Finding Your Passion

by Paul on 15 November 2009

It was interesting that as I was posting about the 4 Attributes of a Great Employee, (with passion being one of them), Leo Babauta was putting up a short guide to finding your passion.

I have a few reservations about some of his suggestions. (Most importantly, I think he misses out the questions – “What really bugs you when done wrong?” and “What injustice makes righteous anger boil up inside you?”) That said, its a pretty good list and something I recommend everyone should look at. It’s very similar to what Marcus Buckingham suggests in his book “The Truth About You“.

Leo’s ten points are:

1. What are you good at?

2. What excites you?

3. What do you read about?

4. What have you secretly dreamed of?

5. Learn, ask, take notes.

6. Experiment, try.

7. Narrow things down.

8. Banish your fears.

9. Find the time.

10. How to make a living doing it.

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