Passion and Purpose: Finding them both is the vehicle to a life abounding with success and fulfillment. It’s a way to see new achievable possibilities (S.N.A.P.) in business and life.
The key word is finding. Lots of people are still in the process of discovering the purpose and passion for their lives. This process continues to leave many full of doubt, insecurity, and boredom in their professional and social lives. The path, on this journey, can seem murky, with little direction. The destination is seemingly elusive. However, finding purpose and passion isn’t difficult! Below are a few, valuable ways to find purpose and passion for your life.
What do you get lost in the moment doing? – Passion is an intense desire. It’s what you feel genuinely connected to. You feel as if you were born to do it and it gives you purpose and meaning. do you love to do? Purpose and passion go hand-in-hand. Ultimately, you want to discover and walk in your purpose: The reason you believe you are on the earth. Remember purpose is not one thing. Purpose is like a spokes on a wheel. For instance my purpose is to make people feel their lives. I do that through my keynote speaking, my singing, my writing, my videos and everyday social media post. I get totally lost in putting together fun and entertaining marketing videos for my speaking clients. So when you think purpose don’t put yourself in a box, expand your awareness.
What irritates you? – Everyone doesn’t discover their purpose through an awareness of what they love. Sometimes, passion is realized through what you dislike, even strongly dislike! Perhaps you dislike poverty and that passion fuels you to want to empower people financially. You might dislike disorganization, and that fuels you to want to bring structure to people and groups. The very thing that you despise is an opportunity to be the solution.
Talent isn’t always your purpose. – Some people discover their purpose and passion through things where they have a natural talent. Some people, however, have natural talents that they aren’t necessarily passionate about. The owner of McDonald’s is famous for stating that his business is not restaurants, but real estate. Many professional athletes use their talents and abilities to build a financial foundation that allows them to pursue other interests after their playing days are over. If you have talents and abilities that aren’t necessarily your passion, use it as key to open the door to what you are really passionate about. If I ever lost my ability to speak or entertain I would find passion and purpose in becoming a project manager for people moving from one house to the next. I love to organize and decorate! Many people get totally overwhelmed and frustrated with this process. But I see it as one big messy puzzle that you can move around and make into a master piece.
Finding purpose and passion can seem like a difficult, lifelong pursuit. I believe it’s because their is confusion around what you think it’s suppose to be. Passion can be anything. Once you Snap Out of It and stop letting your “should’s and shouldn’ts” get in the way of what you think passion and purpose is or isn’t, you will find it. Just start noticing what you love, what you dislike and what talents and abilities you have and your passion and purpose will be revealed to you in a S.N.A.P.!
DeDe “The S.N.A.P. Out of It! Woman”