good morning believe nation today we’re going to talk about five ways that you
going to talk about five ways that you
going to talk about five ways that you can find your passion number two is my
can find your passion number two is my
can find your passion number two is my personal favorite but I’m curious to
personal favorite but I’m curious to
personal favorite but I’m curious to find out which one you guys like the
find out which one you guys like the
find out which one you guys like the most people say you have to have a lot
most people say you have to have a lot
most people say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing and
of passion for what you’re doing and
of passion for what you’re doing and it’s totally true and the reason is is
it’s totally true and the reason is is
it’s totally true and the reason is is because it’s so hard that if you don’t
because it’s so hard that if you don’t
because it’s so hard that if you don’t any rational person would give up it’s
any rational person would give up it’s
any rational person would give up it’s really hard and you have to do it over a
really hard and you have to do it over a
really hard and you have to do it over a sustained period of time so if you don’t
sustained period of time so if you don’t
sustained period of time so if you don’t love it if you’re not having fun doing
love it if you’re not having fun doing
love it if you’re not having fun doing it you don’t really love it you’re going
it you don’t really love it you’re going
it you don’t really love it you’re going to give up and that’s what happens to
to give up and that’s what happens to
to give up and that’s what happens to most people actually if you really look
most people actually if you really look
most people actually if you really look at the ones that ended up you know being
at the ones that ended up you know being
at the ones that ended up you know being successful unquote in the eyes of
successful unquote in the eyes of
successful unquote in the eyes of society and the ones that didn’t
society and the ones that didn’t
society and the ones that didn’t oftentimes it’s the ones that are
oftentimes it’s the ones that are
oftentimes it’s the ones that are successful love what they did so they
successful love what they did so they
successful love what they did so they could persevere when you know when it
could persevere when you know when it
could persevere when you know when it got really tough and and the ones that
got really tough and and the ones that
got really tough and and the ones that didn’t love it quit because they’re
didn’t love it quit because they’re
didn’t love it quit because they’re saying right who would want to put up
saying right who would want to put up
saying right who would want to put up with this stuff if you don’t love it so
with this stuff if you don’t love it so
with this stuff if you don’t love it so it’s a lot of hard work and and it’s a
it’s a lot of hard work and and it’s a
it’s a lot of hard work and and it’s a lot of worrying constantly and if you
lot of worrying constantly and if you
lot of worrying constantly and if you don’t love it
don’t love it
don’t love it you’re going to fail so you got to love
you’re going to fail so you got to love
you’re going to fail so you got to love it you got to have passion
so there was a wonderful article by
so there was a wonderful article by Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler published in Forbes about how to find
published in Forbes about how to find
published in Forbes about how to find your passion it’s a question we ask
your passion it’s a question we ask
your passion it’s a question we ask ourselves every single day we’ve all
ourselves every single day we’ve all
ourselves every single day we’ve all been told that a life of passion is a
been told that a life of passion is a
been told that a life of passion is a life that means something but how do we
life that means something but how do we
life that means something but how do we identify our passions it’s not always
identify our passions it’s not always
identify our passions it’s not always easy so one of the things that Steven
easy so one of the things that Steven
easy so one of the things that Steven Kotler breaks down is that he says that
Kotler breaks down is that he says that
Kotler breaks down is that he says that passion essentially exists in the
passion essentially exists in the
passion essentially exists in the intersection between multiple things
intersection between multiple things
intersection between multiple things that you’re curious about so he says the
that you’re curious about so he says the
that you’re curious about so he says the first thing you should do if you want to
first thing you should do if you want to
first thing you should do if you want to identify your passion is to make a list
identify your passion is to make a list
identify your passion is to make a list of all the things that you’re curious
of all the things that you’re curious
of all the things that you’re curious about all the things that you wonder
about all the things that you wonder
about all the things that you wonder about be as specific as you can and then
about be as specific as you can and then
about be as specific as you can and then create kind of a Venn diagram and try to
create kind of a Venn diagram and try to
create kind of a Venn diagram and try to figure out where the things that you’re
figure out where the things that you’re
figure out where the things that you’re curious about three or more intersect
curious about three or more intersect
