Pursuing Your Passion!

Pursuing Your Passion!

Vincent Ivan Phipps, M.A.
Contributing Writer
Communication Coach, Author, Business Owner

Are you job juggling or pursuing your passion?  Focus your energies on what you enjoy! If you enjoy cooking, speaking, or even painting, pursue it! Find a way to make what you enjoy, part of your daily life and your career. Would others say you are happy?  Does what you do bring joy and fulfillment?

As a Communication Coach, I am often asked to speak to young adults. I ask them, “What question are you sick of hearing other people ask you?” Without hesitation, they respond, “What do you want to do for a living?”  Most teenagers don’t know.  Most adults don’t know either.

Here the question that can be asked; “What do you enjoy doing that you can’t live without?” The answers range from: pets, clothes, music, and the Weather Channel!

Without knowing it, each person identified a passion. The dog lover became a veterinarian. The clothes lover became a designer. The music lover became a writer for commercial jingles. The Weather Channel lover did not become a meteorologist. She now produces a show about people who chase hurricanes! What did all of these people have in common? They pursued their passions!

So what about you? What are you pursuing? What is your passion? Or better yet, what excuse will you use to keep yourself from pursuing your passion? Are you too old or too young? Are you too busy, or too inexperienced? Do you have too much going on already or do you want to save more money first? Do these reasons sound familiar? They should, because they are excuses.

Excuses are another way of saying fears. Whatever your age, you will only get older, so start. Whatever knowledge you lack, you can find it, so start. Your passion is waiting on you! Our lives require resources. These resources require means, which need income. Unless you work 24 hours a day, whatever you are doing, find some time to allocate for your passion.

Passion is more than a hobby. Your passion is what you want to be doing when you are doing something else.  Your passion is what you like doing even when you don’t get paid for it! Use these tips to pursue your passion:

• Value passion over profit.  Chase your passion and let the profit chase you.

• Get creative knowledge. Write articles, start a book, keep a journal, and interview others.

• Call an expert. Don’t call, text, FaceBook, or write a letter.  Let them hear your voice.  Ask for help.

Remember, we live in a country where ideas are fueled by those willing to dream! Albert Einstein said that creativity is more important than knowledge. Be creative, and pursue your passion! You are worth it!

Vincent Ivan Phipps, M.A. “The Attitude Amplifier”
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