For many of us life is extremely meaningful when it comes to making our lives in terms of success, growth, reliable, independent, self-confidence.
These are actually not about our life, this is actually about us. What we do with our life…and what we make out of it. For some people, life can be about earning more and more money, and for some, life can be very disciplined, dedicated and purposeful. While there may be some people who would like to live their life to it fullest, like travelling the world and exploring the nature, sky, oceans, etc.
Some people like to read and learn new things, while some people like to teach others. Whatever, everyone of us has some thing that ignites our passion which makes us happy, joyful, excited.
This happening and knowing of this particular thing that sparks within your inner souls, is actually or can become your passion. Finding this passion or we can simply say it as an interest within yourself is very important when you are in the initial phase of your career or entrepreneurship.
Most of the people, can easily identify or it comes out at very early age and becomes their goal. They are easily driven by their interest towards their goal.
Why is finding my passion is so important?
According to a 2017 study released by Deloitte Insights, American workers shown only 34% of engagement at work after spending over $1 Billion by American companies on making employee more engaged and dedicated towards job with disposition to seek challenges in their job.
Almost 64% of total surveyed workers and management staff, were found to be lacking the passion for taking on challenging problems. This indicates that there are no passionate people to do that piece of work. In short, if the people are not passionate they will lack efficiency and low self confidence due to poor interest.
Finding your passion therefore becomes important because you have to be competent and have that love and passion for your job. So, beforehand you have to find and select your field of interest and start your Career planning from day 1 itself.
Different ways to find your passion and interests
Below will provide you the best and simple tips for identifying your passion and interests. The things you experienced daily in your life can help you the most.
16 Tips to Find your Passion and Interests (Find your Real Passion)
1. Identify your need, that can be your driving force
You have to identify your most important need first. Maybe its money, comfort or luxury, or it can be self satisfaction. Both are difficult to achieve simultaneously unless your need and passion aligns together. Once you identify your need, that will motivate you and act as a driving force to achieve your goals and live your passion. Once you identify that earning lot of money is what you desire, than your mind and body will start finding ways itself to achieve that. You will get self-motivation to work hard and earn huge income.
2. Find things that you can do tirelessly for hours
You can do different things and identify that one thing that you like to do every time and can do all your life. You will never get tired doing that for long hours. For example if you have a passion to play cricket, though its a physical tiring sport, but if your passion is to play cricket than you can make your career in Cricket, because you will never get tired playing cricket all day. For someone, it can be chess or basketball. Some people may find teaching as a satisfying job where they can teach students and learners. It can be a computer course, or a coaching class, or even online coaching for vocational subjects, etc.
3. What you want to do when you are free
Whenever we are free, we think of doing something that we love. Some people may be interested in listening music, some may be interested in acting or drama. Some even like to cook. So, Cooking, singing, acting are all signs of interest in which you may find and build your career.
4. Find out than what inspires you
At some moment of time, you may like a political leader who inspires you a lot, or maybe some actor or sports player. And the feeling to follow his/her footsteps can become your biggest breakthrough in finding your passion and goal of your life. there are many cricketers playing in Indian Cricket Team or IPL or National level cricket, just following or inspired by their hero, Sachin Tendulkar.
5. Identify your Skills
You may have got some inherent skills, or you might have done some small crash course during your vacations. Just identify that skill that you may be not aware of. All of a sudden, you were asked by your friend to drop him at the Railway station on time to catch up a train. You do the needful and drove the car like a crazy F1 professional and reach before time. That day you may realize that this is not an ordinary skill.
Playing outdoor games in childhood, makes you active physically that may help in developing your physique. You may find careers in Sports and Athletics much interesting.
Skills can be easily identified in early ages, like if a child sings nicely or do acting in dramas. Even children and students with good IQ and problem solving skills can become good entrepreneurs.
6. Imagine and dream, what comes first in your mind
There are instances, where you might dream of something not relatable to your ongoing life. When you are relaxing or in your leisure time, you may dream about something unusual. The fist thing that comes to your mind can be your most inspiring interest that you can pull of. Just give some time to your mind and soul and get to know what it thinks of. What dream comes to you in your imagination.
You can start finding ways to make your dreams come true.
7. Be involved in different things, it helps to identify your passion
Go out of your comfort zone. Reach to other peoples and give time to different people around you. What others are doing, meet them talk to them, get involved in different activities. This can create some thing meaningful in your life, you will start finding ways to do a particular thing you will selflessly network with similar people and build a life around that. Like you may want to join with your friend for a Goa trip, and there you met with another person who is interested in some Tours & Travel business. And like this you created a chance to get a business partner.
