The Role of Curiosity in Finding Your True Calling

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My friends,

Our culture puts immense pressure on us to “find our passion,” as if it is a single, monumental treasure we must unearth. This pressure can be crushing, especially when we feel lost. I want to offer you a gentler, more grace-filled alternative: Follow your curiosity.

Passion often shouts. It can be demanding and intense. Curiosity, on the other hand, whispers. It is a gentle nudge, a quiet question, a small pull toward something interesting.

If passion is a roaring fire, curiosity is the spark. And in my experience, most great callings do not begin with a bonfire. They begin with a single, tiny spark of interest.

Think of it as following a trail of breadcrumbs through a forest. You don’t see the final destination. You only see the very next crumb. Your calling is not to know where the path leads, but simply to have the courage to pick up the next breadcrumb.

My journey to becoming a mentor for leaders did not start with a grand vision. It started with a simple curiosity: “I wonder if the leadership principles I learned as an educator could help people in the business world?” That one question led me to have a conversation, which led me to read a book, which led me to coach one person. Each step was guided not by a loud passion, but by a quiet curiosity.

What are you curious about right now? It doesn’t have to be profound. It could be:

•“I wonder how they make those beautiful pottery mugs.”

•“I’m curious about the history of my own town.”

•“I wonder what it would be like to learn to play the guitar.”

These whispers are not distractions. They are invitations. They are the voice of your soul gently guiding you back to the person you were created to be.

Your Curiosity Exercise:

Allow yourself 10 minutes of quiet today. And simply make a list of anything you are even mildly curious about. No judgment. No need for a plan. Just create a list of the breadcrumbs that are appearing in your life. Then, choose one, and take the smallest possible step to explore it.

Tomorrow, we will talk about why the best visions are not built in a single day, but in layers over time.

Yours in service,

Winston

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