Don’t Discount Your Passion

When it comes to life, a lot of have a set of things that we are doing and things that we wish we were doing.  How do you eliminate more of the things that you just do and do more of the things that you love to do?  It’s time to embrace your passion.   Here’s how you can start.

If you tell certain people that they can do what they love to do and still get paid doing it, those people would tell you that you are crazy or dumb or both.  I have personally received my share of raised eyebrows and chuckles at the notion.  In fact, you might be doing that right now!

We discount our passions because it is not seen as work.  Work is hard.  Work sucks.  Work shouldn’t be fun and if it is you’re doing it wrong.  These are some of the conversations that have been created around work.  The ironic thing is that the most successful people in this world are passionate about what they do.  They live and breath their work.

One way to help us embrace our passion is to uncover our purpose.  God put you here for a reason.  What is it?  How were you meant to create value in this world?  There are some great tools that you can utilize that are cost effective and can tell you a lot about yourself.  Check out my simple tools for identifying talent here.

When you know your purpose you are able to more confidently identify what areas you are passionate in and be confident that what you are doing is the right thing for you and for others.

Another tool to help you develop your passion and purpose is a system that I use called a power hour.   There is a lot to be said for spending some time alone and reflecting on what you truly bring to the table.  Utilizing a power hour allows you that time in the morning before you do anything else to focus on you.  When was the last time you did that?  My guess is that it’s been too long.

There’s no reason that your life and particularly your work life can’t be filled and driven with passion.   Finding and channeling this passion will allow you to do the greatest good for others.   Don’t discount your ability to do that.