If you're just starting out, however, her success is probably too far removed from your own situation to be inspiring yet. Having spent some time already working on my shift, I was inspired by Luna's story and motivated to check whether I'm still working as hard as I can be on following my Must. It's a short, motivating and visual book, peppered with inspirational quotes, exercises for you to do, and Luna's own quirky illustrations.Īside from its great practical advice, how much you can take from Luna's own story of transformation will really depend on where you are in your career change right now. She also offers suggestions for how to manage the key issues that may challenge you once you start to embark on your path: money, time, space, and vulnerability. The book opens with Luna's story of choosing Must, and goes on to explain how to get to know your own Shoulds and Musts, how to bring them to life through small, daily actions, and how to inspire others to do the same. Luna wrote The Crossroads after her online essay (about how she came to leave one successful career and go on to follow her true, artistic calling) generated a huge response. Or you can take a risk on Must and 'say yes to hard work and constant effort (.) a journey without a road map or guarantees.' You can keep everyone else happy by taking the standard path, like going for that promotion even though your heart longs to do something else. Making this choice, of course, doesn't feel simple. It means knowing who you are and listening to the inner voice that keeps pushing you to explore what you really want. And every day, we get to choose.'Ĭhoosing Should is living life how others want you to live it (staying in your soul-destroying job because everyone says you'd be mad to give up the money, for example).Ĭhoosing Must is living a life that's true to your most authentic self.

We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. 'There are two paths in life: Should and Must. These are the questions that Elle Luna explores in her book The Crossroads of Should and Must. If it is, why aren't more people doing it?Īnd how on earth do you make and follow your own path, in a world that would prefer you to fit the mould? Is it really possible for everyone to find and follow their calling? Here's what Louise FitzBaxter thought of the book.

Do you feel like you're doing what you 'should' be with your career, rather than what you truly want to do? In 'The Crossroads of Should and Must', Elle Luna explains how to create greater fulfilment by steering your own course.

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