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How Do I Discover My Passion In Life?
I want you to do me a favor. Think of the most passionate person you can right now. It might be a celebrity, an entrepreneur, or even just a friend.
Please do take a moment to actually think of someone specific.
Then I want you to look at what specifically makes them so passionate. Is it how they approach a certain sport? Is it music? Or is it maybe their work?
And now, I want you to look at their backstory. Look at the Biography of the celebrity or entrepreneur or ask your friend about how long they have been engaged in that activity. How long have they been doing what they are so passionate about today?
In retrospect, most people will tell you that they have always been passionate about something, but that is rarely the truth. Their mind assumes they’ve always felt the way they do today because of their current situation, but when you look at their story a bit closer you will notice this not to be true.
When you ask them what the worst moments along the way were, you will see that they had some rough moments, and some where they definitely did not feel passionate.
Passion, in that case, is not something you discover and keep forever, but something you create and maintain.
