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Written by: David Oliver

Article Overview: In this insightful short article we look at the importance of having 'permission to explore' when it come to having the right job

Free to Explore

Permission to Explore



Hi there, I'm David Oliver of Love Work Live Life

Today we explore one of the key themes expressed in the book Love Work Live Life available from the website.

If your work could be anything you want - what would it be? What would it look like? Where would you work?

Usually when I ask that question most people answer, 'I don't know'.

I want to encourage you to experiment. One of the most common ways to find out what you are meant to be doing with your life - to find that one thing, the 'Factor X' that you love to do - is by discovering what it isn't.

I have four children. From early on they knew and we knew exactly what their Factor X was. They knew what they were good at, what they enjoyed doing, and what work would be ideal for them. My other two didn't have a clue - and I'm fairly sure that, in some ways, they've had more of an exciting time trying to find out.

Life seems to be roughly in that proportion roughly 50% of us do know and 50% of us do not. It's as if half the little babies are born from heavens factor X department with a huge key and everyone knows which door it will fit. The other 50% are born with a huge bunch of keys and we don't which one to try first or which door to try it in. And the hidden danger for those born with the big bunch of keys is that we feel less than second too. No pity the poor person with the single key who all their life knows exactly which door the key will fit and enjoy your ride. God has wired you for a different journey. And who knows what fantastic horizons of possibility lie ahead of you as you try your keys.

Let me encourage you if you are in the 50% that don't know what your Factor X is, then enjoy the journey. It's an adventure finding what your Factor X isn't, as you also discover what it is. Yes, there may be wrong turns, it might take longer for you to find what you really love, but at the very least you'll get a wider variety of funny stories and friends from all walks of life.

So, be free to 'get it wrong' and enjoy the process of discovery. For many of us, the search for our Factor X is a journey where we have to try a few different directions before we find the road that will take us where we really want to go. The important thing is being willing to make the journey and risk making mistakes, rather than settle in a job that saps your spirit and dries up your soul.

I'm David Oliver and this is Love Work Live Life.

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