If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss and they open doors to you. – Joseph Campbell

In other words, to create an environment that nourishes you and your work, attract the people who will be attracted to you.

Seek to connect with the friends, associates or customers who speak your language or follow your beat because these are the ones most likely to want to work, play or conduct business with you … or at least buy you a drink to find out.

When cultivating your field of bliss, i.e., the people with the keys to new doors, here are a few things to consider:

Who is working, and succeeding, in your field of dreams, at the level to which you aspire? Or who likes to do what you like to do and is damn good at it?

Who holds you in positive regard and recognizes your talent or value?

Who gives you energy and encouragement simply through a kind word or action?

Who would go the extra mile to help you become a better writer, pastry chef or tennis player?

Who has the time, interest and sense of humour to become a mentor to you?

Surround yourself with people who are doing what you are or would like to be doing (at a high level) and watch those doors swing open.

And for more about Joseph Campbell, a wise man who lived a life of bliss, visit www.jcf.org or pick up a copy of Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion.