My Life's Work:
I Want to Become A .... Bush Chef

A Career Oriented List ...

Once you have an ingredient list and you test drive it, you can refine it and group the items in a way that makes more sense and reflects the career clusters or life paths you might be interested in.

Here is the unorganized list of life work ingredients ...

Grouping Into Career Clusters

The test driven list is now arranged into life paths to give it some order and show the relationship between all the categories. In this example, you can start to see the emergence of a lot of life path 2 (chef/cook) items, as well as life path 5 (adventurer) and life path 3 (storyteller).

Gifts & Talents: What I Am Great At ...

Expressive Theme (Life Path 3)

using my warm engaging voice
creating funny animal voices and noises
understanding the small details that make up the daily life of an animal
finding the humor in animals and how closely they relate to humans
telling stories that make people laugh
making compelling arguments for animals thriving in the wild

Writing Theme (Life Path 3)

seeing possibilities for man and nature to co-exist and benefit each other
being sensitive to people’s need to have a comfortable lifestyle
creating animal characters people really care about

Research & Exploring Theme (Life Path 7 & 1)

finding and sharing quirky facts
finding hidden water holes
easily establishing rapport with indigenous people
cooking a gourmet meal on a camp stove

Things I Love: What I Want To Work With ...

wild animals, beauty and nature
indigenous animal stories
favorite writing pen
camping gear
backpack full of exotic spices
video camera and idea notebook
tape recorder
documentary films and shorts
myths and legends
bug repellent (my own recipe)
maps of animal migration patterns
classical music
restaurant reviews
foreign newspapers
worlds funniest commercials
passports
star charts & portable mini telescope

Activities I Love: What I Would Love To Get Paid To Do ...

Speaking Theme (Life Path 3)

using my imagination to create stories
writing humorous ad copy
creating ad campaigns that make people stop and think
writing short stories and animated film dialogue
inspiring and entertaining children who will change the world with their actions
talking to officials who never get to see the animals they protect

Lobbying Theme (Life Path 3)

standing up for the survival of endangered species
being an advocate for wildlife
making people listen and helping them understand how alike we are to animals

Cooking & Exploring Theme (Life Path 2 & 1)

reading restaurant reviews
collecting cookbooks
trying and cooking with spices from around the world
collecting herbs in the wild
animal tracking

Places I Love: Where I Would Love To Work ...

working & living
- recording studio
- zoos and animal parks
- libraries
- natural history museums
- theaters
- French bistros
- Greek Isles
- observatories
traveling - anywhere in the world, out in nature and the open bush

People I Love: Who I Would Love To Work With ...

customers (Life Path 3)
- creative ad directors
- film directors
- curious children
colleagues (Life Path 3 & 2)
- indigenous tribes
- authors
- cartoonists
- animators
- amateur chefs

Experiences I Love: What Would Make My Workday Amazing

Speaking Theme (Life Path 3)

being in the flow of storytelling
having an audience on the edge of their seats
finding the right words to get across how we and the animals need each other
feeling challenged to think outside of the box

Researching & Exploring Theme (Life Path 7 & 1)

exploring new places
traveling the world to meet new animals and study a new culture
following and watching animals in the wild
flying over the bush at sunset
stargazing on a clear night

Writing Theme (Life Path 3)

writing happy endings
making people laugh

Cooking Theme (Life Path 2)

finding a great new hole-in-the-wall restaurant
sharing my culinary finds with others

What I Would Love To Have An Impact On ...

the world needs an honest, non judgmental and trustworthy spokesman for wildlife issues
we also need a better way to teach how we can use our natural resources in a win-win approach that benefits mankind and the planet
we need to solve the problem that most people do not realize the long term impact of their lifestyle choices on the future of the world

More Ideas Added On

If you also work on discovering your life calling, purpose and the life you dream of living, you can add on these ideas to your bliss statement.

Life Calling & Purpose: What I Would Love To Do ...

to find a balance between the needs of nature and mankind
to improve the world by helping people survive better so they do not have to destroy the land, natural resources, and natural wildlife around them
to make the world a better place with humor and tolerance for all species
become my true self, calm and compassionate

The Life I Dream of Living: I Want To Be a Person Who ...

lives an extraordinary life traveling the world to observe and help preserve the wildlife on this planet (Life Path 1 & 2)
uses the power of persuasion to reach both the hearts and minds of people and bring about significant change (Life Path 3)
gives an articulate, engaging, endearing and humorous voice to the wildlife who can not speak or lobby for their own survival (Life Path 3)

Creating Job Titles

From this list, when the life calling and life purpose are added ... you can see this person would be ideally suited to becoming a number of things.

The key is being able to put into words the job titles you interested in, so you know what you are looking for and can describe the positions that match your list the best.

Three ideal choices for a profession that would fit are ...

gourmet bush chef for safaris

wildlife storyteller for children or conservation groups

endangered species activist