If I were you I’d look at the kind of counseling that you want to do and call it something that does not require the blessing of an outside authority. Decide what that value is and charge dearly for it. Those who really want will pay your fee. The world needs your unique expression in order to be whole.

I always give my A self to my work, to my family, to myself and my daily living….My intuition is in my face 24/7 and I am a big risk taker. I have made a difference with my work efforts and how I live my life…

but I don’t seem to be able to ever get paid for my efforts…several years ago I stopped doing itinerant counseling because I could not stand to see any more drug addicted newborns, children beaten nearly to death, or one more teenager out of control and doing harm – so I left the work. I could only do this kind of counseling because of my license – now they are redefining licensing requirements and I once again can not pass the math requirements and I am just tired of going to school.

I wanted to be an Ethics Professor…I could not do the math…so got into seminary, but now can not get a doctorate this route because I am unable to do the math/ or speak and write the language requirements.

I could not even take care of my dying mother anymore without completing a care giving licensing course which requires lots of memorization and math skills I do not have…

I am not a licensed Pastoral Counselor or a Marriage and Family Counselor so I can no longer be a Campus Minister or do pre-marriage or post marriage counseling…

Usually I look at these road blocks as just a detour in my path…and go around them…

I would like to make enough money to pay my medical bills and not always be dependent on my family…. because even though you are great at the job without the licensing credentials you get paid minimum wage….and you pay your own insurance and benefits…or you just volunteer…

So I am reading all sorts of things about making money and attempting to listen to my inner wisdom….which is loudly shouting in my ear ” You are not supposed to make money.”

I will see how this turns out! I’ll probably write a few posts about it. It took me 30 years to get enough funds to go to Scotland this summer for my 60th birthday and see my Father’s homeland….(no I am not going to pay for my medical bills right now) and I truly believe that it will all work out for the best…

I get angry at the powers that be – now and again, mostly to let off steam….and I just wanted to say, that there are folks out in this land who are contended to be giving their A work all the time and feel grateful to be alive and up and running!

Thank you for a great post

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I recently made sort of a career change and it’s made all the difference for me. To do this, I really had to trust my intuition because this change scared me, but I did it and I don’t regret it. I feel so much freer and happier than I was before.

Thanks for a great post :~)

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With the same respect you’d give that loving Uncle ask a series of questions and follow-up questions. Sometimes I’ll write my questions in pencil and my higher self’s answers in ink. The more your practice this, the more open the lines of communication become. Approach these sessions confidently. The purpose of your higher self is to help you see your optimum path. use him or her and honor him or her with your action.

Matt – Yes, I agree we need to know that we may not see all of the information before we act. But at the same time we need to remain very aware and observant after we act. More info is available than one might initially think.

Jason – Questions are the essence of life. That’s the route we take to higher self wisdom, asking the pointed question.

Juliet – yes but we only second guess when we pause to think about it and when we’ve done that, I don’t think we’ve truly committed in the first place. Make a decsion you won’t turn your back on.

“It’s seldom good when we hesitate to act.”
This really struck me – well a number of aspects of your post did.

It applies to all areas of life.
Intuition is so hampered by life as we tend to live and experience it.

Overcoming those beliefs that hold us in the lower self can be so difficult. It is so easy to second-guess all of the higher-self cues.

Juliet

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I find the best advice comes in the form of good questions rather than pat answers.

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That said, confusion and uncertainty are common human emotions, so when making career-level decisions, it isn’t unnatural to feel a bit confused.

I think what is important is being able to recognize confusion and uncertainty when it comes, embrace it, then understand that you can never obtain 100% of the information available to make a decision. We often have to make decisions that are information-lacking. It is important that we become comfortable with this, and allow ourselves to be comfortable with uncertainty, rather than search for information to rid ourselves of uncertainty.

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Jay – I’m grateful, but if you didn’t have it within you, these posts could not inspire you. I’ll take credit for the nudge but the lift is all yours.

Grog – Amen! No one is coming to save your ass!

Laurie – Anyone who says that entrepreneurship is hard needs to read a collection of your comments here. You have found yourself and you are thriving!

Giovanna – I’ll bet you bring your “A” game daily.

Barbara – Glad this resonated with you. “If you want more than you have, you’ve been giving less than you can.” In this case the more I’m speaking of is more of your authentic self. Authentic expression is the key to prosperity.

Evan – Thanks buddy. You’re right about fear – it’s a very wise teacher.

Heather – Do I detect that you’re playing a bigger game yourself, these days?