Life is a constant pursuit in finding your passion. So often, it feels like we are chasing the things that society, our family and friends believe we should. In a world where it seems everyone is following their passion it’s easy to feel like you are being left behind or worse, feeling like you have no clue what your dream is. Don’t fret my pet, we’ve all been there.
Instead of letting the weight of immediate decisions deter you, get still and listen to your heart. What is it saying? What is it telling you to do? That beat, that thump in your chest, that vigor that awakens whenever you do blank is your passion. It’s calling out to you, won’t you answer?
Finding your passion doesn’t mean you have to quit your day job straight away and start your business. It simply means you should take the steps (sometimes baby steps) to do more of the things you love.
As a soft kick in the pants here are 33 tips to cut out the white noise, listen to your heart and start down the splendid path that is your dreams.
1. Stop watching TV in favor of working on your side business at night
2. Join a Meetup group of like-minded people passionate about your hobby
3. Get still. Don’t rush into things without first consulting your inner compass
4. Talk to your best friend; ask them what they think you’re good at
5. Start a blog where you madly talk about your favorite cause/passion/thoughts
6. Take your mother out to dinner and have a chat about your goals. Mothers know it all!
7. Enter that art competition you’ve been longing to win. Can’t win unless you enter!
8. Cut out your shoe shopping habit in lieu of making your business legit
9. Quit negative thinking. Stop. Right. Now
10. Start a sister circle for other women looking for support and advice
11. Help someone else pursue their passion
12. Be prepared. When opportunity knocks you need to answer the door
13. Seek the counsel of a career consultant/coach/cheerleader
14. Take a break. Go out of town and forget about the chase. Come back renewed
15. Say No! To everything you don’t want to do so you have more time to do the things you love
16. Schedule a daily power hour; where you spend an hour working on your projects sans interruptions
17. Get yourself an Etsy, Ebay, Bigcartel, etc… storefront right away. It takes 5 minutes tops!
18. Wake up an hour earlier and work in the peace & quiet of the morning
19. Leave excuses at the door; get to work and worry later
20. Exercise regularly. A healthy soul is a passionate soul
21. Create your “team” of people who wholeheartedly support you
22. Realize that:
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream…”, C.S. Lewis
23. Have a game plan. Write out your personal mission statement to guide your actions
24. Incorporate your business. Marry your passion. Put a ring on it.
25. Make a vision board or actionable chart of things you want to achieve
26. Schedule daily meditation/ prayer/reflection
27. Seek out people whose career you look up to. Talk to them. Make them your mentors
28. Create a “Passion Fund”. Add a small amount daily and spend it on things that contribute to your business
29. Accept failure. Failure is a stepping stone to success
30. Ask yourself, “What would I do for free?”
31. Surround yourself with other passion pursuers. Go-getting is contagious.
32. Start a Dream Journal, where you write your dreams into existence
33. Be thankful for where you are right now and you will go further
I hope these 33 tips have sparked your interest and have given you the surge to go out and start doing more of the things you love!
Love this girl! One thing I definitely need to do is have my daily meditation/prayer hour everyday as well as start a dream journal. I see where I want to be all the time but writing it down will not only solidify things but also serve as a way to check and make sure what I’m doing now is in line with those dreams.
The way I pursue my passion is to first own it, I took the terms “aspiring” or “trying to be” out of my vocab when I describe myself. I say I am a writer and remind myself of that everytime I go out for something (especially if it terrifies me!).
Wow I love this.
My biggest obstacle was Believing in myself. But a great friend gave me a good talking-too and let me know I can do anything I put my mind to. And that was huge coming from a place of hearing you’ll never do anything. But now I believe in me and cannot be told anything different.
So I’m pursuing my passion by Believing in me.
Also not being afraid to let people go…man you have to get rid of the naysayers. Two songs by Ledisi I constantly listen to are Shut Up and Bravo!!! They motivate me completely. There are a few things on the list I have done but there are many that wil definitely get added to my list.
Thanks Fajr
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Fajr, you are a beautiful, inspiring woman. Your blog has genuinely enlightened me and is always filled with positive and loving support for everyone. Thank you so much!
You’re welcome Taja! Glad we can support each other!
It’s definitely never too late to find your passion!! I’ve done tips number 1 and 17 and have finally found my path.
Awesome article and thanks so much for including me in the IFB links.
You’re welcome Sabrina! Congrats on starting your business!
Love this! Such an inspiring post!
Thanks Jasmine!
I’m afraid it’s going to take a lot more than a blog post to get me to stop negative thinking! Maybe a few centuries of psychotherapy!
Lol
You’ve summed it up nicely. Self-awareness is the best thing anyone can learn in life. And then grace almost always follows.
Thanks for this lovely post.
Joy x
That is extremely eloquent Joy! Thanks for sharing!
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This was so inspiring and so right on time! I JUST posted something similar about goal setting. I need to add a few of your tips to my list. Especially #16. Thank you for always encouraging and inspiring! You are a blessing!
After the day I had yesterday, I needed to read this.
That was awesome! Love your blog, I came in via IFB’s Links a la Mode.
Thanks Carol!
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Oh mama, I love you. This is exactely what I needed, a good kick up the bum (in related news, the most read article in Norwegian news today is about getting to heaven via anal sex, but that is another story lol). I am treading water in terms of my work life, and people like you help me get my god damned act together and just get on with it. I love all of your points, but the one that stuck with me the most was say no. Be selective. Create the dream in every choice. YES. Love you.
ps, it is early Saturday morning here, just logged on the net, and had to come and see you first thing. Miss you.
LMAO!!! Well talk about a Holy Shitter! but I digress!
Missing you as well my love, glad to be the kick in the butt you needed… this will get us both to heaven easy
Last night, I was woken up by a nearby party that was going way too late. I couldn’t sleep so I came to the computer and started working on my dream. My husband found out and asked “Why didn’t you just watch t.v.?” My answer? “T.V.’s not as much fun.” I think this post is really spot on. Great words to share with everyone.
I love this post, whenever I meet people I always find those most interesting are the ones who have a real passion for something in life. I think it’s important, but so often so many people get stuck into a habit where they’re not really living life but going through the mundane routine of getting up going to work, coming home watching tv or browsing the internet all evening.
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I love you. Your Rosie the Riveter spirit is frigging infectious.
The one that resonates w/ me the most is saying no to everything I don’t want to do…
oohh i love this! you are simply amazing!
THank you for this! learning #15 now