The BIGG Successs Show
How Do I Find My Passion?
5 questions to uncover your greatness. Read our summary at biggsuccess.com.
Welcome to The Big Success Show. Today, we'll discuss how to find your passion. The Big Success Show with George and Mary Lynn We got an email from Amy and Amy says that she hears all this talk about finding your passion and there's one thing she knows she's not passionate about what she does now about about her current career but she says she also doesn't really know what she would love to do. So her big challenge to us is how do you go about discovering your passion? That's a good question. You know, we talk to a lot of people, George, and when they find out what we do here at Big Success, this seems to be a fairly common theme. How to dig down deep and find your true passion. Now we went through this in coming up with Big Success. Now this is what we recommend Amy that you get out a notebook and write down your thoughts and answers to the following five questions. And these things all revolve around one single theme. Look to the past to discover your future. This is one way to discover your passion. Think back to childhood, Amy. What did you want to be when you grew up? Now that probably sounds like kind of a silly question, you know, when you're an adult, right? You are growing up. But the thing is it's not silly because it leads to the more important question which is why. Why did you want to do that one thing when you grew up? I wanted to be a singing star. A singing star. Yeah, I had my little Donnie Marie microphone. I wanted to be like share up on stage in front of an audience performing. Ooh, you gonna dress like share? I wish I had those outfits. I wish I was her size. But unfortunately, I can't sing. Can't carry a tune in the bucket as I say. Is that what you're telling us? But I still perform in front of an audience. I have my own microphone. It's not exactly what I envisioned when I was a kid, but some of the elements of what I wanted are a part of what I do today. Another question to ask yourself, Amy, is what classes did you really enjoy? And we're talking from grade school all the way up through college. Now, the odds are the classes that you enjoyed were also the classes you did well in, right? We seem to do that. But what about that particular class did you enjoy so much? For example, I love philosophy. I love learning how to think logically. Before that I was a mess. I think you still are. Thanks, Barry. No problem. I also love learning how to debate a subject. I've used these skills my entire career and the work I find most enjoyable often has to do with problem solving. Their question to ask yourself, what extracurricular activities did you love? But what did you love about that activity? For example, music was an extracurricular activity for me. I played clarinet, right? And so I got to be in the pep band. I got to go to competitions. So there were additional benefits because it appealed to my competitive nature and fulfilled my social needs. It wasn't just about the music. The fourth thing to ask yourself is what jobs or roles have given you the greatest satisfaction? What common themes exist around those jobs? As an example, I've been an entrepreneur and I've taught. As my career as a business owner advanced, I found that teaching others was something that I really enjoyed. I got a lot of good feedback from staff about meetings. I also got some great reviews from my students. That's why I'm part of big success. It gives me that outlet to share knowledge with others. And coming up, how what you do in your spare time can lead to your passion. Today we're answering Amy's big challenge. She knows she's not passionate about her current career, but she wants some guidance to discover her true passion. We've discussed four questions so far. What's number five, Marylin? Well, do you have a favorite hobby? It may be something you used to do that you don't have time for now. What do you do or what would you do for free? For example, I love to write. I've enjoyed doing it since I was a kid because it allows me to tap into my imagination and use my creative side. That desire to be creative has guided me throughout my career. In fact, I left my job because I had no creative freedom. So what I feel is important about this point, Amy, is that my need for creative control in my job spills over from my hobby. So being in touch with what you naturally do, even for no money, can help you discover your passion. My hobby is trying to read what you write, Marylin. I do have bad handwriting. That's a big challenge. It should have been a doctor. With these five things, Amy, it's not the activity itself that really matters. It's the elements of that activity that help guide you to your passion. And Amy, we're confident you'll discover it soon. Thanks so much for sharing your big challenge with us. If you have a big challenge, contact us through our website at big success dot com. It's also where we have a written summary of today's show and let's get our big quote for the day. Our big quote today comes from George Wilhelm Friedrich Hiegler. Oi! Oi! Oi! Where did that come from? Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion. So find your passion to uncover your greatness. Next time we'll talk about what to do if working harder isn't working anymore. Until then, here's to your big success. The Big Success Show at B-I-G-G Success dot com.