Robert Anthony's book,
Doing What You Love, Loving What You Do,
is one of the most influential books in my library. It was well
worth the time it took to type my underlines and notes. I hope you
enjoy it as much as I have. Because of its length, only one part
will be presented at a time. ENJOY!!
DOING
WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVING WHAT YOU DO
DR. ROBERT ANTHONY
PART
ONE
I have always believed that we get in life what we are
genuinely looking for - consciously or unconsciously. Just
because you are good at something, or have been trained to do
something as your life's work, doesn't mean you must do it the REST
OF YOUR LIFE!!! As someone once said, When the student is
ready, the teacher will appear.
Finding and creating your life's work, even if
it is entirely different from what you have done most of your life,
will bring you more happiness and money than any other single
action you can take.
According to Dr. Anthony, work is something you were undoubtedly
meant to do, something you know in your heart is the right thing
for you to do. Whatever it is, you may be sure that you have
a talent and also an instinct for it. Money is a natural
by-product of doing anything well.
Doing what you love to do will require that you
listen to yourself and follow your own wisdom. You must learn
to listen to yourself rather than to always seek answers from
others. It is extremely important to develop self-reliance
and to trust your own decisions. To succeed at anything, you
must love it, and only YOU know what you truly love. When you
are doing what you love to do, you will handle even the most
demanding aspects of your work with ease.
Think about the person you REALLY want to be,
the person with extremely high self-esteem. Your ultimate
goal should be to find what you love to do and become an expert at
it. You make your own inner world, and through it, your outer
world. If you have difficulty overcoming obstacles, it is
only because your inner guidance is taking you in a direction that
is not in alignment with your creative intention. If you
truly intend to have something - you will.
Next month we will cover "Taking Mental
Inventory."