Counterpoint: Passion is Developed Not Discovered
One of the biggest mistakes people make is waiting until they discover a passion for something before they develop a life purpose. Surprisingly, it’s the complete 180 degree opposite. You don’t need to have passion to develop a purpose, you need to have a purpose to develop a passion.
While it’s true that some people are naturally passionate about things, this is the exception not the rule. Most people have many interests but aren’t necessarily passionate about any one thing. Passion then becomes a problem when one drifts between all those different interest with no purpose in mind.
The solution to the problem of lacking passion is to take one of your interests and commit to focusing on it with a purpose. Learn more about it, meet with other people to talk about it, volunteer or get a job in that area, and find ways to contribute innovative ideas to it.
Taking these four purposeful steps consistently over time in a specific area of interest is how you develop passion. Don’t waste your time waiting for passion to knock on your door. Instead, be bold and commit to a purpose and let the passion develop naturally over time.