10 Questions to Identify Your Calling
Posted on July 19, 2014 by Sandra Kay Scheschuk , One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
Are you still struggling to identify what type of career you could be passionate about? Try asking yourself these 10 questions to find out.
Here are some questions that can help you identify your calling. Try to be as honest as possible when answering the questions – don’t respond in a way that you think sounds good to others or judge your responses. If you have several answers, write those down as well. Don’t attempt to filter any of your responses until everything is written down and you have gone through all the questions.
1. What are you afraid of?
2. What would you do if you won the lottery or if money was not a factor?
3. What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
4. What types of books do you love reading?
5. What activities light you up with incredible energy and enthusiasm?
6. What do your friends say you are talented at?
7. What did you love to do as a child?
8. What issue in society/the world would you most want to change or help?
9. What challenges have you overcame in life?
10. If you died and you were looking back at your life, what regrets would you have?
After you go through all the questions, start to look at your responses. Are there any common themes? Are there some answers that pop out at you more or give you an electric feeling? Keep in mind that some of your responses might not point to a specific career, but they will help you identitfy your passion. If you can identify your passion(s), you can use those to research career paths that involve your passion. Sometimes, the career may not have been established yet, so your calling could be something entrepreneurial.
