were sent here to do something. It is for this reason that your mind is the way it is and that you have a specific nature that is distinct from others. As your calling emerges, you will realize why you think and act the way you do, and all of this will be brought into true balance and harmony.This will erase all cause you have for self-condemnation, for your nature represents a usefulness that you have not yet realized. In other words, you are made specifically for something that you have not yet comprehended. Prior to this you will resist your nature, thinking it is a limitation upon you. In time, you will realize that it is an invaluable resource for accomplishment, for you have a calling in the world." (Step 231, Steps to Knowledge by Marshall Vian Summers)

  • @akbarebrahimifard6072

    @akbarebrahimifard6072

    9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for inviting me

  • @ricardov.5747

    @ricardov.5747

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Patricia C. S. Thank you for this :)

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    We have a misconception of the thing we call our calling! each day we have a calling! every days calling develops us , to our total self being! but we grow up with this ''and they live happily ever after concept! that you will meet something in your life and that will be your calling, the reason yo are led to that job or that marriage, or that family ,or that project, is not that its your calling, but those things that you find yourself in, is to develop your TOTAL SELF BEING most people fulfill just a fraction of their TOTAL SELF BEING That is why you have several incarnations.

  • @inayainna
    @inayainna8 жыл бұрын

    It's the best video/source about fining your calling: short and clear. Thank you!

  • @DivineEarthSchool
    @DivineEarthSchool10 жыл бұрын

    So true about number 5-7! Those totally resonate with me right now :-) thank you!

  • @sadequrrohman
    @sadequrrohman Жыл бұрын

    Omg! Synchronicity at best. Funny how this showed on my feed at the right time and place! I need to take action now! Thanks for this video lovely!❤

  • @jenniferlandaal
    @jenniferlandaal6 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your video. I've probably watched about 50 videos on how to find your life purpose. You were straight to the point. Thank you so much.

  • @Glop1298
    @Glop12987 жыл бұрын

    I've waded through about a dozen videos about this topic until I came across this incredible one that was way more informative, way more insightful, and full of super good information. This was miles above the rest. I love you for making this. Thank you so very kindly.

  • @timhalloran1188
    @timhalloran11888 жыл бұрын

    Good point about resisting our calling. So true - we often put many barriers in the way of what we would truly love to do. Thanks for sharing.

  • @getanointed
    @getanointed11 жыл бұрын

    wow. this is extremely great advice. Above and beyond what oneself would get from their own perspective. thumbs up

  • @Razzamatazzi1
    @Razzamatazzi110 жыл бұрын

    This is brilliant! Thank you so much, just what I needed.

  • @mebd3915
    @mebd39158 жыл бұрын

    #6 and #7 really got to me. This helped me tremendously. Thank you so much.

  • @silentlessons4221
    @silentlessons42216 жыл бұрын

    Been searching for this topic for long and this is by far the best presentation. Short and to the point unlike many so called best speakers and motivational speakers who bubble for endless minutes leaving you more confused than before. Thanks very much dearest sister for this.

  • @littleangel6026
    @littleangel60268 жыл бұрын

    So how is one supposed to figure it out if they dont have anything showing up and are unsure of what they love to do

  • @WhyILoveAHI
    @WhyILoveAHI9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Tara for you inspirational words. I'm in the process right now trying to decipher what my calling in life is. I think I'm getting pretty close though. Thanks a bunch!

  • @shubhamvijay7890
    @shubhamvijay78907 жыл бұрын

    Dunno what is it about her, about what she says,it resonates with me..This and other videos too..So insightful.. I m so happy there are such people with such thoughts..

  • @rabilalbeshra8499
    @rabilalbeshra84996 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. Number 6th point clicked my mind. I think i was stucked in somewhere but after knowing the truth about what you said about that "gathering needs for a calling is after or in during not to think much before if i have or not.. Thank you again.

