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The topic for today is something that's been constantly going through my mind for the past couple of years and it determines every single decision.

Here, I want to focus on how to find your passion. I want to share some experiences and proven strategies that will give you some actionable steps to find your passion.

Different steps of finding your passion

let's explore the different steps

1. Stop being afraid: you shouldn’t be worried about all the different expectations from other people.
2. Do a social media detox for 30 days: in order to consume less and create more.
3. Try out new things: write down all of the activities that spark your interest and try them one by one. also, adjust your direction with every new experience you make.
4. Spend time to explore: make time for all of these new activities and push yourself to seek discomfort whenever possible.
Hopefully, all of these steps will help you to find your passion as well.

Why passion is an important thing for a better living?

Passion is discovering that one thing which gets you up in the morning, deeply makes you tick, and gives you a sense of purpose in your life.

Might you be looking for this bright and undying source of energy inside yourself that would enable you to overcome any kind of obstacles and achieve things that seemed out of your reach?

But it would take many years of exploration and reigns of failures and sacrifices in order to find it. so where should we start? In order to find it, you first have to understand what passion actually means?

Well, that is a big question and you can find an endless amount of definitions for passion if you search on the internet. it seems like everyone has a different understanding of it but passion is a very strong feeling about something or a strong belief in something.

There is a difference between a strong interest and an actual passion. you're only passionate about something if you care so much about it that you're willing to suffer for it.

For example, if someone has a strong interest in riding motorbikes but they don't have the determination to push themselves through broken bones and hospital visits in order to become better at it. but on the other side, they would do almost anything to follow their passion.

How passion drives you for something?

When you have a passion for something, you love it even when you hate it but passion is an emotion that requires action and without action, passion won't bring you any results. it is the fuel for the fire that's burning inside of you and it can turn a small spark into some of the greatest results in life.

The reason why I talked about passion is that I want you to find your passion and also to pursue them is because you can have absolutely amazing benefits on your life that you can't accomplish with anything else.

What are the benefits of following your passion?

Here are the benefits when you pursue your passion.

• you'll be energized and motivated every day you get up and your work won't feel like work anymore.

• your skills will drastically improve and you'll become more productive and creative because you actually love the work you do.

• you'll be deeply fulfilled because you feel like you make a difference.

• you'll be open-minded towards new things as you don't only focus on making money and spending it.

• you'll become more and more self-confident because you live up to your own beliefs instead of putting on a mask in order to be liked by others.

• Passion helps you overcome your fears and makes you more attractive and interesting to other people and you'll have a strong connection to other people who also follow their passion which is a base for incredible relationships.

These are just some of the many benefits that will come into your life if you choose to follow your passion.
let's now dive into the different steps on how you can find your passion.

How you can find your passion?

Here, I've compiled all the strategies that will definitely work for you to find your passion and once you followed all these strategies, I guarantee, you'll never stop growing. So, let's unveil Everything

1.Stop being afraid

There's the wrong assumption that we only have a few years during our teenage years to actually figure out what we want to do for the rest of our lives. there is so much pressure from our peers and from society in general that causes a lot of anxiety and stress, especially at such a young age.

When you're at a family celebration and a relative comes up to you and asks you what are you going to do for the next couple of years? OR what are your plans? and you're just blank.

How many of us knew exactly what they want to do when they complete their education. most people didn't know it either and this is the reason why almost everybody sticks to the safe route just starting some studies that you already know you're not going to be interested in. Or getting a job just because it pays the bills but you already know that you're not going to like it.

Everybody just tries to go on this safe way to security instead of actually trying something new and that limits you because you don't even have the option to try out all the different things before choosing one.

That is the reason why so many people are unhappy with their jobs and that is also the reason why you have to let go of this fear. you don't only have a few years to find and pursue your passions.

This is a journey which can often take a whole lifetime and you shouldn't limit yourself by the opinions of other people.

2.Change your source of dopamine

Dopamine is the chemical that is being released in your brain whenever you achieve something or feel pleasure. in the past, we had to create something in order to feel rewarded and release dopamine but in today's world, we have instant access to dopamine by consuming social media, video games, junk food, and drugs.

