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STEP THREE Follow the good feelings. It’s often said that if you do what you love, you’ll never work another day in your life. And that’s true. Go back to step one and review your answers to the questions posed. What feelings did you associate with finding your passion? Now consider your current life. Are there any activities you do that make you feel like that? List them here: .......................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... .......................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... Another way to answer this question is to consider those moments in life when you've been busy doing something, only to discover that what felt like minutes spent on the task were actually hours… and you enjoyed it! Complete this sentence: Time flies when I .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................
STEP FOUR Eliminate the fear of failure. Those who ignore a career path they’re attracted to usually do so because of a fear of failure. Failing to meet others’ or your own previous expectations e.g. the path you want to take is not as respected or prestigious as the path you're currently on Failing to make enough money to always feel financially secure Failing to make it to the top of your dream field Failing to be any good at your dream career And even though the failure we fear is hypothetical, most of us create an internal dialogue that brings it to life, so much so that we talk ourselves out of even trying. We’d rather remain stuck and unhappy than try something new and fail. Of course, we don't see this when we're faced with the difficult decision of making a change or sticking to a career path that’s making us unhappy. Instead, we rationalise and justify the fear-related paralysis we experience. "I probably wouldn’t like it." "Louise tried it and ended up going back to her old job - I bet the same will happen to me." "The only people I know in that field are well connected and I’m not." "I’ll do it when I’ve saved enough money to go part-time." So, let’s eliminate failure as an option for a minute. Answer the following questions, and be as crazy and unrealistic as you like: If I won the lottery what ‘play’ career would I choose… just to keep me busy? ................................................................................................................................................ If I knew that success was guaranteed, what field would I go into? ................................................................................................................................................ The magic lies in these answers. While you doing the specific role you’ve written above may not be realistic (e.g. you may want to be an astronaut but you suffer from motion sickness), the answers to these questions highlight the field in which your heart lies. And it is definitely possible to work in all fields in some capacity. An aspiring singer who can’t carry a tune could find a lot of fulfilment from working in music production, and an aspiring astronaut who suffers from motion sickness may really enjoy designing space travel simulations. The key to determining if your passion is the specific career you listed above OR if a more easily attainable version will do is your answer to the question: why? Can any other job or career produce the same answer to the why question? If so, these are paths that are also worth exploring.
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