  • @holaisaaa
    @holaisaaa9 жыл бұрын

    Woa so enlightening !!! Yes! Thank you thank you thank you 💗💗💗💗

  • @flutteringrose
    @flutteringrose7 жыл бұрын

    Wow. This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you.

  • @randyellison602
    @randyellison6022 жыл бұрын

    My calling is in Ministry. Iv known this since I was a kid. It never goes away.

  • @Romy_880
    @Romy_8809 жыл бұрын

    Extremely Helpful. Thank you so very much for sharing this Tara.

  • @omarelkady
    @omarelkady8 жыл бұрын

    your words touch me thank you tara, i will follow this steps and hope to do it

  • @Atlanta718
    @Atlanta7186 жыл бұрын

    Tugs on your #heart Given assignment or in a flow We resist the #calling We don't have the #resources we need to do it. We gather during not before. We must #transform into the person to bring dream into reality. #Grow to become the person you want to be.

  • @acharich

    @acharich

    5 жыл бұрын

    🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

  • @thesecretweapon5401
    @thesecretweapon540110 жыл бұрын

    YES!! You explained it so perfectly! Great video.

  • @TheOllieKee
    @TheOllieKee9 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely superb! Thank you,Tara!

  • @depressorfull
    @depressorfull5 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation is what I've been looking for for a long time.

  • @kobalt77
    @kobalt773 жыл бұрын

    I needed to hear this today. Thank you so much beautiful Tara.

  • @Unosareen
    @Unosareen6 жыл бұрын

    Very insightful video!! Thanks for sharing this.

  • @amethysth.1913
    @amethysth.19137 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot ...after moving from one video to another I was able to figure out what's popping most of the time in my mind...👌very clear in your video

  • @someblackasianguy
    @someblackasianguy10 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tara!!!

  • @MissExel
    @MissExel10 жыл бұрын

    LOVE THIS! makes me feel not so lost =)

  • @michaeljolicoeur2660
    @michaeljolicoeur26607 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ms. Mohr. you have been a great help

  • @audreybaylefoster4481
    @audreybaylefoster44817 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video. Really useful especially 7, 6, 5 and 3 for me. Keep up the good work.

  • @mothergoose4231
    @mothergoose42314 жыл бұрын

    this was fabulous! Thanks a bunch! greatest pep talk for pretty much anyone that has an idea of what they want to do or maybe have never realized they actually have dreams. I didnt know for years that i had dreams. just thought that was for evryone else. I look down on myself for everything so i thought those thoughts were lame, but turns out i guess their my calling lol!!! I cant let it go and when i do it always is there or sneaks through the back door! great vid!

  • @noureenmulenga1728
    @noureenmulenga17284 жыл бұрын

    I can relate with number six......thank you for the video

  • @celondelon
    @celondelon11 жыл бұрын

    1, 5, 6 and 7 I experienced at the beginning of my calling and it was amazing when I accepted that it was possible 2, 3 and 4 came last because when I began practicing my calling i wasn't any good at it even though it felt so right and no I'm great at it.

  • @pablogonzalez3951
    @pablogonzalez39519 жыл бұрын

    What I want. an Easy life a peaceful joyful life being real

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    that comes from inside not out side ! material things dont bring peace and joy

  • @rohitsiriya1803
    @rohitsiriya18035 жыл бұрын

    Thank.u so much 🙏 for these words m going thru the toughest time of my life

  • @adelesantos8175
    @adelesantos81757 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this beautiful, enlightening video. 👏👏👏

  • @deeprestnature
    @deeprestnature6 жыл бұрын

    So timely and helpful, thank you Tara

  • @playishelliott6662
    @playishelliott666210 жыл бұрын

    thanks Tara.. this is one of thee best advice I heard someone give.. lol when I make it to the top I will give you a call

  • @vincentnulevels4113
    @vincentnulevels41139 жыл бұрын

    I love this! Thank you!

  • @Vday2933
    @Vday29336 жыл бұрын

    And yes, my calling is to be a missionary, to share the Gospel. To reach the unreachable! I’m still praying for God’s perfect ways and in His perfect timing when He will going to send me out for outreach!

