You Know What Your Calling Is, but…
Worried about the loss of income?
Don’t want to start all over?
Feeling conflicted about pursuing it due to family responsibilities?
Lacking support from those who matter to you?
Unsure about the best way to go about it?
Research Found That…
Holding off on making a change until it is more convenient often leads to never making that change.
Those who don’t follow their calling end up regretting it.
While one’s former career may have met their practical needs better than their calling, the rewards stemming from a meaningful path eventually surpass those benefits.
Internal rewards from living out one’s calling outweigh the costs.
Calling Is…
Doing what you love, guided by the wisdom of your heart, with/for those who appreciate your unique gifts the most.
Research Found That…
A calling originates beyond yourself. It urges you to take on a specific life role that benefits others and gives you a sene of purpose or meaning.
People with callings believe their work is their life, focusing on fulfilment over income or career.
Calling instills a sense of purpose and shapes one’s identity. It inspires personal sacrifices.
Individuals with a calling are more likely to experience greater life satisfaction than those who regard their work as a job or a career.
Calling is not static–it deepens and expands over time.
What’s Holding You Back?
I’ll help you create and follow a path that takes into account your core values, priorities, constraints, and risks and makes both your rational, pragmatic brain and heart happy.
References
Ahn, J., Dik, B. J., & Hornback, R. (2017). The experience of career change driven by a sense of calling: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 102, 48–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015547
Dik, B. J., Duffy, R. D., & Eldridge, B. M. (2009). Calling and Vocation in Career Counseling: Recommendations for Promoting Meaningful Work. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice, 40(6), 625–632. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015547
Duffy, R. D., & Dik, B. J. (2009). Beyond the Self: External Influences in the Career Development Process. The Career Development Quarterly, 58(1), 29–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.2009.tb00171.x
Duffy, R. D., Allan, B. A., Autin, K. L., & Bott, E. M. (2013). Calling and Life Satisfaction: It’s Not About Having It, It’s About Living It. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60(1), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030635
Duffy, R. D., Bott, E. M., Allan, B. A., Torrey, C. L., & Dik, B. J. (2012). Perceiving a Calling, Living a Calling, and Job Satisfaction: Testing a Moderated, Multiple Mediator Model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59(1), 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026129
Duffy, R. D., Dik, B. J., Douglass, R. P., England, J. W., & Velez, B. L. (2018). Work as Calling Theory (WCT). Retrieved from https://www.mentorcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Duffy-Dik-Douglass-England-Velez-2018-WCT-in-JCP-Homework-due-Week-3.pdf
Services
About Dr. Olga Brouckova
My Story
For as long as I can remember, I have contemplated the mechanics of meaning and life purpose, and how they shape our sense of happiness and fulfilment. Through years of research, epiphanies, meaningful connections, and by staying true to myself, I have found deeper and more complete answers.
I, too, felt a void that could not be filled by simply focusing on career advancement within the field. My inner voice kept nudging me to take the next step, instead of comfortably settling into a role, company, or discipline.
Along the way, I’ve learned to honour my intuition and trust my heart, which would reveal the next step on my path towards discovering and embracing my calling.
So, I have been walking the talk.
Helping others live out their calling is my calling.
Career & Credentials
As a university and college professor for the past 8 years, I teach business and project management courses. Currently, I teach at Sheridan College. I am told I create an exciting, caring, and inclusive atmosphere in the classroom where students are encouraged to think independently, explore their passion and purpose, and start their pursuit of mastery.
Earlier this year, I was asked to develop a self-paced virtual course, which comprised extracting the nuggets from a large number of different articles, scholarly sources, videos, and books and turning them into full-text learning materials—an e-text.
Since 2015, I have been assisting colleges and universities with their development of undergraduate and graduate programs and getting them ready for submission to the Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB).
I hold a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MA in English and American Studies. I am also a Project Management Professional (PMP).
As an editor of a news agency, I sifted through massive volumes of information and separated the wheat from the chaff. In the process, I honed my ability to recognize fake news and discern what matters.
As a Marketing and Communications Manager, I articulated the value of the company’s offerings and managed projects.
As a Policy and Process Manager, I improved a document development methodology and cross-departmental collaboration.
