Keys
to Unlocking Your Passion
Finding our
passion is really learning to hear the voice of our heart. This voice
is never timid, lukewarm, or insipid. It doesn't use the word "should."
When we connect with an idea, object, or person that generates passion,
the voice of our heart exclaims, "That's for me!"
Unfortunately,
that voice has many enemies
 that try to drown it out. Our own doubts,
fears, and lack of confidence can dim it—and so can the opinions
of others, a busy schedule, and lack of self-awareness. Even so, no matter
how deeply it gets buried, the voice of our heart keeps trying to be heard.
How can we turn up the volume?
Accept
responsibility for it. Finding your passion is a do-it-yourself
project, one that requires constant monitoring of your feelings, imagination,
and self-image.
Make
self-discovery a high priority. The more you know about yourself,
the easier it is to hear your heart speak. Self-discovery is not a one-time
experience. It take place over a lifetime and demands that you keep asking
questions, trying new things, and staying open to new possibilities.
Follow
your hunches. If your intuition is urging you to learn the tango,
don't dismiss it. Remember how you felt as a child when you came running
home excited about something you had done in school and nobody would pay
attention? When we ignore our hunches, we impose that same damper on ourselves.
Dump
your doubts. Anytime we have an unrealized dream, there's a good
chance that we also have an excuse to explain why we haven't done what
we wanted to do. Stop treating your excuses as the voice of reason, admit
that they're the story you made up, and hit "delete." Realize,
too, that it's possible to keep your doubts and still take action.
Understand
that routine can be the enemy of passion. If you do everything
in the same way at the same time day after day, you may become efficient,
but you won't become passionate. Passion comes when we shake things up,
allow ourselves to be surprised, explore. You can't do that if you're
tied to a rigid schedule.
Know
that you are capable of multiple passions. Studies have shown
that the more sources of passion we have, the happier we are. Passions
change during different stages of our lives. Many people seem to think
they're going to find One Grand Passion, but people who live passion-filled
lives are usually passionate about many things.
There's
more where this came from.
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