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\u201cUncovering passion<\/a> feels like being reunited with a lost love or finally\u00a0arriving home after a very long trip\u201d,<\/em> a friend recently said. There was no mistaking it, she\u2019d found hers and was spewing light<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s<\/em> exciting but there\u2019s a scary side,\u201d<\/em> she continued, \u201chow to create a life of passion and purpose\u2026there\u2019s no guidebook.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The place of creating is<\/em> exciting, but she\u2019s right danger lurks in the form of doubt and fear.\u00a0As soon as\u00a0you decide to go forward\u00a0you’re assaulted with an inner diatribe,\u00a0“life is\u00a0 just fine\u00a0the way it is\u2026\u2026 you\u2019re too old to start something new…..\u00a0you are practical and responsible you don\u2019t do things like this\u2026very foolish….what are you thinking?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Immediately limitations are in place. You\u00a0begin making deals with yourself, “Ok…I\u2019ll wait until I\/we are totally and absolutely financially secure\u2026..family and friends agree it\u2019s a good idea\u2026the cows come home.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh to be human.<\/p>\n

But\u2026\u2026out of the darkness comes a voice….. \u201cTo get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.\u201d<\/em> Jose N. Harris<\/p>\n

YOU\u2019RE NOT ALONE – <\/strong>This happens to all of us at one time or another. Fear takes no prisoners. For those who are ready to release the vice grip and squash the nasty beast let\u2019s join hands, open the door and step outside\u2026\u2026..together.<\/p>\n

JUMP<\/strong> – The thought of jumping makes a lot of us quiver in our boots. But consider this quote by John Burroughs, \u201cJump and the net will appear.\u201d We know deep in our hearts this is true, the net always miraculously appears. Yes, it\u2019s scary because you don\u2019t know exactly what you\u2019ll find on the other side, but that\u2019s the whole point. It\u2019s something new. Jumping builds character. Being willing to jump builds courage, jumping creates purpose and having jumped gives confidence. Just jump (others are jumping beside you). To jump is to live.<\/p>\n

CONFIDENCE<\/strong> – If you think that you need confidence to do that thing that you\u2019re afraid of, you\u2019ve totally misunderstood what confidence is. Confidence is certainty in a particular outcome. I know that if I drop a ball it will fall because I have confidence in gravity. But how did I get confidence in gravity? I didn\u2019t get it from reading about gravity I got it by testing it. We can\u2019t get confidence in advance. It\u2019s a result of action, not a requirement of action. Shift the focus away from trying to gain confidence. Instead, first get courage and manifest fearlessness. Then you\u2019ll be able to do whatever it is you were afraid of. Then, and only then, will you gain confidence.<\/p>\n

COURAGE<\/strong> – The word courage comes from the word core, the heart. Courage comes from the heart. It\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0heart caring about something, believing in something, being called to (do) something. When you\u2019re afraid, fear pulls you away but courage is what drives you forward. Courage is an emotion of love that drives\u00a0you in the direction of your fears. It occurs when\u00a0you believe in the outcome of something more than\u00a0you\u00a0believe in the\u00a0fear. So the way to manifest courage is to think about the outcome more than\u00a0you think about fear.<\/p>\n

Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative care nurse wrote a book entitled, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying. Regret #1 is, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” <\/em>Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

JUST DO IT<\/strong> – Close your eyes\u2026take a deep breath and just do it! My heart beats a bit faster when I hit PUBLISH on this blog. It\u2019s that moment when my thoughts \u2013 which one millisecond before were exclusively mine \u2013 are now shared with anyone who wants to read. Will they resonate, help, inspire, connect? Will people think they have value or will they think I\u2019m a little batty and off my rocker? Once I hit PUBLISH a sense of freedom flows over me. So whatever it is that you want to do, just do it \u2013 press the button, make the call and take the step. Action defeats and silences fear.<\/p>\n

BUILD MOMENTUM<\/strong> – Starting something new doesn\u2019t mean you have to dedicate all your time and resources to it. You can start out small, taking\u00a0 small step, setting aside a small amount of time and\/or money each month. Schedule a few minutes to do it each day. By doing a little every day, you\u2019re on a path, which will intensify the feeling of passion. You\u2019ll find yourself wanting to devote more of \u00a0your time and resources to it. Then, at some point (see above) you’ll, JUMP or JUST DO IT!<\/p>\n

THRIVE ON ADVENTURE<\/strong> – When you think about doing something new\u00a0you often experience a sense of uncertainty. There are so many unknowns. So\u00a0you shy away from it, worry about it, fear it. Do nothing. Isn\u2019t it interesting though that we travel the world, we do all sorts of things that are wrought with uncertainty. In fact, we do these things because the results are<\/em> uncertain. We seek adventure because we love to experience the unknown. Hmmm…double standard?<\/p>\n

WHAT IF\u2026<\/strong> What if you could live your life as an adventure? What if the uncertainty is not the thing that deters you, but the reason that you do it? What if a life of passion and purpose was yours to live fully?<\/p>\n

How will you know until you try?<\/p>\n

\u201cFollow your bliss and don\u2019t be afraid, doors will open where you didn\u2019t know they were going to be.\u201d<\/em> Joseph Campbell<\/p>\n

reACTION [to change in the response to stimulus]:\u00a0further study<\/h3>\n

I’ve just read 2 books by Ken Robinson –\u00a0THE ELEMENT\u00a0(How finding your passion changes everything) and FINDING YOUR ELEMENT (how to discover your talents and passions and transform your life). I could hardly put either down….highly recommended for passion seekers!<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we did everything we were capable of we would astound ourselves.\u201d<\/em> Thomas Edison<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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