Passion Defined

If you had to ask a lot of people what passion was, you’d get a lot of answers. At this point of time, this is what makes sense to me the most - Passion is the energy that comes from bringing more of ‘YOU’ into what you do. (Definition idea borrowed from my favorite author on the subject of passion – Curt Rosengren)

But how important is passion at work? Apparently not as much as it’s made out to be. Or at least, it’s not an absolute must for a successful and fulfilling life. Maybe the people who find their passions only when they’re 40 are really the lucky ones, because they are able to differentiate between just their competencies and their true passion. Imagine if you had to find out at a much later year, that you were wrong and had to find out that your chosen career is not your passion and you're captive to a career at that time. If you have passion for your occupation, great! But if you don’t, that’s not too bad either.

All things considered, it distresses me that I have not identified my occupational passion yet. Then again, maybe I just need to experience a lot of things to really know what my passion is. And while I’m doing that, I can focus on what brings out more of ‘me’ and the things I like to do - till I find the kind of job that is really an extension of who I am. That sounds like the right thing.
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