Discovering and developing something you love to do (passion) has an amazing effect on your entire life.
It’s like a tiny perfect raindrop landing on a previously smooth, unremarkable
expanse of water. The instant the drop arrives, beautiful waves of
ever-enlarging rings flow across the entire surface, spreading out virtually to
infinity.
1) Take an inventory of your talents
Talents are things that you are good at or have a natural aptitude for? Forget about what you’re good at but don’t really like doing much. I’m talking about the things you have a delight for or happily occupy you. Write them down!
Talents are things that you are good at or have a natural aptitude for? Forget about what you’re good at but don’t really like doing much. I’m talking about the things you have a delight for or happily occupy you. Write them down!
Ask yourself are there things you like to do that you don’t think
you’re that good at, that other people have complimented you on? Perhaps you
even dismissed or rejected their enthusiasm. Write them down!
Please note: You don’t
have to be good at something for it to qualify as your passion. You don't have
to ever earn a penny of income from it either. Talent is simply a clue to your
passion. Concerning your passions, the only thing that matters is that you
enjoy them.
2) Take an inventory of what you loved
to do as a child
This is probably the simplest way to discover your passion; most
of us know what made us the happiest as kids.
You loved painting or drawing? Write it down and Sign up for an art class.
Sang at the top of your lungs and people laughed at you and begged
you to stop? Write it down and sign up
for a voice lessons.
You used your mother’s wooden spoon and pencils for drumming until
your mother gave you a good beating? Write
it down and sign up for musical instrument lesson.
You loved to dance at any music played consciously or
unconsciously and people laughed at you until you became shy to dance. Write it down and sign up for dance lesson.
You and your friends and neighbors loved to act drama, you were
the mother and your neighbor the father and children and you cooked using sand
and tins. Write it down and sign up for
drama lesson.
3) Take an inventory of what you hate to
stop doing or lose track of time
What would you love to spend hours doing, that you never get
enough time to do? That’s a passion, and this means you probably need to do it
more. Write them down!
I remember years ago I enrolled for a tailoring course, the two
hours class was like 25 hours class, the six months course was like six years. But
whenever I go for music rehearsals the two hours rehearsals seems to end too
quickly and I always looked forward to the next music rehearsals. I noted it
down, I have a passion for music and performing acts, I could do it all day
even if I am not paid.
4) Pay attention to who or what makes
you annoyed or jealous
Are there people doing things that are “frivolous” who annoy you?
Take a closer look at that annoyance. Is the truth behind your annoyance that
you really wish you could live so freely, that you didn’t have so many serious
responsibilities and could be as “immature” as they are?
Lets me tell you a story, Once upon a time, time time! There was a
young man he says:
“After a lifetime of being an overachieving
do-what-everyone-expects-of-me student, when I embarked on my Mexican adventure
at 33, I wanted to give myself a break and find time to pursue my freshly
discovered passions for writing and dancing. Most people thought I was nuts,
but my father got the angriest. He told me I was wasting my life and should let
him help me set up my own clinic instead.
He pounded the kitchen table with his fist, shouting “Life isn’t
supposed to be fun! When are you going to grow up like the rest of
us?”
Thankfully I ignored him, as I did everyone else who tried to
discourage me.
A few years later, when it was clear that living, writing and
dancing in Mexico was one of the best decisions (and career moves) I ever made, my dad sold his business. And moved to
Hawaii. To write his first novel.
I’m convinced he was largely so upset because he wanted to do what
I was doing. At the time, I’m quite sure he didn’t know that. But eventually he
figured it out!
5) See your passion hunt as a fun adventure
In my Professional Talent Coaching and workshops I see people
putting pressure on themselves to find their passion. I always advise in your
passion hunt cultivate an unserious childlike attitude to play, wonder and
adventure. Have fun discovering your
passion! It’s not a do or die affair.
Deliberately and honestly open yourself to noticing things you
might enjoy doing, don’t be afraid of getting it wrong. It’s all an adventure;
you’re learning and growing. Happiness
research shows that trying new things increases dopamine levels in the brain, contributing to sustained levels of contentment and fulfillment. So try something new!
Notice what you love. Notice what makes you feel like a kid.
Notice what you long to have more time for.
Make time for these
things, manage your passion, and watch your life start to change. It’s really
magical.
LET’S DO THIS: How have you
tried discovering your passion in the past? Share your story in the comments
section – I would love to hear your own story and it will surely inspire other
readers and will also help me continue to help other people find their passion!!!
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