It seems that we are all in search of our life’s Passion, but what is a passion anyway? In short, it’s the perfect fulfilling combination of career, love, family, dreams and reality. Finding your passion is an important part of self-discovery. You will be a happier, more balanced individual when you find and develop your passions. Your whole life will change before your eyes!

I recall as I was nearing the end of high school, so many people wanted to know what my plans were for after I graduated. As it is in most cases, the slight expectation was to go to college in order to land a stable, well paying job. My heart did not follow this thread of thought. I knew instinctively that college or university would not work out for me if I didn’t love the courses I was taking. It was two years post high school graduation that I auditioned and was accepted into a post secondary professional dance program. And yes, dance was my passion!

You may feel that spending a few moments thinking about your passions and dreams is a waste of precious time what with all the other obligations tugging at your sleeve. However, these few moments might just be the defining moments of your life! You could discover the one thing that enables you to find true happiness! In fact, most of us could benefit by spending more time considering our life’s passion.

Here are 9 tips to help you discover your life’s passion:

1. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Decide which of your stressors are small issues and which ones are large. Is that loud neighbor a real concern or can you let that one go? By letting the small stressors go, you can free up your mind to strategize ways to reduce, eliminate, or cope with what stresses you the most.

2. Evaluate. What do you feel is lacking in your life? What do you have that fulfills you? Make a list, and consider options that bring you what you lack. Feel gratitude and appreciation for the good things you have that fulfill you.

3. Set goals. Set your mind to finding your passion. Once you focus on your pursuit of passion, your mind will be attuned to anything that will contribute to the solution. Write out your most important short and long-term goals and dreams, along with a plan to achieve them. Divide your plan into small steps that you know you can accomplish. Please see my post on how to turn your dreams and goals into reality.

4. Make a daily success plan. Think of small changes you can implement each day to improve your life. Each day’s accomplishments will show you that you are, indeed, moving toward fulfilling your life’s passion! 

5. Analyze your time. Which activities take up most of your time? Do you desire more time for other, more enjoyable activities? If so, then develop a plan to restructure the time allotted for each activity. Make a schedule with your priorities and stick to it.

6. Use an effective mind tool. There is a well-known tool you can use to help you along the way if you are afraid to branch out and follow your dreams. You can also use this tool to keep going down the right path to find what you are interested in. What is this handy tool? It’s embracing your passion through affirmations! I provide you more information on this after these next three tips.

7. Seek positive advice. Talk to anyone and everyone you can think of to glean positive tips, advice, and experiences. Seek out those people that you feel have it all everything you may be looking for in life. Find out their secrets, their perspectives, and the thoughts that motivate them.

8. Consider your fears. What is stopping you now from taking steps towards what you want in life? Is it a fear that you won’t succeed or that others will think less of you? Do you fear how things might change if you are successful? Endeavor to fulfill your life despite fear. Facing your fears will make you feel empowered and more capable. I’ve written a post on how to use your intuition to release fear.

9. Leave regret behind. Once you start feeling success in pursuing your life’s passion, you may wish you had started earlier in your life. Push these thoughts of regret out of your mind. To eliminate regret, remind yourself of this wonderful opportunity you’ve discovered that is changing your present and future!

Many of us go through life with interests that we never truly nurture and enjoy because we are too concerned about what others think. Of course, that’s no way to live!

Affirmations can help you push through your self-doubts and help lead you to a more passionate life.

What Are Passion Affirmations?

Many people hear the term “passion affirmations” and wonder what affirmations could possibly be, and why they should use them. Passion Affirmations are statements that will activate your brain to focus on and attain the goals you set for yourself.

These statements often are descriptive of the feelings or behaviors you would like to possess in any given situation. They may remind you about your self-worth or the importance of your passions.

How Can You Use Passion Affirmations?

Passion affirmations can be used in moments when you might be having some negative inner dialogue, or when you are second-guessing your desire to pursue your passions.

