Nowadays, passion word is very much popular, and everyone wants to live their passion, which is good because whenever you are living your passion, you are adding joy to your life.
The more you live your passion, the more fun, energy, and enthusiasm come into your lives daily. Even Research says that it can make your life worth living.
If you want to feel a sense of fulfillment, then you should definitely follow your passion.
But do you know what does really passion means? Let’s understand it.
What is Passion?
According to the dictionary, passion means a strong feeling for something.
When I read this definition and observed my life, I understood that when you believe in something or love something, you give your dedication and commitment to it, and you become ready to give whatever it takes that is your passion.
As I had a doubt that can self-improvement be a passion? I am sure many people will also be looking for the answer to this question. So let’s go ahead.
Can self-improvement be a passion?
So the short answer is yes, self-improvement can be a passion. In fact, self-improvement is one of the most significant passions you can have.
It’s easy to get stuck in problems and focus on what you can’t do, but with a healthy dose of self-improvement and positive thinking, it’s just as easy to push yourself out of those problems and start pursuing your dreams.
Now you got the answer, and you will be thinking about whether self-improvement is your passion or not? Am I right?
Don’t worry. Let’s see how you can know whether self-improvement is your passion or not.
How to know whether self-improvement is your passion or not?
I have seen people who randomly advise people about self-improvement. They do it more often and think, is this my passion?
If you are also doing the same and thinking I am passionate about self-improvement, you need to ask yourself some questions to clear your confusion.
- Question: Whatever you advise others related to self-improvement, do you follow it personally?
- Question: Is self-improvement the thing you can do even if nothing is going good in your life?
- Question: Are you always eager to learn good things that will help you to improve and take action?
- Question: Do you follow it every day without fail?
- Question: Will you keep improving yourself even if no one appreciates you?
I would request you to give your honest answer here. If your answer is “NO” to any question, it’s not your passion.
If you find that self-improvement is not your passion, however, you want to develop it. What can you do? Let’s see.
How can you develop your passion for self-improvement?
If you want to develop your passion for self-improvement, you should start hanging out with people who are passionate about self-improvement.
At the time when I was in my college, I used to spend most of the time with one of my friends. He had a good physique, and whatever clothes he used to wear looked good on him. He used to tell me that this is the best exercise to train the chest, and this is for the back. That’s how I got the knowledge, and my interest developed in doing workouts.
Hence, you can find people around you who always try to improve themselves and start hanging out with them.
If you don’t get any people around you, then it’s ok. You can use the internet to find people in the self-improvement niche and connect with them. You can read the articles on self-improvement. You can watch videos on youtube related to self-improvement, and I am sure it will help you to develop your interest in it.
Related: The Best 6 Key Areas For Self Improvement
How to find your passion?
There is a model that you need to understand if you want to find your passion.
You need to answer only two questions, and you will know your passion. But let me tell you, this won’t be easy. You will have to do a lot of observation to get the answers.
Ask yourself these two questions:
- Question: What do you do that you love doing?
- Question: What do you do that you are actually good at?
When you were young, you went to school and did many things, but now you need to start thinking about the one thing you did every time. You do it effortlessly.
When someone asks you to think about your passion, you immediately start thinking about your hobby (Art, Music, Drama, and Football).
But passion is also about your environment and your personality. You may be the kind of person who loves to work with a team or who loves to work alone. Find it out.
When you understand your personality and what you love to do. Next, you need to know how good you are at that thing, and even if you are not good yet, see what you need to learn to become good at that.
I am damn sure if you really love doing that one thing, you will try your best to do it, and you will become good at that. That’s how you can find your passion.
The best book on how to find your passion
The best book on how to find your passion is IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. I would really recommend you to read this book.
IKIGAI means a reason for being. This book focus on what you love to do, what you are good at, what you get paid for, and what the world needs.
Even the above trick I have told you to find your passion, I have learned from this book. If you liked it and are interested in learning more, you can definitely check out the book IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
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