Yes Rick, I think admiration of those who are true masters in something can also be a clue. You may not want to do exactly what they’re doing, but there’s a reason you admire them – so there may be a clue there.

Danny Macaskill
Bob Hoover, Patty Wagstaff
Jerry Miculek Rob Leatham
Mattie Rogers

What do they have in common? Nothing, except that they make the impossible look like it happens every day. Which it does, done by millions of people that no one has ever hear of.

rjd

Yes, Skip when I’ve experience jealousy it has been a clue to me that I need to add or remove something in my life. I wish none of us experienced envy, but if we’re conscious of what’s going on we can decide to use that negative emotion to take action toward something healthy and good.

All of us experience envy at some point. It’s what we decide to do with that way of thinking that is important. It sounds like you’re doing the best thing you can by using it for motivation to do good Tom.

Yes, it’s not something any of us are proud of. However, if we find ourselves jealous we can tap into the deeper meaning of why.

Definitely Joe. Volunteer work is a great way to try out different things to see if they are a good fit. What a wonderful thing to volunteer to help young people grow.

Yes absolutely Alana. Just by trying different things with friends and colleagues we can better understand things we like to do or not. Also, as you mention, we can rule some things out too. We’ve all been there with seeing something someone else has and wishing that were us. Definitely not a place any of us want to stay emotionally, but I think it’s something we all experience.