Did the title get your attention? Think about it, we all want to have passion in and about our life, but how many of us can say we are truly on fire about it? Or better yet do you know what your passions are and how to develop them and bring more into your life?
The definition of passion from merium-webster.com is: a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something.
Let's take a look at a few ways to find out where your passion lies:
In my 34 years in the eye care industry I can honestly say there has not been a day filled with passion and excitement for the industry and people in it. Of course, there have been situations that were less than desirable but I always remind myself that those are just moments in time. My passion keeps evolving in my career as this has always been easy for me. It is the personal part that I struggled with until the last year.
I am not sure if it was because I was nearing the BIG 5-0 or what, but I had decided I desire and crave new experiences vs. things. This has sent me on a wild ride of exploration of people and places.
For two years I planned a trip to Europe to celebrate my 50th. Let me tell you this was no vacation but it was a trip that most people would call a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not me — I want more! My nineteen-day trip included Venice, Rome, Paris, Normandy back to Paris, London and Amsterdam, with very little connection to work and life back home.
The trip was magnificent because of some special friends that have traveled to and live in all the areas we visited. I didn't have to do anything but take in the sites and enjoy every moment. Leading up to the trip, I felt silly asking questions that I thought I should have known the answer to. But then I decided to open myself up to learning to be passionate about learning.
Learning to be passionate about learning, hmmmm? I know that sounds strange but when I thought about how I learn and love other things, such as my career, I simply applied the same thinking. It worked so well that I now have a very exciting and aggressive new bucket list. Some big and some small, but all are experiences that involve the passion of learning.
Try to live every day to the fullest but make an effort to learn how to be more passionate from others. Don't wait for it to surface but dig beneath the surface to make it rise and embrace it!
"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow."
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