From My Wrong Work to My Right Work - My Purpose Journey

I knew I was in the wrong work from the moment I started. At first, I liked what I did—and I was good at it—but deep down, I knew there was something else for me.

My job? Teaching preschool children with intellectual differences in a nonprofit association. 

I learned an important lesson early on: Even if you’re good at something and enjoy it, you can still feel a persistent ache inside. Something can still feel missing. 

I couldn’t shake the knowing that this wasn’t my right work. So, I made a switch. I was determined to discover what was. 

My next job? Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in the public sector. 

I managed a caseload of injured workers. And once again, I knew: This was not it either. 

This time, I learned to stay open to possibilities. There’s always a way forward. I wasn’t stuck. 

Next, I stepped into a role as a Human Rights and Employment Equity Specialist, still in the public sector but now in a corporate department. 

This seemed promising—it felt purposeful. As a Black woman, I thought I could contribute to creating better workplace environments for people like me. I had moved away from direct client service and into the realm of policy-making. 

But I learned another critical truth: Just because something seems purposeful doesn’t mean it’s aligned with your purpose. 

Discouragement started to creep in. 

I began to doubt that I would ever find work that truly lit me up. 

I had tried it all: work I was good at, work that paid well, and work that seemed meaningful. But nothing felt like home. 

So, I gave up trying to find the “perfect” career. 

Instead, I made my decisions based on life desires. I wanted to move cities for a relationship, so I took a job to make that happen. 

My next role? National Manager of Vocational Rehabilitation. 

It sounded impressive: more money, more responsibility, and a bigger budget to manage. But the organization was in chaos, and I knew it going in. 

This job turned out to be both the worst and best job I ever had. 

Why? 

Because it taught me what I was truly passionate about—not what I should be passionate about (like human rights), but what was most important to me. 

I discovered that I cared deeply about eliminating suffering in the workplace. I wanted people to be who they truly were, not force themselves to fit into roles that didn’t align with their authentic selves. 

I worked hard to create safe spaces where people could show up as their true selves—where their outside matched their inside. 

And I learned this: When things feel the worst, that’s when your real purpose begins to reveal itself. 

It was during this time that I finally acknowledged my own suffering. I realized I didn’t have to keep coping with misery. I could choose alignment. I could honor the deep disconnect between who I was and the work I was doing. 

And that’s when I found my calling: helping people discover their right work. 

But my process wasn’t just about work. It was about helping people uncover the beauty of who they were so they could express that in their work—and in their lives. 

Then, as if the universe was nudging me forward, I was downsized. 

I decided to take a risk: self-employment and contract work. 

My job? Career and Transition Consultant – self-employed freelancer. 

I started helping people who were downsized discover who they were and what they wanted next. 

And I was shocked—and grateful. 

For the first time, I felt like I was doing my right work. Work that was an authentic expression of me. Work where I didn’t have to pretend to be someone I wasn’t. Work that let me explore and share what truly interested me. 

That was almost thirty years ago. 

Since then, through moves, raising my son, and life’s ups and downs, I’ve stayed true to what I now call my soul’s niche. It’s been my compass for everything I do. 

My soul’s niche is this: helping people see their own beauty and do work that aligns fully with who they are. 

I’ve expressed this through many roles: career counselor, consultant, group facilitator, university instructor, life coach, and master life coach trainer. And I’ve had an on-line business for the past 15 years. 

And now, I’m carrying this soul’s niche into my third act. 

I’m not retiring. 

📌  How do you retire from your soul’s niche?
📌  How do you quit what you were meant to do? 

You don’t. 

Instead, you find ways to do it that fit your lifestyle and continue to light you up. 

And I know there are many women who, unlike me, stayed in the wrong work their entire careers. Or they made a switch – but it never felt right. And now, they still ache to do their right work—that purposeful thing they were made for. 

I want you to know: It’s not too late. 

You can find your way home. 

You can land in that place where you feel fully yourself, doing what you were meant to do. 

It doesn’t have to be a job. 

It could be a creative endeavour, a passion project, or a side hustle. It doesn’t have to be full-time or take over your life. 

But it will give you peace—the peace of knowing you followed your divine assignment.

You heard it.

You honoured it.

And even if no one else understood, you knew why you came here. 

That’s what I want for you.  

If this speaks to you, schedule a call with me HERE. 

 Let’s explore how I can help you find and do your right work in your third act.  

With big love,

❤️

Bev