Introduction
The search and discovery of your passion or mission in life, and the construction of a fulfilling life, can begin by asking yourself certain introspective questions. The answers to these questions are unique to each of us. And the learning and discovery process of seeking the answers to these questions will help you begin to formulate what you are passionate about in life. Hopefully, these questions will lead to more questions and more self-discovery.
Here are three basic questions I think you should ask yourself to help you begin to discover your life’s passion:
Passion Discovery Question #1: What excites you?
What’s your hot button? What excites you about jumping out of bed in the morning and starting work right away? Is it that book idea you’ve had for many years? What do your family and friends think is your passion? Why don’t you ask them? What do you have a strong opinion about? Problem with the soap box? What gets an animated reaction from you? These are just some of the more obvious questions you need to answer.
Passion Discovery Question #2: What race would you do for free?
Assuming time and money were irrelevant, what would you be willing to do without receiving a paycheck? Answer this question as if you were independently rich. What do you think would be a great career for you? Would this unpaid activity enhance or benefit your current career?
Passion Discovery Question #3: What do you see as wrong in the world around you?
It doesn’t have to be a big global problem. It can be something as small or simple as something to do with gardening, or washing cars, or any problem within your own environment or life. What is there in your world that you would like to see improved? What is there in your own life that you would like to improve? Maybe something personal about you? Maybe something about our society?
conclusion
Discovering your passions will help you be a much happier and more productive person. Because once you discover and understand what your passions are and what experiences in your life have brought you to this moment, your life can and will begin to be built around these passions. Each of our lives is a work in progress. And this work requires planning and effort. Accept and embrace it, and you will create a wonderful life.