There's nothing like intense desire. Awaking with it on your mind, unable to concentrate throughout the day. Eating and drinking are even dwarfed by the gentle reminder of its existence. You crave it. You can taste it. Frustration overtakes you because you are unable to experience its tangible qualities. The first time you laid eyes on it, nervousness, goosebumps, and speechlessness surrounded you. If only you could experience it every day. Just quit your job and do it all day!
Passion. What's yours?
The way I think has always been so innate I never considered it a talent or gift. At 7 years old, my third grade teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said with great confidence and assurance, "An obstetrician like Dr. Huxtable and entertainment lawyer because Michael Jackson is going to need one. I have to have my own practice because I don't want to work for anyone like Mr. Stone." (Mr. Stone was my mother's employer at the time and uncle to famed Oliver Stone.)
Oh, I had promise. :) I thought a little differently than my peers. My desire was to employ others; to come up with cool ideas, inventions, and "stuff" that others could help bring to life. I believed I would be as good a boss as I was a thinker and dreamer. Experiences in junior high, high school, and college changed all of that. College freshman at 16, I majored in psychology with the goal of being an industrial and organizational psychologist. Anything I did had to be something that the masses hadn't already glued themselves to, but my proper planning skills were no where to be found. I believed my creative thinking skills would guide me through the quicksand of statistics and that studying was unnecessary because I was supposed to be a "naturally-born-genius."
I wasn't and I never graduated.
I was told I was a dreamer and dreamers don't do, they simply dream. I was fooled into believing that for about 10 years. Building business ideas, planning adventures, retreats, and trips at age 13, I knew I loved creating and executing. (Executing is doing, right? I thought so.) The only thing that ever came natural to me (and it wasn't schoolwork despite the early graduation), was listening to someone rant about their talent and automatically developing a business surrounding their gift in my head. I would get excited and begin asking "what if you did this or that" questions. I was more excited than they. I felt like a bit of a weirdo. I guess it's similar to how an artist may feel at times. They think in colors or maybe in music. I think in business.
I have launched over 5 since that tender age of 13 and conceptualized over 30 on paper in full form. It's my passion. It's what I would do for free if money were no object. It's what I did without thinking so I didn't even realize it was a talent. I remember asking my mom, who is a gospel and jazz vocalist, "What's my talent, Mommy? I can't sing, dance, or play the piano." She didn't know what to tell her sad and confused child, so she nurtured each individual interest through the years with the hope that I would uncover my passion.
Now 31, I manage three businesses and am fully self-employed doing what I absolutely love. It keeps me up at night and wakes me early in the morning.
If what you do 40-60 hours a week is not your passion, what is it and why aren't you doing it? If you haven't found "it" yet, ask yourself,
"What would I do for free if money were no object?" Your answer will speak volumes. Your "it" satisfies, excites, and drives. You've written about it, talked about it, and dreamed of it for some time. Others recognize it in you and are willing to invest their time and money because they believe in your passion.
Education is necessary. Skill is required. But, passion? Passion sells. A stranger listening in on a conversation you have about your "it" will want to know more because of how you speak about it. Just think about the love of your life and how you speak about them unlike anyone else you mention. Everyone knows how you feel about them. You're passionate.
Start living your passion, if you haven't already. The resources are available. Time will be made. Begin revealing that intense desire. It has a magnetic pull to all you need to succeed. Work hard and be faithful.
For assistance with unveiling your "it" and/or selling your passion, please contact The Consulting Studio at
info@theconsultingstudio.com.
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