Comments on: How to Discover What You’re Passionate About

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:03:25 +0000

Great Stuff! Exploring is definitely the way of finding what you are passionate about. In fact, I wrote an eBook titled, JoyWork: A Way of Life on this topic, which can be found on Amazon.com. The only way to find is to do what interest you the most. Eventually, you will find exactly what ignites you passionately.

Thanks,
Tony

By: The Secret to Finding Your Passion | JetSetCitizen.com

The Secret to Finding Your Passion | JetSetCitizen.com — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:37:54 +0000

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By: Chad Bullock

Chad Bullock — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:36:58 +0000

Scott, great post. I think you’re spot on. I’m focused on making sure my son is exposed to a lot of different things so he can discover his passion(s) in life. Many of us never find them because, as you put it, we never dabbled. Sir Ken Robinson talks about this exact thing in “The Element” For those that liked this post, you’ll really enjoy this book. It’s a collection of people that found their passions. You never know what your dabbling my lead to. Steve Jobs referred to it as “connecting the dots” in his speech to Stanford graduates where … he followed his interests http://on.ted.com/8NrO

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:33:10 +0000

Hey Scott!
I’m an exchange student and my year is alomst already over. I keep getting all these people asking me what are you going to do after this…I really get mad because it feels like everyone thinks that everybody has to go to highschool and then university, get a career, get married and have kids. Truly guys, I know I’m young but I realised that my year off taught me so much more then all my friends that stayed at home. I know what my passion is but I find it unatanable!!!! What do you do then?

By: TOM

TOM — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:31:22 +0000

Interesting viewpoint. I often struggle with liking certain things but not being able to take them to the next level, or more specifically knowing how to get to the next level or what the next level is. I find myself stuck in seeing the details but not the overall picture. When looking for that overall picture, I stall out due to a low level of confidence (“Is this right?”, “Do I really know what I’m talking about”, etc)

Is it really just being able to say “I find this interesting” and having the confidence to pursue it win or lose? I hear people say “Own It” and become “An Expert” at what you want to do, and you’ll eventually reach your goals. Well here’s the dumb question: How do you “Own It” How do you become “An Expert”?

By: Anil Ramachandren

Anil Ramachandren — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:39:23 +0000

Damn,

Will do something outside my comfort zone – and get out of the boring rut that I am in now!!!!!

Thanks Buddy

By: Finding Your Life’s Passion: Conduct Experiments

Finding Your Life’s Passion: Conduct Experiments — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:52:38 +0000

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By: Out Finding What I Love « Sai Choo Muses

Out Finding What I Love « Sai Choo Muses — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:21:10 +0000

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By: Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:02:10 +0000

I enjoyed Po Bronson’s discussion of this topic in his excellent book “What should I do with my life?”.

His advice is simple:

“Ask yourself ‘What question could I devote my life to exploring?’”.

This approach means that you get to think in terms of what you get to do, not what you exclude. I love the idea of using the power of your curiosity to tap into your passion. The questions that tick through your head are there for a reason and they are the source of what will get you springing out of bed in the morning.

Another one of his ideas that stuck was that we sometimes mistake the idea of ‘passion’. We assume passion means something that is dramatic, colorful, outside ourselves. Yet passion can also be something quiet, something resistant, something that won’t let you go. Even if we don’t know what it is, we sometimes just know it is there, and we owe it to ourselves to keep digging for it.

By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:35:12 +0000

Passion comes in many forms. For some, writing a new song, or painting a picture, while others might find their passion doing something totally out of their usual list of activities. It is something that awakens our inner child who has grown silent after many years of boring passionless activities. That child is still there waiting to play. While on a vacation in Florida, I was up very early in the mornint just to see the dolphins come swimming up the bay. My inner child was curious and excited for the first time in years. It really took me back, as I was completley unaware how it was affecting me. I now monitor myself for acivities that “get me up early” and “lose track of time” These are signs of Passion trying to work into our lives. At a job talking with an older Gentleman ho loved playing music for a living, I asked him how he found work he was passionate about. His responce was to tell me his father told him at a young age:

“It’s hard enough getting out of bed as you get older, don’t make it harder by doing something you hate.”