In those moments of doubt, you may want to use a passion affirmation like, “I have no need to do what others think I should. I am strengthened by doing the things I love to do.” You’ll want to believe this even if it’s a challenge in the beginning.

You are reaffirming the statement and making it your personal truth every time you say your passion affirmation out loud.

There are also passion affirmations that can help you overcome guilt that you may feel when you indulge in your passion. We all have a right to pursue our passions, as long as they are in balance with our responsibilities. There is nothing wrong with pursuing a passion. You deserve to spend time on you. I highly recommend Michael Beckwith’s course on how to live in a visioning state. This is excellent material for anyone wanting to explore beyond the material found in the Law of Attraction.

Passion affirmations not only help you discover your passions, but also enable you to live a more passionate life. This positive dialogue will become second nature in time as it pushes out negative feelings and self-doubt. Being passionate is a way of expressing love for yourself. You should indulge in your passions and remember that they are good for you and those around you.

When you are having one of those days where you feel guilty for enjoying your favorite hobby or past time you can say, “I am actively involved in my hobbies. It gives me energy and strength after a hard day.”

You are giving your mind permission to replace negative thoughts with positive ones when you use affirmations.

What talents are hiding within you?

Many people have grown up believing they didn’t have anything special or unique to add to the world. Perhaps they came from mediocre surroundings or had no encouragement for their gifts so they went unrecognized. Or maybe they repressed their talents because they felt ashamed. Whatever the reason, it’s all too easy to believe our talents and passions are not worth pursuing.

Everyone Has Talent; Everyone Has Passion

A great many of us are wandering around with the belief that we aren’t all that interesting when it comes to our natural gifts. But we all have more talent than we think we do.

Discovering these talents is a wonderful way to find a new hobby or boost your self-esteem. Hemi-Sync has a wonderful and vast collection of meditations and sound journeys to assist you with deepening your self exploration. If you let yourself accept that you probably have undiscovered talents, enjoy this adventure of discovery.

Be Realistic – Both in What You Can and Cannot Do

We shouldn’t delude ourselves and believe we can do all the things. But there is a balance to be found here. We need to be realistic about what we can accomplish but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try new things or take classes to learn something new.

If you’ve always wanted to be a Broadway actor, audition for a local community theater group. Many people can fulfill their passion on a smaller, local level.

You might decorate beautiful children’s birthday cakes, but should you attempt to decorate your niece’s wedding cake? Be realistic about your skills and how much time it will take but feel free to take some extra classes or find a mentor in the field who can help you.

Putting Your Talents and Passion to Work

Many of us take jobs we don’t like and live lives we wish were a lot more exciting or fulfilling. Instead of being discouraged with our life choices, we need to choose what we wish to do in the life we have and let our instincts lead us to our passions. Check out my post on how to strengthen your intuition.

Think about what you love to do the most with regards to your job:

Maybe you love writing up detailed reports and therefore have a knack for the written word. Perhaps you get compliments on your good communications with clients. This might indicate you would be great as a public speaker or trainer.

What Do You Like?

If you still think you don’t have much talent, start looking at what you love to do with your time.

Maybe you love to sing along to your favorite song and your family and friends consistently tell you how good you are. Perhaps you love to dance and whenever others see you they remark about your incredible agility. Or maybe you find yourself doodling a masterpiece when you have some idle time.

If you think about what you really enjoy doing, you’ll find that you’ve been drawn to it over the course of many months or years. It tends to be true that the better we are at something, the more we enjoy doing it.

If this doesn’t ring any bells for you, think about what your favorite classes were in school. Once again, remember that we tend to love the things we’re good at. Thinking about these things is an excellent way to uncover your hidden talents.

Pursuing your life’s passion can start you on a journey that brings you more joy than you have ever imagined. Following these tips and techniques will help you to develop a successful strategy for turning your hopes, dreams and desires into your reality. Enjoy!

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