How to discover your passion
Why is it important for you to discover your passion?
Passion is the difference between making a living and making a life, what you choose to do every day will it give you a fulfilling life?
When you work hard for something you don’t believe in we call it stress and when you work hard for something you do believe in we call that passion.
Passion is not something you plan, you can’t put it in your schedule or 5-year plan. When you met your person/spouse, you did not plan out to love this person. You had to put your self out there and see if the feeling of love will be felt or not. The same goes for passion it's a feeling, not a plan.
Tip1
Change your source of dopamine
Dopamine is the pleasure molecule. It is the desire to get up and do something, it is worth the time to do some research on how dopamine works to understand your mind a little better…..
Tone down the social media, Netflix, gaming, and YouTube videos and DO something else. In essence, what I'm saying is stop watching people live there life and start living your own life.
Remember I said tone down not to stop. Seeing a celebrity/influencer recommending a product or activity on social media can prickle some interest, but that is where you stop and take action. For instance, you watch a movie about horses or see a YouTuber go around a race track in a race car.
You find yourself thinking I want to learn how to do horseback riding or see how fast you can go in a race car or motorbike.
When these thoughts and desires go through your mind. You must take action, find out where you’re nearest stables are or go go-karting and experience life for yourself.
Tip2
Expose your self to different forms of creation
If I ask you to TELL ME SOMETHING……. Not about yourself … not about your job…. Not about your day. Tell me something that specific something that you feel qualified to teach me and can talk about for hours, I dare even say obsessed about. For some it might be fitness for you it might be lawnmowers. That something could give you a close sign of what your passion is. Whatever that something is. You have to create something from it. ill give a few examples….
Share your knowledge and opinions: start a blog, or social media account around this specific topic. (Learn how to cut your grass into patterns for only $20)
Get involved in the community: offer to be a gym buddy or volunteer to marshal at a local race track.
Physically create: bake Cupcakes, build a go-kart......
Image doing something that you would do for free but getting paid for it. Keep in mind you can have more than one passion, you can also exhaust a passion and develop a new passion.
Tip3
What will you be remembered for after death???
My grandfather passed away a few years ago and as I’m thinking of him now and I can say without any doubt that his passion was nature and the wilderness. The many times we went fishing in the Zambezi river and experiencing the South African wilderness was invaluable. I can’t express the gratitude I have towards my grandfather for sharing his passion with me.
Conclusion
Why is it important to discover your passion?
When most people get asked what is it that they do? It usually goes like this: either their jobs, their career, or their mission.
Work is heavy, it’s exhausting and frustrating you get money for your time, right? ( worst trade ever)
Career is a bit better for that person they will put in a bit more time and effort than what they are being paid for.
The mission is following a passion, no sacrifice you gain sustainable energy from doing it, and no resentment or frustration.
“There is no greatness without a passion for being great, whether it’s the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.”
-Tony Robbins quotes
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