Do You Love What You Do? Part Two
Today I am grateful that so many of you got so much out of my Do You Love What You Do? blog I wrote recently.
In fact, I’d like to respond to one of the questions a follower asked in this follow-up.
She said, “so what if you are in a job you don’t love to do, but can’t afford to quit it.”
So, in this blog, I would like to answer with 3 possible solutions; and you may apply one or all of them, if this question also applies to you.
1. Consider the 3 levers that I shared in the original blog. Pulling any one of them can add satisfaction and meaning to the work that you do.
2. Change course. I will be the first to acknowledge both that:
a. changing course too often can be an absolute limitation to ever staying on one course long enough top achieve any real success; and success breeds contentment.
b. the longer that you have invested on a certain course, the harder it can be to change, for many reasons.
But I will also say that nobody should choose to live a life of discontent, so the better options come down to:
a. change what you do,
b. change your attitude about what you do,
c. change something about how you do it that makes it better.
Reference the last suggestion, greater Focus and/or higher levels of commitment and activity can often be the magic that can change the trajectory of a career.
3. Add something apart from your work that will add purpose, excitement, empowerment and contentment to your life.
This could be a hobby, ministry or calling outside of one’s vocation.
I have even known some very successful people that started this way, and later turned their passion into their livelihood as well…
come to think of it, I am one of them.
I trained and taught martial arts in college and throughout my military career; not for money but for meaning.
And today I get to lead an organization that not only empowers students lives, but also empowers others to do what we love for their living.
On the other hand, many of my KMMA students already have successful careers or are even retired, and yet find purpose, passion and joy growing and sowing in our Blackbelt Leadership Program.
They probably just smiled when they read this.
And, like me, they’re probably hoping you’ll come and see.
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Love what you do.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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this pic was taken at the grand opening of our school…
the day i made my calling my career.
Speaking of callings, that’s my son, Shihan Harley, in my father’s embrace.
Being a great father is another calling that brings purpose to my life. Like running a business, it isn’t easy.
If you too or a dad, or mom for that matter, just trying your best to be your best at it, join us in my EmPOWERing Fathers community.
About Grandmaster Stephen J. Del Castillo: Grandmaster Del Castillo is the founding Master Instructor of Krav Maga Martial Arts and has been empowering lives in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties since October of 2000. He is a 7th degree Blackbelt, MBA, author, mentor and success coach, a US Army Veteran and a proud father and grandfather. He is married to Ms. Barbara Del Castillo who helps him run the school. Grand Master Del Castillo began his training in the early 80’s and has high level blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Premier Martial Arts and Krav Maga Martial Arts as well as experience in kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Jiujitsu. He has high level instructor certifications from BBSI, IKMF, and KMG and has been featured in numerous Martial Arts publications and also Success magazine. He was a competitive sport karate and American Kickboxing instructor until he enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he won an Army Green to Gold scholarship and proceeded to ROTC and the University of Tampa. He was commissioned in 1992 and went on to serve in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division and then in several other posts in the US until he left military service to pursue his dream of creating KMMA in 2000. Today I continue to train, learn, sow and grow under the mentorship of World Champion Grandmaster Jeff Smith, who regularly visits the academy to help sow into my teams and students as well.
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