15 Ways to Discover Your Passions

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or some) ho!!ies !ecome their passion and the# a&wa#s have a stron5 6oundation 6or

pursuin5 what the# eno#. or others it2s more comp&icated !ecause the# either have

trou!&e discoverin5 the cha&&en5es that inspire them) or that one thin5 that rea& ma8es

them tic8. 9ither wa#) we a&& have somethin5 that ecites us) and once we2ve 6ound our

passion we can 5row it into an#thin5 we &i8e) whether it !e a !usiness) a ho!!#) a peop&e2s

networ8 or simp somethin5 that inspires us to 5et out !ed in the mornin5. When we2re

in our passion) we have end&ess ener5#) we2re never !ored and we are a&wa#s strivin5 to

improve ourse&ves doin5 what we &ove. ere2s how to discover #our passion.

indin5 passion in #our wor8p&ace ma# !e a di66icu&t tas8 since the crowded) competitive)

materia&istic and o6ten 6rustratin5 environment is o6ten not conducive to 6indin5 what

ma8es #ou ecited.

You must start with the !e&ie6 that #ou can turn the 5rind o6 #our wor8p&ace into 5rist 6or

#our ecitement and passion. $hen adopt the 6o&&owin5 measures and see how #our &i6e

chan5es.

1.Identify your personal values: These values are the ones that give you

the greatest joy and satisfaction.You 6ee& deep passionate a!out them as the#

come natura& and do not create an# interna& con6&ict. $hese va&ues o6ten sur6ace durin5

cha&&en5in5 times or when #ou are 6orced to ma8e di66icu&t &i6e choices) such as a6ter

5reat persona& or pro6essiona& &oss) the onset o6 a serious i&&ness) an operation or !urnout.
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'ost peop&e2s innermost va&ues emanate 6rom 6ami) wor8) se&6 and service. $hese cou&d

inc&ude persona& accomp&ishments) securit#) independence) 6riendships) inte5rit#) power

or communit# wor8. %denti6# #ours and write them down. $hen have a &oo8 at them ever#

da#.

*.Interact with people who have the sae interests: Peop&e 5enera& &i8e

ta&8in5 a!out themse&ves and their passion) so #ou;&& &i8e 5et a &ot o6 5ood in6ormation

6rom those peop&e who are interested in the same thin5s #ou are. %6 the#2ve turned it into a

!usiness mode&) 6ind out how the#2re mana5in5 that side o6 thin5s whi&e sti&& eno#in5

what the# do. ssess their reactions when the# ta&8 a!out #our passion. re the# en5a5ed

-- or !ored %t;s important to !e a 6air witness and &isten !oth o!ective and su!ective

to others a!out the same thin5s #ou &ove #ourse&6.

3.!s" Why: ,ur !rains are wired to !e curious. s we 5row up and Wonder to #ourse&6 a!out

wh# thin5s are happenin5. s8 someone in the 8now. $he !est wa# to eercise our

curiosit# is !# as8in5


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time on socia& networ8in5 sites) co66ee !rea8s or chat sessions and procrastination. You

wi&& !e ama?ed at how much time #ou wi&& save. e open to rea&istica& rea&i5nin5 #our

am!itions accordin5. $a8e on on as much as #ou can com6orta! mana5e within #our

re5u&ar wor8in5 hours. $earn to say %&o%. It is one of the greatest gifts you can give

yourself.

E. 'ecogni(e the thees in your life: We all have the. What do you constantly

gravitate towards) 'ecogni(ing the recurring thees in our lives creates a pattern

for us to either follow or change. What thees or lessons see to constantly surface

in your life) What are you drawn to again and again) What areas of life see to *e

full of discofort and pain) What areas are full of joy and light)

7. Practice wor8 wisdom: e understandin5 with #our peers and co&&ea5ues) irrespective

o6 their power or position. void !ein5 part o6 o66ice po&itics and discoura5e #our team

6rom doin5 so. Keep #our interactions transparent. 'inimise con6&ictA nip it in the !ud !#

havin5 a strai5ht6orward chat with the person concerned.

Keep an open mind and !e to&erant o6 other peop&e2s opinions) even the ones #ou disa5ree

with. Your &i6e wi&& !ecome &ess stress6u& when #ou minimise con6&ict) a &ot o6 which is

an#wa# a resu&t o6 #our own ri5idit# and into&erance. emem!er that i6 #ou considered

the &i6e eperiences o6 others) #ou wou&d pro!a! !e ust &i8e them. $his understandin5

is wisdom.

