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Finding the Passion,
YouNever Lost
Looking back on your career 20-
30 years from now, what do you
want tosay you’veaccomplished?
That’s a question Jeff Weiner,
CEO of LinkedIn, often asks
prospective employees. How
would you answer that question?
Take a minute and think about it.
In other words, what matters to
you. In answering that question,
you would probably be relying
on a combination of your best
personality traits and skills to
reach those accomplishments.
You see, everyone has talent.
Oftenwe just overlook it, because
this natural set of skills come so
easy to us, that we assume it’s
the same for everyone else. But
it’s not.
Our passion is wrapped up in
what brings us joy and utilizes
our talent. After leaving our
childhood, we seem to have
forgotten this simple fact. Think
back to your childhood days for
a minute. As a kid if you liked
something, you just did it. On the
playground, if you liked swinging
on the swings, you would spend
time on the swings. If you liked
looking at bugs, you might spend
time on your hands and knees
looking at bugs. If you didn’t
like these activities, you would
spend time in other activities
you enjoyed. Maybe you were
good at playing chess or drawing
cartoons. That’s where you
would spend your time.
As adults, we left this idea behind.
Because the expectations are that
success is measured in dollars.
Yes, we have to make a living, but
can you find your passion as a
means of earning a living? Maybe
or maybe not. It may be that you
earn your money in a job and
then use some of those proceeds
to fund your passion.
Need help connecting your life
and passion? Consider how
you spend the other 8 hours of
the day. You know, the hours
between the 8 hours of work
and the 8 hours of sleep? How
do you like spending that time?
That’s where your passion may
lie or may be re-ignited.
By Ann N. Gatty, Ph.D.
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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