The Art of Building a Life You’ll Love

“An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence.” — Balzac

Susan Smith-Harmon
The Startup

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Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

“Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” — Celine Dion

Did the coronavirus pandemic turn the last year of your life on its ear like it did mine?

For most of us, it’s been a year of emotional and financial struggle, a year of separation, and a year of self-reflection.

For me, the past year has been a wake-up call. There’s nothing like a global crisis to shine a bright light on your priorities. And suddenly, you realize that you’ve been coasting through life but not truly living it. And you know down to your soul that something has to change.

Although the pandemic is not over, we are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. You and I can’t see what’s on the other side of the tunnel just yet, but one thing is sure, life as we knew it will never be the same. But do we really want it to be?

If you were coasting through your life before the pandemic, unfulfilled, unsure what your purpose was, not finding the joy and satisfaction you deserve, you don’t want to go back to that, right?

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Susan Smith-Harmon
The Startup

Journalist, writer, editor, and presenter with an itch to make the world a better place.