There’s no right decision | Alison Hatch PHoto
One of my favorite influencers is Dr. Julie Hanks. I was listening to her podcast while walking my Goldendoodles, Perry & Candace, the other day and she said something that just HIT.
The woman on her show was in agony about choosing the right career. Recently divorced with two young kids she wanted a career that was just right for her situation while also filling her soul and heart. After listening to this woman for a while it was obvious that she was in paralysis about making the “perfect” choice.
Dr. Hanks quickly shut down this poor woman’s spiral by gently introjecting “There is no perfect anything!” (While so good that isn’t the thing that hit, but I’m getting to it.) She goes on to say how the average career change for a person is 3 to 7 times. The guest was so surprised by this information that she was almost speechless.
Dr. Hanks went on to say, “You can choose something and change your mind. You can love doing more than one thing. You can work in a field for a while and then listen to the pull to do something else. The evolving of your career is a way to live a creative life.”
LIVE A CREATIVE LIFE!!!
Over the past several years (and honestly, my whole life subconsciously when I look back at it) I have worked to live a creative life. To incorporate not just art, but an expression of my authentic self through choices and ways I spend my time.
f you missed one of my previous emails I had this convergence of hard things that stopped me in my tracks mid-summer. Life always has some kind of hard but these lessons from the school of hard knox knocked me on my ass. And try as I might, haven’t been able to get fully back on my feet.
Why? Because everything that I had been doing up until that point felt wrong all of a sudden and I have had no idea what to do next.
So when I heard that advice from Dr. Hanks it was the reassurance I needed to change things. To let go of what wasn’t feeling right anymore without the shame. or guilt. That what I was choosing before the convergence wasn’t time wasted but a part of my creative life. And if that still didn’t feel right to change again!
I don’t have things all figured out (who does) but with each choice I am moving towards a life I love to create and live as my whole authentic self.
If you want to choose a different creative element to add to your life, have your photos taken on film in a relaxed, fun, and romantic way by yours truly.
