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You might not be doing what you like, but you can learn to act as if you like what you are doing.

I often get asked, "If I am to live an EMPOWERED life, shouldn’t I be doing what I like?" My answer is always the same. "You might not always be able to do what you like but you can always act as if you like what you are doing"

This story will illustrate the power of pretending to enjoy what you are doing.

One Saturday morning just as Tom was preparing to head out for an exciting day he got the really bad news that he had to paint the garden fence before he went anywhere. "But that’ll take all day" he complained. "Not if you put some effort in" was the reply.

Here was a problem. Tom did not want to paint the fence but if he didn’t he would be in big trouble. Tom was expecting some of his friends to come around and if they found him with chores to do they would mock him and tempt him to go and play.

So Tom decided that since he had to paint the fence he might as well enjoy it and the sooner he got finished the sooner he could get away. So getting the paint ready he started slapping it on the fence with great energy.

He had hardly started before one of his friends arrived. "Hey Tom, what are you doing, we arranged to go fishing this morning" "Sure" said Tom "But that was before I found out that I could paint the fence." slapping the paint on with great enjoyment.

It looked like so much fun that soon his friend asked "Hey Tom can I have a go?" Sure said Tom "Grab a brush" Well, the two of them were having so much fun that when the next friend arrived he too wanted to join in so Tom found another brush for him and between the three of them they had the job done in no time at all and had a great time doing it.

The moral of the story is that "If it looks like fun others will want to join you. If it looks like pain others will want to avoid you." so just for today act as if you like what you are doing and notice the difference.

To live your best life be true to the YOU, that you want to be.

Live with passion. Change your life from making a living to making a difference.

Live up to the reputation that you want to have.