Discovering Your Passion

When it comes to finding your passion the road is often treacherous. It isn’t easy navigating your way through life and finding passion while you do so. However, when you do finally find your passion it can make your life have renewed meaning and value. So in this blog I intend to give you some suggestions and tools you can equip yourself with to make it a little easier to find your passion. 

Start with a vision & brainstorm

Grab a pen and paper or whatever medium you would like and write down a list of what you want to accomplish in your life. I know this may be a big list so start small and be sure to put in both personal and professional goals. This list will start to point you in the right direction and act as a sort of compass that you can refer back to when you feel yourself starting to stray. You want to try and scratch away the surface of your life and uncover what you really value when writing these goals. By writing things down you will start to discover more about yourself and this self-awareness plays such an important part in finding your passion. You can even ask yourself questions to come back to later like; What motivates me? What do I feel compelled towards? What are things that make me feel present? What do I feel completes me?

Self-reflection

What you can write down next is a list of things that you already love to do. Not only that, also add in things that you don’t love to do, by doing this you will really start to align yourself with what you value and understand yourself better. 

Next, write down your strengths and your weaknesses. Don’t worry I’m not asking you to share these with anyone else so be as honest as you can because at the end of the day, you need to be truly honest with yourself because how else are you going to get where you want to be? 

Keeping a journal is also a good idea as it will allow you to sort of track your progress once you start taking steps towards your passion. Self-reflection is something that will never do any harm so make the time to journal and it will surely become an outlet for you too. 

Meditation is another great way to open up a space for self-reflection. Being aware of how you feel in situations and after certain events in your life can guide you to better understand yourself and your place in the world.

Let’s begin  

Once you have given these writing techniques a go, start trying new things that are aligned with what you have written down. You wont find your passion right away but you can start getting used to trying new things and seeing what is out there. If something sticks then keep at it and don’t give up when it starts to get tricky, this is the make or break point. Don’t let the negative thoughts you may feel hold you back. Ignore the “I’m not good enough” “I’m too old for this” “They are better than I am” “What if I fail” thoughts, they will never take you where you want to go. 

Try and remember that this process of finding your passion will not be easy or necessarily comfortable, but that’s a good thing! Comfort is the enemy of both passion and growth, it is when we start to get uncomfortable that things will change for the better. 

If you still need help then seek guidance from a life or career coach. They are trained pros whose whole passion is helping others find theirs. 

I really hope this blog can inspire you to try finding your passion and can help propel you forward into the world and into the life of your dreams!