How do we know if we’re following our true callings? How do we sharpen our senses to cut through the distractions of everyday life and hear the calls that are beckoning us? In this episode, I’m talking with Gregg Levoy of the renowned book Callings – Finding and Following an Authentic Life. Gregg comes from a place of so much wisdom and experience about how we can find our true callings. You’ll find out what exactly a calling is and how to distinguish true callings from false ones. Plus Gregg shares lots of meaningful, fun stories during our conversation together. Listen in now…
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Gregg Levoy
Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House)—rated among the “Top 20 Career Publications” by the Workforce Information Group—and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin). He’s the former “behavioral specialist” at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.
He’s also Keynoted at many career-development and workforce conferences including the National Career Development Assn Conference (twice), the Wisconsin Employment and Training Association Conference, International Career Development Conference, National Assn of Colleges and Employers Conference, International Conference on Positive Aging, and many others, and has appeared on ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS.
A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he’s written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Fast Company, and others.
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About this Episode
How do we know if we’re following our true callings? How do we sharpen our senses to cut through the distractions of everyday life and hear the calls that are beckoning us? In this episode I’m talking with Gregg Levoy of the renowned book Callings - Finding and Following an Authentic Life. Gregg comes from a place of so much wisdom and experience about how we can find our true callings. You’ll find out what exactly a calling is and how to distinguish true callings from false ones. Plus Gregg shares lots of meaningful, fun stories during our conversation together.
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Highlights
- What is a calling?
- How to be receptive to callings
- How callings show themselves and the different channels they come through
- Synchronicities and meaningful coincidences
- How to tell if calls are true and real
- What happens when you ignore/avoid a calling
- Dreams and rituals
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Resources
The IAWP Ultimate Guide to Becoming Your Best Self and Living Life on Your Own Terms – https://iawpwellnesscoach.com/guide