Never Stop Chasing Your Calling in Pursuit of Your Passions

Welcome to Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

I'm your host, Kevin Lowe, and I'm excited to welcome you inside.

This is the kind of place where your glass will never be anything other than half full because we choose to focus on the positive side of life.

Now this doesn't mean that we shy away from the real talk.

No, not a chance.

Matter of fact, we explore all aspects of life.

From the good, the bad, and the ugly.

But all of that is done with one purpose.

One purpose.

To inspire you to never give up on life.

Even when it may seem like life has given up on you.

Now I get it, life is hard.

But starting today, you've got grit, grace, and inspiration.

What's going on, and how are you today?

My name is Kevin Lowe, your host, and well, welcome to the podcast.

Today you are joining me for episode 136.

And well, today's episode has been inspired by the guest inside of the previous episode.

That was episode 135, where I was in the studio with Meredith Hill.

What inspired me about her story is the idea that we should never stop chasing our calling.

Why do you think so many kids coming out of high school or even out of college for that matter find it so difficult to find a job?

I believe a big part of that is because we grow up with this mindset that we have to choose a career.

We have to find something we want to do, that we love, that we're passionate about.

And that's what we do the rest of our life until we retire.

That's what we're taught.

That's what we're led to believe life is.

And I think for most of us, as in like 99.9% of us, the thought of choosing a career path today that we will still love 20, 30 years from now just seems absolutely insane.

And so here on the podcast, I'm gonna do what I do best.

And that is going against the grain, telling you to do the stuff that we were told not to do.

And for today, that is to encourage you to never stop chasing your passions.

Because I believe that no matter how old you are, no matter how long you've been working, you should constantly keep growing, both in your personal life and in your profession.

And oftentimes that may mean that it's time for you to make a change in your career.

In order to help illustrate this topic, I want to use me as an example.

So if you've been around the podcast for a while, you will know that I originally started this podcast while owning my own travel agency.

Because back in 2013, I decided that I was going to be a travel agent.

And that's when I opened my own home-based travel agency called Better Days Travel.

I loved being a travel agent.

I loved getting to own my own business.

I loved getting to create vacations for my clients.

And it served an amazing purpose in my life.

At the time, I had recently become disabled, had become blind back in 2003 while still in high school.

And yet now with this home-based travel agency that I created, I was able to own my own business, make my own money, help people with vacations, all while sitting at home, which was just incredible for me.

But through the years of being a travel agent, it was clear being a travel agent wasn't what I was truly meant to be.

It wasn't drawing on my gifts.

It wasn't my calling.

And there became a point when it no longer really was lighting me up inside.

Now, of course, the global pandemic in 2020 helped to emphasize that.

But regardless, I knew that I was meant to be doing something different.

But at the same point, as I said, being a travel agent, it served its purpose.

And I am grateful for it.

But here's what happened.

I realized that it wasn't for me.

I realized that there was something else out there in the world for me to be doing.

And so I made a change.

I decided to make the difficult choice to walk away from being a travel agent.

I took the seven years spent building my business, and I didn't throw it away.

No, because those seven years were pivotal.

They helped me to grow into this new life as somebody who is blind.

It made me realize that, hey, you know what, Kevin?

You can still do awesome things, even though you're blind.

And so I don't view those seven years as a waste, but instead they were just a chapter in my life.

And yet I came to a point when it was time for me to turn the page and embark on a new chapter of life.

That is what brought me into the podcasting and now life and business coaching.

I mention this because maybe that's you and your life.

Maybe what you've been doing no longer lights you up.

Or you just think to yourself that maybe there's something more out there for me.

Maybe there's something else that I'm truly meant to be doing.

And that's what today's episode is all about is about getting you to pay attention to those feelings, to have you stop and think, wow, is this truly meant for me?

Or is there something else I want to explore?

Now, as I said earlier, what we've been led to believe is that you need to push those feelings aside.

It's work, it's a job.

You show up and you do the job.

If you want to do something else, that's what you get to do on Saturday and Sunday.

But this is your career.

It's providing an income.

You're supporting your family, you're supporting yourself.

So shut up, put on the work clothes and go to work and do what you have to do.

Well, that's not what I'm saying.

Because I realize that this life is way too short for us not to be living in our highest potential possible each and every single day.

This life is way too short for you to be going into a job that you hate.

Now I get it.

Work is work, and it's never going to be as fun as Saturday and Sunday when we're off hanging out with family and friends.

But at the same point, I do believe that we should not dread Monday morning.

I believe that we should look forward to it just as much as we do Friday evening because it's pulling on our passions.

It lights us up.

And that's what I'm talking about.

And that's why I encourage you to never stop chasing your passions, to make the hard decisions, to make the change if you gotta change, and do it.

