Sarah Hart was several years into a successful advertising career when the quiet voice in her head — not to mention the ants in her pants — became too much to ignore. She quit her job to embark on what she calls “a journey toward purpose”, and since then she’s been documenting her experiences on her blog, F The Desk. This week, Sarah joins us on location on Sean and Eli’s back patio to talk about the ups and downs of “funemployment”, and getting in touch with what truly matters to us.

We mention:

• Sarah’s post about digging up memorabilia from her days as a “real life Lisa Simpson”
• The Oatmeal on Why working at home is both awesome and horrible
• Barbara Baron’s quote, mentioned in this post from Tiny Buddha: “Don’t wait for your feelings to change to take the action. Take the action and your feelings will change.”

Download MP3 | Subscribe on iTunes

Last week’s talk with Lisa Charleyboy inspired us to try an activity she mentioned: making a collage of images representing things we’d like to have or pursue in the future. We spent an hour or so before this week’s show with some good friends, some bristol board and a stack of magazines, cutting and pasting photos to produce a sort of mood board for our lives. On the episode, Sean and Eric discuss what they learned from the process and the end results.

• Eric’s dream board
• Sean’s dream board

Download MP3 | Subscribe on iTunes

Writer, blogger, traveler, actor and Urban Native Girl Lisa Charleyboy talks to us about leaving her job to pursue her passions, getting in touch with her Native Canadian roots, and the tools she uses to envision and plan her future. Check out her blog, or look her up on Tumblr or Twitter.

We mention:

• Sean’s interview with Saul Kaplan on his brand new site, The Most Passionate
• Sarah Hart’s blog F the Desk

Download MP3 | Subscribe on iTunes