David was carved out of a single block of marble, discarded twice by sculptors and left untouched for 10 years before Michelangelo laid his hands on the cold stone to begin.
🔮 Careers carve you out after 65 years. You are David.
🔮You carve out your vocation until you die. You are Michelangelo.
I believe you need both to thrive, but not to survive. Balance is ideal to avoid burnout.
A career can shape you through lessons, education, skill, and experience, but 40 hour workweeks take a toll on your body and mind.
Vocations are available to you for your whole life. Your dedication is up to you. You have the freedom to come and go, but if you cultivate the discipline to show up regularly, it will start to replenish you.
The obstacles you overcome are part of the story of your accomplishments. Rejection, obstacles, loss, inadequacy, and insufficiency are part of the beginning.
A win means you started at the beginning and carved your way towards a masterpiece. Aim for a personal canon. Go get 'em.