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How do you find your passion? How do you know if that's your passion?

    1. You could sit in that section of the library and read every book on the subject

    For me that is money. There is always another angle to find or business bio to read or side hustle to research.

    2. Even if you are terrible at the passion you are pursuing you still feel gratified in the pursuit or your progress

    3. You get positive feedback that keeps you going

    I was an incredible Apple employee for a long time. I got great feedback from everyone and that kept me going for a long time. But I was also burning out, so even though I was at what I was doing and getting great feedback I had to move on

    4. You still have a lot to learn - Ask what do I want to learn?

    This just happened with Tom Brady. He 'retired' but then he went home and had the thought: 'There are still things that I need to learn about the game of football'. And now he is back.

    5. Mission - What is my mission? I'm still working on this one.

    Doctors spend a million years in school taking classes. Sometimes they love it, a lot of times they hate it. But they feel like becoming a doctor is a lifelong mission that will benefit the world, so they keep going.

    6. Experiment

    I have had a lot of different jobs: Starbucks, Macy's, Apple, Walgreens, Plant nursery, Party Planner, Software Sales. I was not a very good salesman at the time. Crossing things off the list of passion that are not for me.

    7. Is the process enjoyable?

    The process of cold calling for sales felt horrible. The process of writing idea lists feels wonderful.

    8. Can you make money from it?

    I feel like you can make money from anything these days. But ask yourself if it is a hobby for fun or a passion you can make money from.

    9. Ask your mentors - trusted advisors - What do they think you are good at?

    Get out of your head and ask people how they see you.

    10. Delete the word 'passion' from your vocabulary.

    Passion is hot. Passion is fleeting. Choose to do something for a while and if you decide to pivot that is fine. Learn something different, try something new. Sometimes you just need a job and have to do something to pay bills while searching for something that will bring you joy.
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