I watched a very interesting interview with Rich Roll this morning on Youtube. Rich Roll is one of the more famous Youtube podcasters who interviews influencers as many of the self-development types do.
He had a story that is all too common in the US, especially for those populations where education and financial success are the golden keys for earning the love from their parents – or so that is the message many receive from their parents as they are growing up.
Rich spoke to the fact that he did very well in high school was a champion swimmer while in high school and was able to attend any university he chose. He went to Stanford to study corporate law believing this was the way to achieve the goals his parents had for him. He ended up as many do, unhappy and unfulfilled in his profession feeling like he was dressed in a costume every day he went to work. This led to alcohol and then drug addiction helping him to feel more comfortable in social situations never feeling able to accept himself from the time he was bullied as a kid.
His message is one that I have seen too many times in my clients with parents sometimes giving a similar message as Rich parents, and worse forcing some into one or two professions that are not a fit for my client because they had no interest in doing that work. In other cases, the client had no affinity for doing the actual work bringing misery.
As anyone who follows my page knows I hold the belief that one needs to do the work that allows one to feel ‘animated’ as Rich Roll put it – meaning that you are feeling alive and fulfilled doing the work that brings in the paycheck.
But, there is a problem that many people have in having lost themselves living another’s dream for them. The best way to deal with that situation is to go back to those activities one loved while young and bring together a means to create a work situation that includes as many of those as possible.
For myself, it was a lot of time and work to figure this all out once I realized that the world of the 9-5 office life was counter to my emotional health and well-being. I loved working with the mentally ill having dealt with my own mental health issues by the time I entered that world, but I hated the way the clients were being treated on so many levels that I chose not to get a degree in mental health. I wanted a method that would provide a way to healing – real healing without toxic medications and endless therapy so people could get beyond those problems. Hypnosis became the modality I came to love working in because it truly allowed my clients to finally let go of these ridiculous notions that they had to manage symptoms for the rest of their lives. It was not true in my case, and it hasn’t been true in 97% or more of my client cases over the past 20 + years of working in the world of hypnotism. However, this was something that took a long while to figure out…and that is the real message here. What are you willing to do to find that occupation that you totally love because you have an affinity for it, find it endlessly interesting because it forces you to continue to learn and grow.
Because the other thing that I have learned in my almost 62 years of living is that the real fountain of youth comes from having a continual curiosity about the world in which we live. This means being involved in growing as a person which can include being in a profession where this is necessary.
I am never going to retire from the work I do because I love doing it. I could not imagine living life without the ability to help those who are ready and able to be helped to a healthy and happy life, especially our youth. There is nothing more gratifying than speaking with my young clients after they have become happy, healthy, productive adults many years later.
So, take the time necessary to figure out what you truly love doing in this world and create an income from it. One doesn’t need to be a millionaire to be happy, one needs to be happy in how one is living life to be happy. And, that all comes from listening to your innermost self, respecting it, and doing whatever it takes to get you there.
Here is the URL for the interview if you would like to watch it. It is about 1 hr and 44 minutes long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZ_WcBQFds
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.