No other word in the English language would’ve have plagued and haunted us as severely as the word ‘Passion’ does. The phrase ‘Find your passion’ is an epidemic affecting everyone, irrespective of age, profession, or career.

I am sure we all share a bitterly fond connection with the word ‘Passion.’

Each one of us has a secret stash of articles, motivational videos, inspiring quotes, etc. To which we keep referring and going back to – when we have a terrible day at work or when we feel lost at work or when we run out of passion.

Repeatedly feeding and consuming ourselves from words like –

“Find your passion,”

“Follow your passion,”

“Go after your calling,”

“Find your grit” (and the list goes on)

It might feel good temporary and set us off on an endless quest to find our real ‘Passion.’
But does it always take” Passion” alone to be successful at work and life, in general? What if you don’t have any real passion, but you enjoy doing what you do?

But does it always take” Passion” alone to be successful at work and life, in general? What if you don’t have any real passion, but you enjoy doing what you do?

And most of all, what if you never find your passion?

Decades ago, when “follow or find your passion” phrase wasn’t coined; were people less successful and ambitious back then?

Didn’t we have plenty of stories about hard work and perseverance to look up to find motivation and get us going?

‘Find your passion’ sounds more like a millennial’s thing or fad. And it’s ok if you don’t turn out to be a secret artist, singer, etc. while maintaining your regular job.

“Find your passion” is a bit overrated and vague thing.

Let’s say your passion is to become a public speaker.

But instead of focusing on the skills and tools you would need to become one, you wait and aimlessly look for inspiration and chances to find you.

You wait for passion to hit you, without putting any effort into developing your skills.

Finding passion is much easier–

• When you are better prepared and equipped with the skills needed to translate your passion into something real.
• Working on skills have an advantage over everything. Relevant skills pursued with hard work perseverance will end up creating interests/ passion that wasn’t even there.

How to find your passion at work?

• Work on your skills and don’t fancy passion – Learn from every task or project and figure out what you are good at.
• Have an open mind – and explore diverse things to add new opportunities into your work life.
• Coming to work doesn’t excite you everyday – It’s ok not to feel excited and motivated every day at work. But what is important is to stay focused and not lose the sight of your short goals.
• Feeling uninspired – Don’t bother about finding inspiration at work, some find it instantly others end up worrying about it.
• Passion doesn’t strike overnight – Passion and inspiration don’t hit overnight. They strike you accidentally when you are relentlessly working towards your skills and goals.

So, hang in there, you will find your “Eureka” moment at work while working your way through developing and enhancing the right set of skills.