Страсть (passion) – сильное и практически неконтролируемое желание делать что-либо. Предпосылка успеха - делать что-то, к чему у вас есть страсть, чего вы не можете не делать.

• Воспоминания и анализ детства
• Воспоминания и анализ прошлых успехов

Finding Your Passion by Cheryl Richardson

Ten Questions to Find Your Passion

1. If you could only have one section of the bookstore that you could visit, which section would it be?

2. When you pick up a newspaper or magazine, what kind of news stories are you drawn to first?

3. Which catalogs to you have a really hard time letting go of? How come? What is it in that catalog that you feel most drawn to?

4. Name the first three books that come to mind that strike you as your favorite books?

5. Name your three favorite movies?

6. Who do you envy and why? What is it about them that you envy?

7. Who's life would you love to have?

8. If you were allowed to make one powerful positive change, what would it be?

9. What intersts, hobbies, or careers would you like kids to get involved in?

10. Recall one time in the last week that you felt strongly about something?

Other questions about you and your passion

• What did you love when you were a child?
• When you were young, what did you know you would do when you grew up?
• What do you love about yourself?
• What drives you, and what gives you satisfaction?
• Who do you think you are? Have you labeled yourself a mother, student, caregiver? What are the other parts of you?
• What would you do if money was not a concern in your life?
• What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
• List five things that you want. List five things that you're good at. Do you know the difference between them?
• What do you fantasize about doing while driving your car or taking a shower?
• What interest, passion or desire are you most afraid of admitting to yourself and others?
• What one thing do you dream about doing that you've never told anyone?
• What's stopping you from moving forward with exploring your passion?
• Who do you know that's doing something you'd like to do? Describe yourself doing it.
• How would you like the world to be?
• How could you make the world a better place for yourself and others?
• What would you regret not having done if your life was ending?

Questions to ask someone already working in the field you want to explore

1. If you had it all to do over again, how would you do it differently?
2. What was your path of development? (permission to do bullet points)
3. What kinds of skills do you think someone like me needs to invest my time, energy, and money into?
4. Where do I not need to spend my time, energy, and money?
5. What do you really love about what you do?
6. What drives you crazy?
7. Can you give me some examples of ups and downs that you've been faced with?

«Action opens us up to passion.»