3. Discover your Passion

What am I passionate about? What am I destined to do? What do I even like to do?

Those questions may be easy for some, but for me... not so much.

I know exactly why I don't know what I'm passionate about. I don't want to sound pretentious with this next statement, but it is the truth. Are you ready?... It's because I'm good at a lot of  things. I know that sounds boastful, but it's truth!.

Everything I ever attempted to do I was good it. I was a great field hockey player, track runner, and soccer athlete. I've always been a great writer, speaker and leader. Give me a stage, I'll act, dance, hold a decent note and you will be entertained. Heck throw in painting and creating things, I do that too. Ask anybody who knows me, they will tell you I have many talents. Sounds great right? To be good at everything? Ehhh... not so much. I'm good at many things and excel at nothing. 

My philosophy is if I was good at a few related things I would excel in an area of my life. Instead I've divided my precious time, trying to sharpen many skills and pursue many natural talents. I love reading books by self made entrepreneurs. Their "before they made it" stories are just like mine. Getting fired, quitting, having 10 jobs in one year, changing industries 5 times in only 5 years since graduating college. YES!!! I'm on the right track to success! 

This blog is about learning, taking the advice of others, doing and sharing my experiences. Jon Acuff talks to the person who has many passions in his book. His advice to them, (i.e. me) pick one. Pick one passion, go with it; focus on it. In the midst of your focus you'll discover if it is something you should continue to focus on or if you should go on to your next passion. You can't excel at bazillion things at once. Focus on one thing. Hone a skill. Develop some expertise.

So I'll pick a passion to focus on till I discover my passion. I know this theory sounds a little convoluted, but hey, convoluted solutions for complex people.

My passions for now: marketing and writing.

Have you always know your passion or are you in the discovery stage? Tell me I'd love to know. Comment below.