We hear it over and over again. Discover your purpose. Find your passion. As you're sitting behind your desk this morning, reviewing e-mails you're probably thinking, "well, this certainly isn't my passion, but where do I start?"
Instead of searching high and low for your ultimate passion, get out there and experience it.
Passions are born out of experiences.
You love your favorite team because it was the first football game you ever went to or at the very least, it was the team that you and your family cheered on from your living room. You're crazy about that one movie because of how it made you feel when you watched it for the first time. These are examples of experiences that left a mark on you. The emotions they conjure up, and the passion you feel, came after the initial experience.
Discovering your passion for work and life follows this same pattern. You will never become passionate about something while sitting around on the couch. If you want to discover a burning passion, then you need to put yourself in a position to have a burning experience.
I knew a woman who discovered her passion quite by accident. When her child started kindergarten, she took a cake decorating class to fill the void. This experience led to her passion and her talent for cake decorating, which blossomed into a home-based business that lasted many years and resulted in hundreds of wedding cakes.
You need to read something new, talk to someone new, go somewhere new. Get out there and try it. See where it takes you. Have a new experience whether it's around a familiar topic or an unfamiliar one.
Are the wheels turning yet? Think of something new you can try today, even if it's a small experience. Then check back tomorrow and we will have some tips on how to find your passion.
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