b"Chapter 1 Therefore, these experiences make you a better person, more sensitive andcompassionate,lessprideful,andself-centered.Youcanhavean easy life or a meaningful life, but you can't have both.4.Avocationalwaysadvancestheworldandcontributestothecommon good: your vocation will do the same. Success and accomplishments are not indicators of a vocation. It is possible to be on top of the mountain with an empty heart. Most of the time you find your calling in the valley, in those spaces where the spotlight does not shine, in those areas where hope, beauty and justice are most needed.5.A vocation involves a community: because your vocation always involves bothreceivingandgiving.Youcanonlyloveyourneighborifyoulove yourself. And you can't really love yourself unless you love your neighbor. Your vocation will inspire others, fill people with hope, or free others from the chains of injustice. In other words, your calling is never about you.In a nutshell, a vocation is a person's response to a call beyond themselves to use their strengths and gifts to make the world a better place through service, creativity, and leadership. A call beyond oneself. To speak of avocationor acallingis to suggest that your life is a response to something that is beyond you.Don'tforget Mark Twain and make your vacation your vocation. This is the secret of success.Recommended reading and references We suggest that you consult the works identified below in order to learn more about the particularities contained in this chapter.CHURCHILL, Randolph S. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: Young Statesman 1901-1914. Houghton, Mifflin co. 1967.FILLIOZAT, Isabelle. LINTELLIGENCE DU CUR :Confiance en soi, crativit, aisance relationnelle, autonomie. Marabout. 40-2625-8.HUSTON, John. 50 FAONS DE CHANGER VOTRE VIE.Amerimag. ISBN 0-65385-575451-1.KEEGAN, John. LART DU COMMANDEMENT; Alexandre, Wellington, Grant, Hitler. Editions Perrin. ISBN 2-262-00615-6. 62Germain Decelles"