{"id":1248,"date":"2011-11-04T08:32:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T22:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindtomind.com\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2015-02-13T06:15:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:15:53","slug":"7-key-steps-help-you-discover-your-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/7-key-steps-help-you-discover-your-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Key Steps to Help You Discover Your Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Discover Your Passion<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Being <strong>passionate<\/strong> is a wonderful  place to be! Life becomes an entirely new experience.<\/p>\n<p>My definition of passion is  that it is a source of unlimited energy from your <strong>soul<\/strong>, or your <strong>spirit<\/strong>, or your  <strong>heart<\/strong> that enables you to produce extraordinary results.<\/p>\n<p>Most people, research shows,  are not pursuing their <strong>passion<\/strong> or doing what they <strong>love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When you discover your passion,  you can end up doing the same work and remain in the same <strong>relationships<\/strong> as you  are doing now, but your <em>experience<\/em> is remarkably different.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>There are two broad avenues  that are open to you:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Discover what you are  passionate about, and then pursue that; or<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Realize, and become highly  conscious of, how your existing work and activities generate income for you that  enable you to pursue your passion (such as caring for your family, or taking  your annual fishing holidays, or making a contribution to your community). I  promise that your passion for your current work will rise dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>7 Key Steps<\/h2>\n<p>Here are 7 key steps that I  guarantee will have an impact in helping you to discover your passion. I have  developed these key steps from my work over the past 18 years in my role as  <strong><em>Australasia\u2019s Passion Provocateur<\/em><\/strong> \u00a9. I will share additional steps in a future  blog.<\/p>\n<p>I confidently predict that you  won&#8217;t like some of these.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m Australasia&#8217;s  Passion Provocateur: I provoke. You can&#8217;t get \u2018un-lost\u2019 by doing what you&#8217;ve  always done! And what you have done so far is what you have become comfortable  doing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>You need to get out of your  comfort zone.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1.<\/strong> You need to be willing  to work at the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Most people are not interested  in working, they just want a quick fix. There is no quick fix. I&#8217;m not  interested in helping people who just want a quick fix. Tackle the problem as if  it&#8217;s the most important thing in the world, because in my opinion it is the most  important thing in your whole world. Remember my definition of passion: \u2018an  unlimited source of energy from your soul, or your spirit, or your heart that  enables you to generate extra-ordinary results\u2019. This is your soul\u2019s journey, to  discover your passion! What is more important than this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2.<\/strong> Review your life from  your earliest conscious memories and consider, THEN WRITE, the answers to these  questions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. When did I have lots of  fun?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. What spontaneously  aroused my interest?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. What upset me? What made  me angry?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. What am I most proud of  that I have achieved so far?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. Who are my friends and  what is it about them that attracts me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">f. What did I dream my life  would be?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">g. What do I  fear?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3.<\/strong> What are your personal  values? What behaviors do you wish to exhibit?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4.<\/strong> What do you believe  about yourself, both positive and negative? Write these  out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5.<\/strong> What do you believe  about the world and the role of human beings on the planet? Write these  out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6.<\/strong> What do you believe  about money? Are these beliefs useful or not for you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> None of your beliefs are  TRUTH: it is true you believe them, but they are not truth. You can change any  beliefs that don&#8217;t serve you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7.<\/strong> Write a list of goals  that would be of interest for you to achieve in the next 20 years. These will be  short-term (1 month &#8211; 2 years), medium-term (2-5 years), and long-term. These  goals include <strong>mental<\/strong> goals, <strong>physical<\/strong> goals and <strong>spiritual<\/strong> goals. They include  experiences you would like to have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I promise you that if you do  the above work, the results will be remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>You will discover a new you.  You will gain insights into your soul\u2019s journey and your true passions.<\/p>\n<h1>Charles Kovess<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kovess  International<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Harnessing Passion for World-Class Results!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Your Passion Being passionate is a wonderful place to be! Life becomes an entirely new experience. My definition of passion is that it is a source of unlimited energy from your soul, or your spirit, or your heart that enables you to produce extraordinary results. 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