The first kind of passion is your values and interests. You may be passionate about God, music or art. Some are consumed with the NBA, NRA or politics.
What you actually do regarding these passions is irrelevant. You just want to give into them, study and know what’s happening with them.
For example, you may have no musical talent at all, but that doesn’t stop your consumption with buying, listening and sharing the music you love.
The second kind of passion relates to what you do. You long to use a given ability or talent. Perhaps for you it’s writing, dancing, strategizing or connecting to people. Or maybe working with numbers, money, organizing events, etc.
Though you also have values, it often doesn’t matter what the purpose is surrounding these activities, you will be fulfilled anytime you do them.
Of course, we’d all like to be doing both of these all time. We don’t want to choose, we want it all and we want it now! However, that isn’t always the case.
If you’ve ever felt a little conflict or guilt behind not bringing all of what you are together, here are two simple ideas that have helped me.
The first is realizing that they are both God given and both are equally important. What you want to do and are able to do is built into you just like the things you care about.
Next, the doing passions are the vehicles that bring value to both yourself and others. You don’t always get to serve your own causes and interests. Oftentimes, you need to humble yourself and serve another’s.
But if you can allow this to happen, and faithfully strengthen your talents by constant use; opportunities that align with you values will cross paths. And when this happens you will be ready for it and be truly impactful.
P.S.
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