Ahsan Gardezi
We think that deep down, everyone wants to live their dreams. However, many people never pursue what they are meant to do, usually out of fear. Many times, we find ourselves in situations where we want to pursue something big and scary. Sometimes, we need supervision to overcome our fears. Here’s how to follow your passion without any fear. Read!
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When someone in your life is asking the important “What should I do with my life?” question – have you ever told them “Just follow your passion”?
If so, please stop doing that. Yes, completely, and forever. Because it’s garbage advice; among the worst out there, right next to the original food pyramid and playing hard to get.
For once, forget about giving such advice altogether, and read this article!
Beginning
Often you’re in that state of mind, referred to as “flow,” where you lose track of the world and time. Work is not work as many people refer to it, but something that is fun and interesting and exciting. It’s not a “job” but a passion.
If you’ve got a job you dislike, or even hate, this will sound like a pipe dream to you. And if you never put in the effort to find what you’re passionate about, you’re right: such a thing will never be possible.
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Do you have a hobby, or something you loved doing as a child, but never considered it as a possibility?
Whether it’s reading comic books, collecting something, making something, creating or building, there is probably a way you could do it for a living. Open a comic book shop, or create a comic book site online.
If there’s already something you love doing, you’re ahead of the game. Now you just need to research the possibilities of making money from it.
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If you find your calling, your passion, don’t just turn in your resignation tomorrow. It’s best to stay in your job while you’re researching the possibilities.
If you can do your passion as a side job, and build up the income for a few months or a year, that’s even better. It gives you a chance to build up some savings while practicing the skills you need.
Know as much about your passion as possible. If this has been a passion for a while, you may have already been doing this. At any rate, do even more research. Read every website possible on the topic, and buy the best books available.
Find other people, either in your area or on the Internet, who do what you want to do for a living, and quiz them about the profession:
- How much do they make?
- What training and education did they need?
- What skills are necessary?
- How did they get their start?
- What recommendations do they have?
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There are many good lessons big companies can learn from start-ups.
What’s less well known is that the start-up approach to market validation and product-market fit has something to teach people pick their career:
Identify needs in the market that are currently not being well met. In this step, be critical:
- Is there really demand there or am I deluding myself?
- If you’re starting out, chances are that your ideas are dead wrong.
- The absence of an app that alerts you when to cut your fingernails is not a sure-fire sign that you’ve uncovered a lucrative niche.
For instance, ask yourself what the heck you’ll end up doing with that Comparative Literature degree. Trust yourself; it’s going to be a day well spent.
So, as you’re starting out, be conservative and identify certain niches that definitely exist and are growing. There are worse fields you could specialize in than, say, robotics, artificial intelligence or online marketing, to name a few.
Assess your strengths: Are you good or can you develop skills in something that can meet that demand?
This is where passion, talent, and your interests DO play a role. Whatever is easy for you that most others have a harder time with, that’s a worthy option.
If you’ve excelled at organizing events, there’s a hint. If you’ve been coding since age 12, there’s a hint. The cardinal sin of the passion principle is that it ONLY considers this point, without ever taking the above-mentioned steps.
And that’s how a clueless bunch of philosophy graduates end up working in call centers, or as copywriters with a low pay-grade.
Match Up These Two In A Constantly Iterative Process
Unfortunately, work’s not done after following just all that^.
You’ll have to eat humble pie, start at the very bottom of the hierarchy and through a constant cycle of getting smarter, building experience and trying out different business models:
- Should you be an employee?
- An independent contractor?
- Or is there even a start-up opportunity you can raise investment for?
You slowly get the hang of it. Or you get the hang of it very fast and become very successful at age 25, and we all hate you. For most of us mere mortals, this process takes many years if not decades, and may contain many late nights battling fear and anxiety — so buckle up.
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Either you
- Can’t find your passion at first? Give up after a few days and you’re sure to fail. Keep trying, for months on end if necessary, and you’ll find it eventually.
Either you
- Thought you found your passion but you got tired of it? No problem! Start over again and find a new passion. There may be more than one passion in your lifetime, so explore all the possibilities.
Or you
- Found your passion but haven’t been successful making a living at it? Don’t give up. Keep trying, and try again, until you succeed. Success doesn’t come easy, so giving up early is a sure way to fail. Keep trying, and you’ll get there.
Procrastination and overthinking won’t help you finding or nurturing your passion. Follow the steps we’ve outlined for you, and go ahead and live your dream. The only point of giving up occurs when you think the task is impossible.
Good luck with the hard work. This was all about how to follow your passion without any fear. If you have any questions, leave a comment in the section provided below!