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    eloisa , why don't you start in your own home? in your street? on your workplace? there are unreachable people living right next to you! what is the Gospel anyway? i read somewhere that you should love God and your neighbor ! i think you could reach more people showing glove than anything else.

  • @Vday2933

    @Vday2933

    6 жыл бұрын

    keen observer actually I am already doing outreach in our local city in slum areas and also I am involved in jail ministry too. 😊

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    Am involved in jail ministry too! am a schoolteacher! students just finish their sentence and get a job! showing love and caring is the best Gospel you can preach to anyone, you start to preach to people , and they can quote verses better than you! but you show love , and you will win hearts.

  • @Vday2933

    @Vday2933

    6 жыл бұрын

    keen observer amen! That is so true!!!! I totally agree with you!

  • @mikeytobago

    @mikeytobago

    6 жыл бұрын

    Another misconception we have about calling, is that we feel that we must learn a skill, and then we will be called to use that skill to bring about a change in the world, but your calling is a learning process. lets take the man Moses for example! God called Moses to lead the children of Isreal to the promise land , he spent 40 years learning the ways of the Egyptians 40 years learning how to be a shepherd and the last 40 years learning to control his temper and his inferiority complex . that's what calling is about ! when you submit to what you are taught, other people will be inspired by your humility faith and lesson learnt, and then you will make the change you want to see happen.

  • @davidsarkar6668
    @davidsarkar66683 жыл бұрын

    Wow, all thanks, praise, glory and honour be to Jesus, Amen !

  • @jpmusic4302
    @jpmusic43025 жыл бұрын

    this is the best video within this subject...really explained a lot

  • @snehalkhichi6844
    @snehalkhichi68447 жыл бұрын

    you made it just so obvious, why doubt creeps up but I again get to it.

  • @gracejackson8147
    @gracejackson814710 жыл бұрын

    Very clear cut, points.

  • @zazenh
    @zazenh10 жыл бұрын

    great video Tara. you pinpointed some key aha questions and/or feelings one gets when they're inspired or in the zone.

  • @LisaDottoli-lifeyou
    @LisaDottoli-lifeyou9 жыл бұрын

    Great video ! Thanks!

  • @mybossisme.withkike-lolaod9027
    @mybossisme.withkike-lolaod90278 жыл бұрын

    This was an amazing video ... bang on !! Thank you

  • @substantialvalue
    @substantialvalue9 жыл бұрын

    the best video in the whole world!!!!!

  • @stevendouglas5132
    @stevendouglas513210 жыл бұрын

    You keep tugging at my HEART...........................

  • @zerofann
    @zerofann9 жыл бұрын

    i'm glad I found your video :DD especially after the uh oh part. that kinda made me feel at ease somehow cos I kinda get it.

  • @RelaxCreatorMary
    @RelaxCreatorMary9 жыл бұрын

    Oh God,you almost made me cry!

  • @stephenmiller3191
    @stephenmiller31916 жыл бұрын

    Great video thank you!!!

  • @pinkelefant4ever
    @pinkelefant4ever8 жыл бұрын

    Right now, if I had a couch in Clayton, South Carolina I just might go for it!

  • @hanna1god305
    @hanna1god30510 жыл бұрын

    Ohhh.. I'm so grateful on your ''7 Ways to Identify Your Calling'':')xD Helped a lot. Love it

  • @manishahatzade1006
    @manishahatzade10068 жыл бұрын

    you helped me in finding my calling thanks

  • @oscarbrown3705
    @oscarbrown37057 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @dibn1308
    @dibn13085 жыл бұрын

    You speak my soul Tara! I am just confused as a spinning Top! It doesn't make sense but I can find solace only in the thoughts of running after some Godly Work ,! What to do ?

  • @romenpheonixx7005
    @romenpheonixx70059 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Right to the point.

  • @rakarahman7479
    @rakarahman74798 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.Great.

