Have you ever wondered how to find your life’s passion? Do you get up in the morning and jump out of bed, chomping at the bit to get to work?

If you had asked me not too long ago, I probably would have told you there’s no sense in finding your life’s passion because there’s no time in life to pursue it. Many people believe this to be true, as I did, but it is a pessimistic view of the world that is false. You can find it, and you can live that passion.

How to Know if You’re Ready

Some people truly aren’t ready to find out what is most meaningful to them in life. They’re quite happy living with their head in the sand and going with the status quo. Find out if you’re ready by answering the following questions as truthfully as possible:

• Are you always looking for a new project to pursue but don’t seem to follow anything through to its finish?

• Would you be willing to take a risk with your career if it meant following your passion?

• Are you willing to make mistakes, learn from them, and not let failure get in your way?

If you answered, “Yes” to any of these questions, you’re probably ready to at least find out what you’re passionate about. Maybe you’re even ready to pursue it–but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

How to Find Your Life’s Passion

Get a blank piece of paper and a pen. Go ahead, I’ll wait…

Back? Great. Answer these questions on that blank piece of paper and then we’ll go from there:

• What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

• If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?

• If you got fired or laid off from your job tomorrow, what would you do to make a realistic living?

• What would you spend the majority of your day doing if you were rich and had all the money you could ever need?

• What  are you really interested in and constantly wanting to learn more about?

Make sure you answer ALL the questions. Read over your answers and look for a reoccurring theme. To help you out, I’ll answer the questions as well, from my own perspective:

• In my spare time, I love to create, help others, spend time on my computer, read, and write.

• If I could have any job in the world, it would be what I’m already doing, marketing online.

• If I got fired or laid off from my job tomorrow, I would do what I’ve already done–start my own business online.

• If I had all the money I could ever need, I would still want to market online because I love it.

• Obviously, I am super interested in internet marketing and am constantly wanting to learn more about it each and every day.

I’m a classroom teacher by trade. You can see why teaching seemed like an obvious choice to me when I was choosing my career. Planning lessons for the classroom takes care of my need to create and write; teaching scratches my itch to help others; and learning the teaching material gives me opportunity to read what I’m interested in.

However, here’s the problem. Classroom teaching does not address my interest in computers and online marketing. And as you can see from the way I answered the questions, that’s a big part of who I am.

By not fulfilling this part of me, I was denying part of myself. After a while, this really took its toll on my health.

Also, a while ago I realized that marketing on the internet in the organizing/personal development niche wasn’t enough. I wanted to teach, and write, and create, and organize, and start my own business.

It became blatantly obvious to me that focusing on the internet marketing niche and teaching others how to start their own online business in this niche was my REAL passion in life.

That’s why I ended up changing the focus of my blog somewhat.

What about you? Did you learn anything about yourself while answering those questions?

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