build your beautiful self

What are you passionate about? What lights the fire within you? I was listening to an audiobook this morning and a little bit more this afternoon and those were two questions that were asked in the book. The other question that was asked was who were you when you were young? What were you like before adulthood took over and the pressures of making a living and conforming to societal pressure molded you? What makes you feel alive and like a contribution to the world?

Deep thinking questions to help you find your passion! I was blown away.

There are many things about the life I lead today that are far away from who I was and where I thought I was going in life. I remember the professions I thought I wanted to go into when I was a child. I remember what truly made me feel alive!

I tried one of them, and realized that the financial gain was never going to be there unless I owned the business that I was in. Then I also realized that my passion for it would diminish when I do it day in and out. It would no longer be a love or a joy. It would be tied to the stress of earning a living.

It is amazing to me how much is tied to that concept. I have heard the “question” that is always asked by mentors, coaches, gurus and the like that goes “what would you do if you never had to worry about money?” Then they tell you to go do that. Well there are a lot of things I would do if I didn’t have to earn a living. The problem with that is, you still have to earn a living while you are building the business around what you love to do! On top of that, if you do what you love and don’t come into money quickly, the stress can reduce the love of the thing that you love doing and are passionate about.

15 years ago I had a passion for one field. Corporate life ruined that for me. 18 years ago, I had a passion for another field. I felt that I couldn’t make enough money doing that and I really didn’t enjoy it day in and day out. 10 years ago my passion was something completely different yet again. After 10 years, I have found myself at a crossroads. Trials and tribulations have altered my joy, but not the passion. I feel like I am missing what I used to do and missing the reason why I enjoyed what I did so much because it is always tied to earning a living.

The things I give away freely take years to turn into monetary gains, the things I do for a living take so much effort. There are good and bad points of all of it, but I am on a path! I LOVE helping people live better. I love connecting with people when I can make their lives a little better. Doing that is the baseline I am going to start working from. I have found my people, but I am always looking for more people! Those positive connections will help my path grow and blossom.

Cheers!