Imagine you’ve been provided with a livable income for the rest of your life. You have no need to work, but aren’t rolling in money either. How would you spend your time? Your answer will say a lot about you and what your passion may be. Perhaps this discovery confirms your career choice, or maybe it makes you realize you’re not actually where you want to be in life. If it’s the latter, think about how you could make money with that passion, and even draw up a game plan for getting to that point. As much of our lives are spent at work, to dislike what you’re doing will not only drain you of energy and willpower, but also leave you looking back and wondering why you didn’t do anything to change it.
This may be the easiest assignment of the whole series for me. If I had sufficient income to live the rest of my life I would march in to my bishop and ask, “how can I best serve?” I would seem opportunities to serve people around me, to serve in the temple, to serve as a church service missionary, and as soon as my kids were old enough I would apply to serve a full time proselyting mission again. I would spend the remainder of my healthy days laboring directly for Zion in whatever capacity I was called to do so.
I am not now where I want to eventually be in life but I feel very good that where I am now will help me to get there.
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