Look at the guest inside of episode 135 that I mentioned earlier, Meredith Hill.

She was working in this high role position, working in a job that was making her amazing income, and that society said she should have loved, that that was where she was supposed to be.

She worked hard to get there.

So stick it out.

You're making good money.

It's a good job.

So what's wrong with you?

Why do you feel like you need to do something different?

And so most people would think, wow, what is wrong with her?

But Meredith realized that she just wasn't being fulfilled.

That she wanted to explore something new.

She wanted to give something else a chance.

And so she took that chance.

She chose to dance, and baby did she tear up the dance floor because Meredith has blossomed into an amazing version of herself while creating the business of her dreams.

And I'm here to tell you that that doesn't just have to be for Meredith Hill.

That can be for you as well.

I believe that all of us should have the opportunity to chase our dreams, to go after our calling, to light up our passions each and every day.

We just have to be willing to fight for it, to make changes, to take risks.

And, well, because what's the alternative?

What if you don't chase your calling?

What if you decide that, no, it's okay.

I'm just gonna stay in this job.

What's the risk?

What's the alternative?

What's life gonna look for you a year from now, five years, ten years from now?

Same situation?

Do you still hate your job?

Disappointed with life?

Or do you look back and say, hey, you know what?

I took some chances.

And maybe things didn't go as glamorous as you thought they would, but at the same point, you grew.

You took a chance.

And that's the important point.

Not every choice we make is quote unquote the right choice.

Not every choice is gonna land us in the most amazing situation.

Because some doors lead us down other paths in life that we kind of wish we never entered.

But I believe with all of my heart that everything in this life happens for a reason.

That every decision that you make in your life is for a reason.

Even the bad choices, even the roads in life that you travel down that aren't good, that you wish you hadn't gone down, I believe that they serve a purpose.

The important point is that you keep moving forward.

You keep going, you keep being led by your passion.

Because I want you to never stop chasing your calling.

This life, it's way too short for you to give up now.

So I encourage you with all of my heart, with everything I've got, that if you're not happy, then it's time to make a change and never stop chasing your calling.

Now, here's what's exciting is that I am a life and business coach.

And so I help people just like you do this very thing each and every day.

Now, what's extra exciting is that I am offering currently a special promo for the holiday season here in 2022 by offering my coaching packages at an incredible 50% discount.

That's right, half off the price of my three different coaching programs, ranging from just a one-time breakthrough clarity call to a four-week deep dive or all the way up to my signature three-month-long program that's gonna have you going 180 degrees in your life.

All of those are 50% off because I know we're in a time period when a lot of people want to make a change, but they're scared to do so.

And finances are tight.

So I thought, you know what?

How can I help out the listeners of this podcast?

And I thought, well, maybe I can cut the price of my programs so that it's something affordable for everyone.

Because as I said, everyone, you included, deserve to make your dreams come true.

And I don't want anything to hold you back.

If interested in learning more about working with me and grabbing this exclusive 50% discount, just send me an email.

It's as simple as that.

Podcast at lowdownmedia.com.

Again, send an email to podcast at l-o-edo-nmedia.com.

Podcast at lowdownmedia.com.

Of course, that information is inside of the episode show notes.

So scroll down, hit the button, and find that information to reach out to me today.

It would be my honor to get to help you make the difficult choices in your life, to help you move forward.

And ultimately, hey, we're coming up on the end of 2022.

It's time for you to make 2023 your year.

With that said, my name is Kevin Lowe, the host of Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

As always, I encourage you to get out there and take on the day every day with Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

I hope today's episode blesses you.

And if it could help somebody you know, please share it with them because we know sharing is care.

Hey, real quick before you go, I have one last thought to leave you with.

I of course hope that you've enjoyed today's episode, but more importantly, I want to remind you that I never want you to listen to an episode of this podcast to hear something that I have to say or that my guest has to share and think, wow, I wish I could be like them.

I wish I could overcome my own challenges and do the great things that they are doing, but I just can't.

Well, friend, that's where you're wrong.

unknown: You're wrong.

SPEAKER_00: You are capable.

You are able.

And you darn sure are deserving of having all that you can imagine in this life.

There's nothing special about me or any guests I have on this podcast.

We are all just normal people trying to make it in this life.

And so I encourage you to take a look at yourself in the mirror and remind yourself that you know what?

I can do it too.

Now, of course, if you would like help along that way, reach out to me.

Whether that's as a listener of this podcast, a friend, or if you'd like to work with me as a coach.

My contact information is inside of every episode's show notes, just like this one.

So go down, check out my contact information, and reach out to me today.

With that said, I encourage you to take on the day every day with grit, grace, and inspiration.