While back then you had to make pottery or write a book in order to feel rewarded. nowadays we just have to scroll through social media, level up in video games, or watch our favorite stuff to get pleasure.

So ultimately the things we do on a daily basis shifted more and more from creation to consumption.

Difference between addiction and passion

If you get the majority of your dopamine from consumption it's called addiction. but if you get the majority of your dopamine from creation it's actually called passion.

So basically passion is just a good form of addiction. So, how do we solve this problem in order to make space for creation? you have to lower your consumption.

A good start to lower your consumption is by detoxing from some of these toxic dopamine sources. quit social media, Netflix, video games, junk foods for 30 days to see what it's like?

Obviously, it's a bit extreme in the beginning and it's going to be difficult in the first couple of days but as soon as you get used to it you will really see the benefits that you can take away from it. it's just a good way to kind of wake up from this excessive consumption and to kind of break that bad habit.

3.Try new things

The next step is to expose yourself to different forms of creation. trying new things is the only option because you're not going to find your passion by guessing.

Imagine you're standing in front of a buffet with all kinds of food. there are steaks, vegetables, antipasti, fish, prawns, sushi, oysters, bread, pasta, pizza, fruits, cheese, chocolate, chicken.

Imagine you had this huge buffet and all of these different things to choose from. if you only tried one of these things you would never know what any of the others tasted like.

wouldn't that be freaking awful?

But that's exactly what most of us do when it comes to our own jobs or in other words our source of creation. there are so many different things to do out there; so many hobbies, jobs, and opportunities to try out.

So go ahead and taste those different types of food. if you taste for example prawns for the first time and you think it was not tasty then maybe seafood isn't your thing. and maybe you should look more towards the chicken wings section.
on the other side if you, for example, paint a picture and you just think this wasn't really exciting fun, or interesting at all then maybe arts aren't your thing.

So try something else; you have to try out a lot of different hobbies in order to see which of those could potentially turn into a passion. and if things don't seem to spark your interest just look in a different direction, adjust your filters and just try something else.

Get yourself a pen and paper and write down different hobbies or jobs that you always wanted to try. even if an activity only slightly sparks your interest write it down on your list.

If nothing comes to your mind just google a list of hobbies and look through Wikipedia. I'm sure that at least 10 of them will be interesting to you.

Pick activities that challenge you and also give you an opportunity to improve and then try each of these activities one by one.

Don't do too many at the same time and give each of them a chance because a lot of times in the beginning you feel like you suck. You just have to build up these skills and with a lot of activities, it takes some time to build up these skills.

So give yourself that time trying out new things until you finally find something that could turn into a passion. It is a long journey but with every new activity or job you try you'll feel that you get closer to what you're looking for.

4.Spare some time to explore

You might think how on earth should I have enough time to try out that many things? But remember one thing that time is never an excuse because time is always about setting priorities and if you want to find your passion you have to make it a priority right from the start.

Lowering your social media use will already give you several hours per day which you can use to do something else.

If you just graduated I highly recommend taking a year off instead of starting a random bachelor's degree. during these 12 months, you don't have to think about meeting the expectations of anybody else which gives you incomparable mental freedom.

Also, because you're constantly going to new places, experiencing new cultures, and meeting new people you're kind of forced to get out of your comfort zone and try new things.

If you already have a job then just determine the time after work to do new things and just use the time on your weekends to try out new stuff instead of just doing the things you always do. you can also take a long vacation from your job in order to try new things or if you already have enough savings for the next one or two years and you don't like your job then quit it.

Although, it's a hard decision to make but it definitely makes sense. if you don't like your job and you can just take a break from this normal work life in order to try new things.

Is finding your passion easy?

Finding your passion is not easy at all. you'll have to get uncomfortable and also take some risks every now and then because if you actually want to change something about your life you have to take action.

Reading hundreds of self-development articles is not going to change anything. you have to get up and do something.

Over to you

Finding your passion is a search that is probably never going to end and your passions will change from time to time. but this journey is freaking exciting and you would totally regret it if you never tried any of these things.

This mindset of curiosity, constantly learning new things and testing the different options before deciding on one changes everything. and I hope that majority of you will take the courage to build the life you actually want to live.

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