F. Push past the 6ear: $here is nothin5 the 6ear !ut 6ear itse&6. We are never a6raid o6 what

we thin8 we2re a6raid o6. We are on a6raid o6 the 6ear and this prevents us 6rom movin5

6orward. $oo o6ten we 5et wrapped up in the epectations we set 6or ourse&ves and these

are o6ten centered around our 6ears. %t;s so seductive to te&& ourse&ves that;s we;&& 5o a6ter

what we want when we have more eperience) more mone#) or more time) !ut the truth

is) that wi&& never happen. We must identi6# these ecuses as mas8s 6or our 6ear. %t;s on

when we 5et c&ear on our 6ears and reco5ni?e how it is ho&din5 us !ac8) we can !e5in

movin5 6orward.


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G. #c&es o6 consciousness: Your consciousness waes and wanes throu5hout the da# .

or most it seems to 5o throu5h G0 minute c#c&es) with 30 minutes o6 &ower

consciousness. Watch #ourse&6 to reco5ni?e this c#c&e. %6 #ou &earn to reco5ni?e and trac8

#our menta& state) #ou can concentrate on important menta& tas8s when #our mind is most

Hawa8eI. or creative insi5ht into a pro!&em) do the opposite. Wor8 on it when #ou are in

a drows# state) when #our conscious mind has s&owed down.

10. You are not a victim and never have !een: When #ou tru understand that

9J9Y$%C that has happened in #our &i6e has !een 6or #our hi5hest 5ood) #ou wi&&

natura& !e ca&&ed to serve rather than eperience what #ou !e&ieve is su66erin5. nd we

serve throu5h sharin5 our &essons and passion. $his service does not necessari need to

trans&ate to a career. s we evo&ve 6rom su66erin5 to &ove) we natura& 6ee& more

passionate a!out ever#thin5 in our &i6e no matter what our o! ma# !e. We see that true

passion is &ove. =ovin5 who we are) &ovin5 what we do) &ovin5 each other and sharin5

&ove wherever we 5o.

11. uthenticit# in communication: %6 #ou have a team) encoura5e them to ta&8 honest

and without 6ear. reate a 2sa6e space2 in which peop&e 6ee& 6ree to spea8 the truth without

6ear o6 reprisa&. nd practice the same #ourse&6. 'ost issues 5et reso&ved once #ou a&&ow

peop&e to !e truth6u& in a sa6e and respect6u& environment. reative so&utions emer5e and

peop&e 6ee& more connected and a&i5ned. 9ach individua& then 5ives their !est) ma8in5

teams and or5anisations !&ossom.

1*. Pa# attention to who ma8es #ou anno#ed or ea&ous: Yes) #ou read correct. $a8e a

c&oser &oo8 at what anno#s #ou. %s the truth !ehind #our anno#ance that #ou rea& wish

#ou cou&d &ive so 6ree) that #ou didn;t have so man# serious responsi!i&ities and cou&d

!e as &i!erated as the# are in what the# do We o6ten ud5e and are anno#ed !# thin5s we

are most passionate a!out ourse&ves.

13. 9m!race persona& 5rowth: Persona& 5rowth is the resu&t o6 introspection and tamin5


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#our e5o. t wor8) #ou cou&d start this process !# &earnin5 to see the di66erence !etween

disa5reements and persona& attac8s) !etween 6eed!ac8 and criticism. Don2t &et #our e5o

5et in the wa# o6 a!sor!in5 re&evant inputs 6rom co-wor8ers as that cou&d actua& he&p

#our own 5rowth.

14. otice when #ou &ose trac8 o6 time: $ime does not speed up when we2re havin5 6un) it

actua& s&ows down. We thin8 it speeds up !ecause we can spend end&ess hours doin5

what we &ove. You wi&& o6ten &ose #our sense o6 ur5enc# when #ou are in #our passion.

When #ou start reverse c&oc8-watchin5 and 5et anno#ed when time 5oes !#) #ou2re on to

somethin5. What wou&d #ou &ove to spend hours doin5) that #ou never 5et enou5h time to

do $hat;s a passion) and #ou pro!a! need to do it more than #ou are.

1". You must eno# what #ou are passionate a!out: %6 #ou are not eno#in5 it) #ou2re

pro!a! not that passionate a!out it. %6 #ou are not passionate a!out #our wor8) !e

honest and identi6# where #our rea& passion &ies. ,nce #ou have done that) tr# to either

inte5rate it within #our wor8 or ma8e a p&anned shi6t to ma8in5 a &ive&ihood out o6 what

#ou are most passionate a!out. $here was one vice president o6 an %$ compan#

discovered his passion 6or ma8in5 choco&ates. e started distri!utin5 samp&es to his

co&&ea5ues and the# were 5ivin5 him &ar5e orders 6or di66erent occasions. $wo #ears &ater)

his orders !ecame so &ar5e that he uit his o! and !ecame a 6u&&-time choco&atier.

+osh ichardson is !&o55er) hea&er) and a constant pursuer o6 the natura& state o6 human

consciousness.

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