finding passion is something that i've been struggling with since, well, probably college.
i love a lot of things: family, friends
my boyfriend, my puppies, violet, ADPi
clothes/shoes/designer handbags/jewelry, interior design, writing, helping people,etc
but what am i truly passionate about? If i knew that, i'd be able to sleep a lot better at night.
what is passion? noun \ˈpa-shən\: a strong feeling of enthusiasm for something or about doing something
who has passion? if you know someone, point them in my direction; i'd love to ask how they found it!
do i have to have passion to live happily? i believe so, which is why its so important to me to find it
is passion developed or is it an instant feeling? TBD
without passion, will i still succeed? TBD again.
i recently (as in this week) accepted a promotion at work, and to be honest had a hard time.
i've been thinking/talking about this potential position for a long time,
but never really considered it.
When it was finally offered to me, a million questions popped in to my head.
do i love what i do? does anyone really LOVE banking?
do i want to do this forever? do i really want to do any job forever?
do i get any personal reward from this job? isn't my paycheck enough?
would i be happier doing something else? what is that something else?
in the end, what it comes down to is that this is my job.
its just a job.
i have placed so much pressure on myself to find the perfect career path.
the one that i feel good about doing, the one that pays well
the one that advances quickly,
the one that "never feels like you're working a day in your life"
(thanks, dad, for the advice. it ultimately put an unreasonably high expectation on my future career goals).
So what i've concluded is that i really should be putting pressure on myself
to find the passion outside of my career.
My job can be just that, a job.
my life, however, needs to be filled with love and passion and committment.
I'm determined to find passion in everything that i do from now on.
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