How To Find Your Calling (From 5 People Who Found Theirs)

Why does our culture perpetuate the belief that “finding oneself” is an age-specific phase, reserved only for angst-ridden teenagers and wanderlust-stricken 20-somethings? The notion of finding a passion is all-too-frequently aligned with youth and impulsivity, but truthfully, we’re all quietly seeking our next challenge, our next calling. We’re of the belief that it’s never too late to course correct your life, and given the job-hopping numbers, we’re probably not the only ones. Though the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not regularly track career changes, in a recent study of late-period baby boomers it found that people will hold an average of 11 different jobs throughout their lifetime, and for some, as many as 15 jobs. (For younger Americans, that number will likely be much higher.) To help you take that eager leap, we’ve partnered with Chevrolet Malibu to bring you these courage-inducing tips for finding your passion, from five people who found theirs. 1.  When Jim Stevens suddenly and unexpectedly lost his vision in 1993, he believed his days as an artist were over. A stroke in his visual cortex ― brought on by bullet fragments that had been there since 1970, when he was shot serving as a U.S. Army sergeant during combat in Vietnam ― rendered him legally blind, except for a small pinhole of vision in both eyes. In the wake of the loss of his teaching job at the University of Colorado in Denver, paired with a sep...
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