If you think you haven’t found your passion

If you think you haven’t found your passion(ˈpaSHən)…

By Derek Sivers

A few times, I’ve been asked a question like, “But what if I haven’t found my true passion?”

It’s dangerous to think in terms of “passion” and “purpose” because they sound like such huge overwhelming(ˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNG) things.

If you think love needs to look like “Romeo(ˈrōmēˌō) and Juliet(ˈjo͞olyət,ˌjo͞olēˈet)”, you’ll overlook a great relationship that grows slowly.

If you think you haven’t found your passion yet, you’re probably expecting it to be overwhelming.

Instead, just notice what excites(ikˈsīt) you and what scares(ske(ə)r) you on a small moment-to-moment level.

If you find yourself diving(ˈdīviNG) into a book about programming and playing around with it for hours, go for it! Dive in deeper. Maybe that’s your new calling.

If you keep thinking about doing something big, and you find the idea terrifies(ˈterəˌfī) but intrigues(inˈtrēɡ) you, it’s probably a worthy(ˈwərT͟Hē) endeavor(enˈdevər) for you.

You grow by doing what excites you and what scares you.

For me, my company was just a curiosity(ˌkyo͝orēˈäsitē): that little hobby(ˈhäbē) that kept me up until 2am every night, programming and experimenting. It just grew from there.

https://sivers.org/passion