Happy Labor Day loves!  In honor of the day I thought I'd offer up some signs that mean that the work you're laboring over is actually your life's work.

When I work with patients, I always ask them whether they’re doing their life’s work, because I truly believe that how we spend most of our day, and whether it’s in line with our life’s work, affects our health. When I ask a woman if she’s doing her life’s work, way too often, she stares at me blankly.

Can you live a divinely-inspired life, connect to your calling, be an entrepreneur, and still make money?

That question has been buzzing in my head lately (see Part One in this series, "Do Well By Doing Good") and from what I can gather from those of you who are writing to me, talking to me at my public speaking events, and posting in Owning Pink comments, it’s on your mind too.

Many of us are jaded and disillusioned from the corporate world, so we’ve left behind boardrooms, hospitals, courts, classrooms, and other systems where
we went to practice our art and found ourselves lost. After leaving the systems that conspire to dim our lights, we often find ourselves faced with uncomfortable
choices as we align with our Inner Pilot Lights. We may desire the comfort, stability, ability to be generous with others, and little (or big) luxuries that accompany a lucrative paycheck. But many of us are simply done selling our souls for the privilege of that stable income.

If you’ve read the parts one, two, and three in the Overcoming Underearning series, inspired by my friend Barbara Stanny’s awesome book Overcoming Underearning, you have a sense of what might be getting between you and prosperity. But in case you’re still unclear, I wanted to share some more of Barbara’s brilliant wisdom.

As soon as you enter the discomfort zone, you will automatically trigger resistance from within you. It’s only natural. But if you can’t get a handle on it, you won’t be able to move forward. So insight into your resistance is the first step. How will you know if you’re resisting?

I was on the phone the other day with my friend, rock star teacher, and author Barbara Stanny, who lights fires under women regarding their money issues. I was lamenting the fact that, since I quit my fancy six figure job four years ago, I’ve been working my ass off and not getting paid much. Sure, I’ve gotten some low-paying book deals, some corporate sponsorships, and some one-on-one clients. But I’ve had to take everything I’ve earned to invest back into running my business. (Well, I say “business,” but the very word reminds me of something my friend Marie Forleo says in her killer B School program. “No offense, but if it’s not making money, it’s not a business.” Ouch.)

Barbara dug in a bit in a very gentle way, picked my brain, asked me some insightful questions, and diagnosed this:

You don’t trust that you’re worth more. But you are. If you’re really truly ready to change that, give me a ring. It’s easy.