How To Find Your Happy Even If You Hate Your Job with Shannon Kaiser

Before The Afterlife

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Have you ever had a job that destroyed our soul? I did, and so did my guest on this episode. But both of us found our way back to an enduring happiness. What it really boils down to is getting clear on your values.

So how are your values? Do you know what they are?

I have to say, until my daughter’s death in 2012, I was mighty foggy on my own.

Interviewing Shannon Kaiser reminded me of my own time in advertising, back when I lost my soul. Day after day I did a soul-sucking job that chafed against my very purpose in life – or so my twenty-something brain believed. I’d been hired to write TV commercials and print ads for products like Colgate Toothpaste, Irish Spring Soap and Salem Cigarettes … and by the time it was over, I was a wreck.

But as I grew older, I began to see the purpose of that time in advertising. Not only had it yielded a good income and necessary benefits as I worked to define myself and the best way to use my talents, it actually taught me my values, as well … in an unexpected way.

In this episode, I start with a brief audio essay about those defining days in my life. Because our values really are our compass in the storm of life.

Then I chat with my guest in this episode, Shannon Kaiser, a happiness expert who shares about her experience defining her own values and using them to build a purpose-filled life. It’s a warm and informative talk, and I think you’ll like it!

Some of the things Shannon and I talked about include …

Why she wasn’t always happy … despite making lots of money and having a successful career
The first steps that helped her move out of clinical depression
How a visitation from her spiritual guides changed her life
How advertising – a career she hated - taught her about living her values
How to know when you’re not living your values
How to rediscover your values
Some useful tips for recovering our basic sense of self-worth
Why we resist our values … and why it can be hard to find them
Some helpful thoughts about forgiveness

I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did.

For more information:

http://www.playwiththeworld.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ShannonKaiserWrites/

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