Finding Your Passion

Finding your passion involves developing satisfying hobbies. Everyone needs a hobby. A hobby can be defined as something in which interests you as an individual. It is a productive escape from the pressure of the world. The more hobbies and good habits you have, generally the happier you will be. Good hobbies can include personal health and fitness such as going to the gym, reading, hiking, going on bike rides, the possibilities are endless. Too many times I see people sitting at home on social media or playing video games and watching TV all day complaining they are bored. This amazes me because the possibilities for finding something to be passionate about that will improve you and your quality of life are endless. Try new things, meet new people, go new places, don’t think about what your life could be, and make what you want become a reality. If you want to be the next Mr. Olympia, work hard, get a trainer, get into the gym and start motivating yourself to get working. If you want to be the next Picasso go to the art store and pick up some supplies and start painting. Don’t get discouraged when you fail a couple of times or you are not as good as you thought you would be because that’s life and failure is part of it. Failure is actually a necessary and productive thing that we as individuals should embrace because learning from mistakes is what makes us better. How many times do you think Picasso painted pieces that came out bad or that he hated? Probably plenty of times. No one is perfect and no one can be which is why you must always be looking for ways to improve and grow in your passion.

Being passionate about something means never being satisfied and always trying to get better. For example, I have been working out since I was 13 years old. It is my passion, my baby, my love and I do it because it’s part of who I am. When you are passionate about something you put everything you have into being the best at it and that’s how success is earned. After years and years of training and lifting heavy weights to be as big as I possibly can, my body has started to break down at just about 20 years old. This to me was and is very humbling because for years I thought I knew exactly what I was doing and didn’t want help from anyone. It has taken me a herniated disc in my lower back, and a partially torn shoulder labrum to come back to earth and realize I am a human being. I now go to physical therapy and have a personal trainer with whom I see and work with almost every day to improve my condition. In addition, we work on proper form and technique, make sure I’m eating right, and improve myself at the gym and even at home. Never have I been so humbled in my life. I am like a kid in a candy shop everyday learning something new and becoming more and more passionate than I even thought possible with something I already loved. To be able to bench press 405 lbs., but then being showed I can do it a certain way to cut the weight in half and work my chest better and more efficiently without hurting myself is definitely one of the most humbling things I’ve ever gone through.

The sooner you realize you don’t know everything, not even by a long shot, the better you will be. If you are stubborn to change, and non-receptive to people who are trying to help you, you are asking to fail and fail miserably. The lesson and the point I’m trying to drive home is that you need to be passionate about something, anything that you find interesting and can dive into outside of work to keep you productive and healthy. You may fail, but how badly you fail and how you will recover from failure is up to you. You can and should realize you are not all knowing and search for the opinions of others to improve. I have learned so much from other people and I am no longer stubborn in my ways. I am open to change and improving my passions and overall life. No matter how much you think you know there is someone who you will meet who knows more. Learning from these types of people and having mentors is what makes people who are good great. Go out, find a hobby and passion, listen to people, do research, be open to change, learn from failures, and you will be successful at whatever you choose.