  • @sweetsour6783
    @sweetsour67838 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Well said.

  • @enigmatheinfj5346
    @enigmatheinfj53465 жыл бұрын

    Ohh why am I crying right now:') It's an awesome video Thank you for posting it Keep it up!: )

  • @pastordavidd.kallondacota5821
    @pastordavidd.kallondacota58215 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @complexjanedoe
    @complexjanedoe9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @deboradeborah5651
    @deboradeborah56516 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your video. But my question is what about if I know what my calling is but I don't know where to start it from. Could u please kindly help me? I know what I want to do. N where my heart is but I don't know how to start it

  • @sylviekarow3828
    @sylviekarow38284 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ♥️

  • @KL-bg8fi
    @KL-bg8fi7 жыл бұрын

    So helpful!

  • @JaredJanes
    @JaredJanes12 жыл бұрын

    Solid advice!

  • @rachanacitc
    @rachanacitc6 жыл бұрын

    Hello mam. I was like seriously directed by god and universe. At thi s point all I know is spread Love, gratitude, blessings, wishes, healing, vibrations Best positive, change and influence and make life of millions better. May be a life coach or law of attraction related. Ya I sabotage myself at times thinking it too big. I daily affirm that I have courage and I am enough for the seed that the universe has sown. One day I will make it

  • @rroohirizvi53
    @rroohirizvi537 жыл бұрын

    Such a motivating video....loved it!

  • @ihabalhamarneh504
    @ihabalhamarneh50410 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing video. I loved it :)

  • @tdware33
    @tdware335 жыл бұрын

    Wow you hit this perfectly. Good stuff.

  • @harshvardhansinghgaharwar4950
    @harshvardhansinghgaharwar49507 жыл бұрын

    thanks a lot mam you have given me a great idea towards my life

  • @angar8668
    @angar866812 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @ThilebanPranks
    @ThilebanPranks10 жыл бұрын

    Nice one I always tried to resist because I didn't have the skills. thank you

  • @mi8148
    @mi81487 жыл бұрын

    so i need to want to fix the world in order to have a calling? there are SO many things wrong with the world that I think about, but I don't think my career will be helping anyone. I want to do something fun, challenging where my knowledge is valued, where I can progress and earn a decent amount of money. So I'm studying IT.

  • @just1musicfan
    @just1musicfan7 жыл бұрын

    I feel that my calling is just talking with people. I love listening to their stories, their problems, and really, just about anything. Offering advice to help them or just giving them a place to vent their frustrations. Many people have said to me, "I feel so much better after talking to you." I've been in on the road sales for 25 years and I'm hoping to retire in the next 5-10 years. I'm ready to leave my job and do something new. How do I get to a job helping people by talking with them and how do I do it and still make an ok living?

  • @just1musicfan

    @just1musicfan

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the response AlbShadoW. I can't afford the schooling and the time to get a degree in psychotherapy. I think I would enjoy it and I think I could help people. I just don't see a way to get there from where I am right now. I used to tend bar years ago, maybe I should go back to that. lol Just kidding. I want to seriously talk to people and listen to them. Everyone has a story, and I love hearing them and reading them when they email me. Thanks again for the response.

  • @gxbellca
    @gxbellca8 жыл бұрын

    Good points Tara.

  • @Burnlem65
    @Burnlem6512 жыл бұрын

    great! is it just my connection, or does the audio get off track about 3:15?

  • @chellywhit
    @chellywhit7 жыл бұрын

    this was so helpful

  • @passangdorji6692
    @passangdorji669210 жыл бұрын

    God bless you madam....i admire you and liked your piece of advice....

  • @pranavsinghal2005
    @pranavsinghal20057 жыл бұрын

    I connected with this video immediate as she stated all the points. I was actually surprised that you can actually understand your calling like this. wow THough how do I verify if its the right calling?

  • @majormediaproductions
    @majormediaproductions6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🤗🤗🤗

  • @RosePetal17
    @RosePetal177 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, I am having a "OMG" moment!

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