So, just involved yourself you may get different opportunities or indications about your passion career.
8. Trust your abilities and believe in yourself
When you are responsible for something you must trust your abilities. Unless and until you are not self believer, you can’t knock off the opportunities that are coming in your way. Do believe in your self and your abilities. Never hesitate to take on challenges and responsibilities. These are the only things that will carve your abilities into professional skills.
9. Find things that unexpectedly excites you the most
In 6th Standard, I didn’t like attending classes but the only thing I was very excited about Tuesdays and Fridays was the Art and Craft classes. That really excites me the most. I used to keep everything in stock and willfully try different activities, may be paper craft, or making house with matchsticks, or hand-painting, drawing or something else.
10. Identify things you like to spend your time and money on
You may like to spend money on a new MP3 player where you spend lot of your time listening to Songs or specifically RAP songs. In todays world, people give some serious thoughts in becoming a rapper. If you spend most of your money on looking good and taking care of your look and appearance, you must try modelling career than. Struggling actors often spend their money on movie tickets, to watch their inspiring actor on screen, delivering their exceptional dialogues on screen.
11. Make new friends and identify what topics excites you the most
You may think of making new friends, where you will learn and get an idea of different things they are involved in. You maybe talking to your new friends on different topics. See which topic excites you the most. learn more about it. Get to know each and every minute details don’t just blindly decide on your career. Learn more and more about it.
12. Find your strength and weaknesses
Some people are not meant for doing or becoming someone they are inspired for. Like an obese fat boy who dream of playing cricket for Team India, cant just dream of becoming a cricketer. Or a girl who has a very strong voice cannot become a singer because of his voice and tone. Somethings are not in our reach and control. We have to find our weaknesses which can limit our chances. Similarly, one should find his/her strength which can help to make better decision in selecting career. A strong masculine body can make you a Body Builder, Body guard, Personal Trainer, Gym Coach, etc.
13. Identify your Talent
If you are good at drawing, it doesn’t mean you can only become a painter. You can become a Tattoo Artist. If you are always interested in playing video games, you can become a game tester, where companies pay you to test their games. If you have communication skills, it doesn’t mean you can only become a receptionist or a Radio Jockey. You can try your hands in Sales and Marketing as well. Feeling for needy people in their bad times, doesn’t means you can only donate your own money. You can start or work with an NGO to be self satisfied while serving the poor and needy ones.
14. Find common pin-points in different interests
There are many fields of interests that may excites you, but most of the times you will come to know that there is one thing in common behind all these, that common thing is your passion. Try to find out such pin points and connect them to find your actual passion. Sometimes, you may find a very different way to fulfil your dreams and earning at the same time. A good speaker interested in cricket, can become a very good commentator, giving live commentary from a stadium. One such example is Harsha Bhogale, who was one of my favorite cricket commentators in the early twenties.
15. Try different things that you always wanted to
There may be many things you always wanted to do like maybe swimming in a sea bed, or sky diving or like exploring the ancient monuments. You can do different things and find what makes you the craziest ever and that will never leave you behind. Many organizations look for researchers in ancient civilization, there are organizations who finds people who can interact with animals and birds. One such example is National Geographic or Discovery channel. You can simply become a wild life photographer.
16. Select the most promising interest
After shortlisting you need to narrow down on your interest and match it with your needs. Whether you want to earn a lot of money, for that you may look for high paid jobs. And if you want convenience, self-respect and comfort and easy-going life, you can look for similar fields that can provide work or opportunity based on your interest.
What will be the NEXT Step
Develop and nurture your interest to get that spark
After shortlisting and finding that interest, you need to grow it in yourself with patience. Learn more and more about it. Practice it. Exercise it. This love for your interest will create a spark in you, and will push yourself beyond your boundaries and limits and you will find your passion and purpose in life.
First of all, give time to your interests to grow inside into a full fledge passion. This passion will help you kickstart your career or a business. This require taking your own time to do that you love the most. You can do it as a side hustle or freelancing or contribution, depending on your passion. You need to stick to it and grow with self confidence and trust .
Taking some side hustle or part time job in that field like acting, singing, teaching, etc. will test your patience and acceptance to it as your most joyful things that you never wanted to be separated from.
