You’ve heard it said ”In order to succeed in business you have to be passionate.”
Ok, we’ll then how do you find something you’re passionate about ? To which you’ve been told “To find your passion just imagine something you would do even if you weren’t getting paid.”
Good points, even ones I’ve made myself, but it’s sometimes just not that simple. What if imagining doing something even if you didn’t get paid only makes you think about “ok how am I going to pay my bills?” Hard to have passion when you’ve got problems like that.
What if you just aren’t passionate about anything?
What is Passion
Let’s start first by looking at what passion is and isn’t. First, it’s not inherent it’s cultivated. Like an affinity for old movies, or a developing relationship , or learning to hit a golf ball, cultivating your passion is no different.
Notice I said cultivated and not developed. We are all born with interests towards one thing over another. You don’t have to start from zero and completely develop your passion. However you do have to look within to find things that interest you more than others, then cultivate those into passion. Remember though like anything that you cultivate it takes time AND motivation.
Motivating Your Passion
Let me give you and example. I am passionate about food. I would love to eat 4-5 full gourmet meals everyday each time eating more than I should. However I’m also passionate about my health and therefore my motivation is to control my eating. My passion for my health outweighs my passion for food. So whats this have to do with finding your passion as an entrepreneur? Everything.
If your passion for freedom, if your passion for control, if your passion for trying new things isn’t greater than your current circumstances then you wont pursue an entrepreneurial path.
Most people will say that they are passionate about controlling their destiny and doing there “own thing” however they don’t do anything about it. That’s because their passion for complacency outweighs their passion for being an entrepreneur.
Cultivate Your Interests To Find Your Passion
So here is what I’m suggesting. We all have interests, that if cultivated, could turn into passions. Start looking at things that interest you and then start cultivating those things into potential business ideas. Not business plans, that’s for much later, I’m talking about business ideas. Have an interest in sewing? Research what’s out there, get ideas from others pursuing the same things. Want to start a sandwich shop? Do the research on your market, find out what people want, develop the idea. If you’re unable to do those things then I would suggest you’re not passionate enough about them to make a business out of it.
Go find something that you are.
As you continue to develop your interests and cultivate your passions over time you will find something that you can truly say you’re passionate about. Passionate enough to make a business of it, passionate enough to get started.
I’m passionate about motivating and helping people reach their entrepreneurial goals. I’m passionate about combining technology with ideas to produce new entrepreneurial endeavors.
How about you? What business idea are you passionate about? Leave a comment below.
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