“It Will All Work Out in the End”

This is one of my favorite times of year now that Labor Day is over and fall is beginning. Labor Day reminds me that many people ask me for career advice. I always tell them the same thing, “You must make yourself, in someway, indispensable, and the best way to do this is to develop your talent, and fuel your passion.” Your talent is developed by learning and practice, very mindful practice that will bring you to higher plateaus of knowledge and ability. You should also fuel your passion, and make sure it is coming from your soul rather than your insecurities, your mind, or the popular culture. Not everyone really wants to be a Rock Star or a Professional Athlete. We just get caught up in the glamor. Our real passions are the ones that come from deep inside and that are persistent. They are those that can bring tears to our eyes, and that simply feel natural to us. These are things that we would pursue with passion even if we were invisible. We wouldn’t have to be famous to feel like we were being significant, and that is what’s most important.

I saw a movie last night called, “My One and Only,” starring Renee Zellweger. The movie actually makes this same point. The story is about a shallow woman in 1953 with deep convictions. As she searched for a new future, she kept telling her two boys, “It will all work out in the end.” It turns out of course, it does, but not in the way she expected. That is the way it is for all of us it seems. Things do work out in the end, but not in the way we expect. Most often, it is better, but sometimes not in the way we measure better. I once read this advice I thought was perfect; “It will all work out in the end, if it hasn’t worked out, it’s not the end.”