Another important question steps outside of our own wants and desires and asks, “What are other people saying about me?” Do other people think you would make a good priest, a good nun, or a good spouse? We live in a community for a reason. Ask classmates, friends, peers, parents, and family what they think. This may be the Lord's guiding hand in the discernment process. Often those closest to us have a good picture of who we are from an angle we are not used to seeing. A decision should not be made merely because a whole group of people think the same way, but it should not be left out of the process as a good indication of God's will. If anything, it may be an encouragement by the Holy Spirit. An authentic call is not only from within but also a call from the community that in which you live. Look into the Old Testament or the lives of many famous saints who have been called to become the leaders of a community.