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Ultimately, your real life goal would be to:

A) do something that you love to do, or

b) do something that you're good at.

And if you luck out, it would involve both of these. No problem, right?

So why the endless, great, and mysterious search for the true calling in life?

If you could do anything at all, without the chance of failure, then chances are you'd be able to say exactly what you would do with your life. Most people can come up with an answer to this problem when it's put that way.

So again, why are most people searching for their calling in life?

The two main reasons for this are:

1) You are scared to take the risks involved. If you're someone like me, then you've always known what you wanted to accomplish with your life. But for whatever reason, you just don't do it. Possibly you took the wrong job right out of high school or college based on circumstances such as the loss of another job, the lure of big money, or the advice of someone else , etc. As your life progressed, you've come to accept things as they are, stuck, or even frightened to take the risk involved. You begin to make excuses as to why you can't change now. Or.....

2) Maybe you truly don't know what you want to do. Now, this is the hardest one to understand but it happens.

Now, I know what you're looking for and why you've ended up at this site. And yes, you can find what you're looking for here. However, I won't try to give you a magic formula like so many people try to sell to you. As I've stated before, career testing and self assessments alone are great self-discovery tools but they're not going to change who you are.

Moving On

I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't know at least what a few of your talents and abilities are. Trust yourself. You've been alive long enough to have some understanding of what turns you on, makes you tick, and what you can and can't do. If not, you need to stop, sit down, and take some time to figure out who you are. Be completely honest with yourself and you'll come up with some completely honest answers.

It might help if you made a list

I know. Not another list!!! But they do have their uses.

Make a list of careers that appeal to you. If you need help with this, you can find an alphabetical list of occupations, their explanations, and salary statistics on my site.

Make a list of what you excel at and what you enjoy doing. Don't leave anything out, include hobbies, passions, and whatever you do in your spare time. Your hobbies and passions could be your key to finding your goal in life.

Now make the same list over. Except make this one as if it was five years ago. Ten years ago. Put in everything. You can make a living out of anything. Then pick the top few, the ones that feel the best, and you have a place to begin.

You are on your way to your answers.

The reason that many people miss their calling in life is that they don't search for ways to make their daily bread doing what they're good at or what they enjoy. They think that it's impossible.

So, what's your life goal?

For the vast majority of the people who enjoy prosperous and satisfying lives, the answer is simple. I'm sure you've heard this before:

"Do what you enjoy and the rest will take care of itself"