Comments on: Follow Your Passion Wisely… http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/ Helping Creative People Create Mon, 21 May 2012 10:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Follow Your Passion Wisely… http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13709 DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Follow Your Passion Wisely… Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:56:31 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13709 [...] Good advice. There are any number of books, magazines and blogs out there that are happy to tell you that you must follow your passion in your work to be really and truly fulfilled. [...] [...] Good advice. There are any number of books, magazines and blogs out there that are happy to tell you that you must follow your passion in your work to be really and truly fulfilled. [...]

]]> By: Angela May http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13682 Angela May Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:19:25 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13682 This is such an important point that I think a lot of people miss when they are selecting their passion and/or their career. Art is my personal passion, and I came to the realization early on that I'd have to spend a long time making what other people wanted to make ends meet, not making what *I* wanted to make. Successful artists are often in the business of customer service, and that's not what I wanted. I decided to select a completely different career that was fulfilling on other levels (important for society, working as a team etc) and one of the best aspects of this career is that there is enough free time for my family AND my passion. <br><br>The road to happiness is not as clear as we wish it to be. This is wonderful food for thought, thanks for the post. This is such an important point that I think a lot of people miss when they are selecting their passion and/or their career. Art is my personal passion, and I came to the realization early on that I'd have to spend a long time making what other people wanted to make ends meet, not making what *I* wanted to make. Successful artists are often in the business of customer service, and that's not what I wanted. I decided to select a completely different career that was fulfilling on other levels (important for society, working as a team etc) and one of the best aspects of this career is that there is enough free time for my family AND my passion.

The road to happiness is not as clear as we wish it to be. This is wonderful food for thought, thanks for the post.

]]> By: TracyOConnor http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13681 TracyOConnor Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:27:27 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13681 You know, I've found in my life that any time some sort of specific outcome seems like the only true path to my happiness, I wind up feeling stressed, frustrated, failure-y and all manner of despairing things. I'm most content and happy when I look for little ways every day to live close to my values instead of spending all my energy for that ONE! BIG! THING! that might or might not happen. <br><br>Not that I think that people shouldn't go for that one big thing, but it might happen, it might not and once you get there it might not be what you wanted after all. You know, I've found in my life that any time some sort of specific outcome seems like the only true path to my happiness, I wind up feeling stressed, frustrated, failure-y and all manner of despairing things. I'm most content and happy when I look for little ways every day to live close to my values instead of spending all my energy for that ONE! BIG! THING! that might or might not happen.

Not that I think that people shouldn't go for that one big thing, but it might happen, it might not and once you get there it might not be what you wanted after all.

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13680 Armen Shirvanian Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:03:32 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13680 Hey Tim and Glen.<br><br>Tim, your examples there of passions that don't really have a way to last make the point well. It is sort of like if I have a passion of pushing against a wall. I can be pushing against a wall for hours of a day, while at the same time, people will question what I am doing, and it won't amount to much.<br><br>Having aligned values is something we like to postpone thinking about, and then later, it comes up as a problem issue. Something that is a problem today will be a problem in 2 months if we don't touch it in some way. When something doesn't align with our values, the longer we take to point it out and cut away from it, the slower we progress. I have tried to postpone things like this before, and postponement has never led to the issue being solved by itself.<br><br>Relevant message here. Hey Tim and Glen.

Tim, your examples there of passions that don't really have a way to last make the point well. It is sort of like if I have a passion of pushing against a wall. I can be pushing against a wall for hours of a day, while at the same time, people will question what I am doing, and it won't amount to much.

Having aligned values is something we like to postpone thinking about, and then later, it comes up as a problem issue. Something that is a problem today will be a problem in 2 months if we don't touch it in some way. When something doesn't align with our values, the longer we take to point it out and cut away from it, the slower we progress. I have tried to postpone things like this before, and postponement has never led to the issue being solved by itself.

Relevant message here.

]]> By: TracyOConnor http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13679 TracyOConnor Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:27:27 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13679 You know, I've found in my life that any time some sort of specific outcome seems like the only true path to my happiness, I wind up feeling stressed, frustrated, failure-y and all manner of despairing things. I'm most content and happy when I look for little ways every day to live close to my values instead of spending all my energy for that ONE! BIG! THING! that might or might not happen. <br><br>Not that I think that people shouldn't go for that one big thing, but it might happen, it might not and once you get there it might not be what you wanted after all. You know, I've found in my life that any time some sort of specific outcome seems like the only true path to my happiness, I wind up feeling stressed, frustrated, failure-y and all manner of despairing things. I'm most content and happy when I look for little ways every day to live close to my values instead of spending all my energy for that ONE! BIG! THING! that might or might not happen.

Not that I think that people shouldn't go for that one big thing, but it might happen, it might not and once you get there it might not be what you wanted after all.

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://lifedev.net/2009/12/follow-your-passion-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-13678 Armen Shirvanian Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:03:32 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=1043#comment-13678 Hey Tim and Glen.<br><br>Tim, your examples there of passions that don't really have a way to last make the point well. It is sort of like if I have a passion of pushing against a wall. I can be pushing against a wall for hours of a day, while at the same time, people will question what I am doing, and it won't amount to much.<br><br>Having aligned values is something we like to postpone thinking about, and then later, it comes up as a problem issue. Something that is a problem today will be a problem in 2 months if we don't touch it in some way. When something doesn't align with our values, the longer we take to point it out and cut away from it, the slower we progress. I have tried to postpone things like this before, and postponement has never led to the issue being solved by itself.<br><br>Relevant message here. Hey Tim and Glen.

Tim, your examples there of passions that don't really have a way to last make the point well. It is sort of like if I have a passion of pushing against a wall. I can be pushing against a wall for hours of a day, while at the same time, people will question what I am doing, and it won't amount to much.

Having aligned values is something we like to postpone thinking about, and then later, it comes up as a problem issue. Something that is a problem today will be a problem in 2 months if we don't touch it in some way. When something doesn't align with our values, the longer we take to point it out and cut away from it, the slower we progress. I have tried to postpone things like this before, and postponement has never led to the issue being solved by itself.

Relevant message here.

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