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3 Reasons It's So Hard to "Follow Your Passion"
Pursuing Our Passion
According to a recent survey of U.S. workers, only 20% report being truly passionate about work.
Most youngsters place pursuing their passion as an important goal for their future jobs. But many working people fail to pursue their passion because they didn't know how to do so.
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Pursuing Our Passion
According to a recent survey of U.S. workers, only 20% report being truly passionate about work.
Most youngsters place pursuing their passion as an important goal for their future jobs. But many working people fail to pursue their passion because they didn't know how to do so.
The Truth About Passion
- Passion is not acquired but is developed.
- It isn't a cakewalk.
- Passion can also make us go wandering in the wrong direction, so we have to recognize its limits.
Don’t Wait to Find Your Passion
There is a journey one has to undergo, to develop the skills, confidence and network that will allow him to experience his true calling.
A person with a fixed mindset about his passion isn't likely to explore and dive deep with curiosity and inspiration.
Not Always Fun
Passion isn't just about what you love to do, or what is fun, but what you care about. Focussing on what you care about leaves out the 'enjoyment' part and aligns your passion with your values and the impact you want to have in this world.
Passion also wanes over time, and the key to be successful in your passion is to be resilient and perseverant.
Overcoming The Limits Of Passion
Passion leads to better performance only when others also agree with the passionate person, or if it is expressed only in the appropriate context. Your passion isn't always shared by others and is not appropriate in certain situations and circumstances which require a different set of tactics and skill-sets.
It can hamper an ongoing negotiation, in which showing that one is enthusiastic may not be desirable. Passionate employees can also be exploited by managers who can make them work more than they should, risking burnout.
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Don't follow your passion
The problem with following your passion
- It ignores the market. Unless you have a trust fund waiting for you, you’ll have to feed yourself and others.
- It will turn a passion into a job.
Learn from Startups
- Identify real needs in the market that are currently not being well met.
- Assess your strengths: Whatever is easy for you that most others have a harder time with, that’s a worthy option.
- Match up these two in a constantly iterative process: This process takes many years if not decades.
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Do many things
It's better to have lots of options and interests than none at all.
Make a list of all the things you're interested in, pick two to focus on first and then get busy. If you ...
Always stay true to yourself
We often try to place limits on ourselves after we've invested so much money in school and we move into the working world feeling stuck at jobs with horrible bosses, low pay and in cities that just aren't what we expected.
Stop doing what you hate and begin taking the steps to do what you love. You don't have to feel confined to a box and you shouldn't worry about being defined by one thing.
Focus on you
You won't find your passion by watching and comparing where you are in life to others.
You also can't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.
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A strong romantic relationship
Extraordinary couples are like everyone else. Except they make their love intentional.
In business, fitness, or even your hobby, you don't passively wait for things to get better. The same i...
The three keys to passion
- Intimacy: Emotional closeness, communication, feeling that no one knows you better or has your back more strongly than your mate.
- Thrill: Excitement, attraction, adventure.
- Sensuality: The entire spectrum from kissing goodnight to holding hands, from making tender love to raw passion.
Set daily relationship intentions
Most mornings, commit to spending five minutes with your partner. Think of a relationship intention, then share it. "Today, I intend to be careful with my tone of voice when I feel impatient."
Commit spending two minutes at the end of the day reviewing your progress and ways to improve it.