Feb 28, 2018
Recently I was listening to the actor and comedian Dan Van Kirk being interviewed on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show podcast. Dan told the story of his career path, moving from rural Illinois to LA, then to Chicago, and finally back to LA where he ultimately found success.
Dan described the choices he made early in his career and why he made them:
I have this thing, if it's not true north, get the arrow going that direction as much as you can. Conan O'Brien was on Charlie Rose...and he said "Identify the thing you want to do with your life and go to the place they make that, whether it is crayons or kool aid. It doesn't matter. When you get there, do whatever you can to be around that, whether that is making coffee or taking out the trash." Because he just believed in the proximity to molecules. And if you’re a good person and you work and you can get the arrow in the direction of north as much as possible, it's gonna work out. There is nothing that is going to say you’re going to get to be on stage at the Golden Globes, but you probably won't hate your life either."
I love the idea that if there isn't an obvious path to your goal, find the path to the place that is closest to your goal and follow it.
The problem is that taking action in the direction of something that isn't our goal and isn't certain can be scary.
This week I have a tap-along to help you to take action in the direction of your goal, even when you aren't sure it is the right step.
You can find the full tapping script below the audio player.