curious about three or more intersect and that’s the sweet spot that’s where
and that’s the sweet spot that’s where
and that’s the sweet spot that’s where there is energy that’s where there is
there is energy that’s where there is
there is energy that’s where there is dopamine and neurobiology multiple
dopamine and neurobiology multiple
dopamine and neurobiology multiple streams of curiosity intersected a space
streams of curiosity intersected a space
streams of curiosity intersected a space called passion right and then once
called passion right and then once
called passion right and then once you’ve identified your passion then you
you’ve identified your passion then you
you’ve identified your passion then you can figure out how to turn that passion
can figure out how to turn that passion
can figure out how to turn that passion into a purpose turn that passion into a
into a purpose turn that passion into a
into a purpose turn that passion into a purpose make a list of 15 things in the
purpose make a list of 15 things in the
purpose make a list of 15 things in the world 15 challenges you’d like to see
world 15 challenges you’d like to see
world 15 challenges you’d like to see solved and then figure out which one of
solved and then figure out which one of
solved and then figure out which one of those challenges can be served by your
those challenges can be served by your
those challenges can be served by your passion so then you see curiosity leads
passion so then you see curiosity leads
passion so then you see curiosity leads to passion multiple streams of curiosity
to passion multiple streams of curiosity
to passion multiple streams of curiosity leads to passion identifying problems in
leads to passion identifying problems in
leads to passion identifying problems in the world that can be served by your
the world that can be served by your
the world that can be served by your passion leads to purpose then my friends
passion leads to purpose then my friends
passion leads to purpose then my friends even pregnat it your life with a sense
even pregnat it your life with a sense
even pregnat it your life with a sense of significance with a sense of meaning
of significance with a sense of meaning
of significance with a sense of meaning and then you can go forth my brothers
and then you can go forth my brothers
and then you can go forth my brothers you can go for keep trying different
you can go for keep trying different
you can go for keep trying different things it’s okay to not know a hundred
things it’s okay to not know a hundred
things it’s okay to not know a hundred percent what you’re passionate about
percent what you’re passionate about
percent what you’re passionate about it’s not a crime to being a job that
it’s not a crime to being a job that
it’s not a crime to being a job that you’re not a hundred percent in love
you’re not a hundred percent in love
you’re not a hundred percent in love with but there are things that you can
with but there are things that you can
with but there are things that you can do alright don’t be a victim that’s the
do alright don’t be a victim that’s the
do alright don’t be a victim that’s the thing that drives me crazy when I talk
thing that drives me crazy when I talk
thing that drives me crazy when I talk to people and they like it but uh like
to people and they like it but uh like
to people and they like it but uh like yo if you really want if you get to the
yo if you really want if you get to the
yo if you really want if you get to the point where it’s more uncomfortable
point where it’s more uncomfortable
point where it’s more uncomfortable being where you are you will figure it
being where you are you will figure it
being where you are you will figure it out
out
out but a lot of times we get stuck in these
but a lot of times we get stuck in these
but a lot of times we get stuck in these ruts we let other people’s perception of
ruts we let other people’s perception of
ruts we let other people’s perception of what they think we should do for
what they think we should do for
what they think we should do for ourselves sort of decide what we do and
ourselves sort of decide what we do and
ourselves sort of decide what we do and this is crazy it’s absolutely nuts guys
this is crazy it’s absolutely nuts guys
this is crazy it’s absolutely nuts guys life is way too short to be living
life is way too short to be living
life is way too short to be living without passion and for a career if
without passion and for a career if
without passion and for a career if you’re in a place where you’re does not
you’re in a place where you’re does not
you’re in a place where you’re does not 100% happy there is absolutely no better
100% happy there is absolutely no better
100% happy there is absolutely no better time than right now to try and figure it
time than right now to try and figure it
time than right now to try and figure it out because you’re amazing and you
out because you’re amazing and you
out because you’re amazing and you deserve it what area of your life do you
deserve it what area of your life do you
deserve it what area of your life do you fear judgment in right is there an area
fear judgment in right is there an area
fear judgment in right is there an area you have a backlog of work whether it’s
you have a backlog of work whether it’s
you have a backlog of work whether it’s songs or poems or any piece of art or
songs or poems or any piece of art or
songs or poems or any piece of art or business or whatever it is that you’re
business or whatever it is that you’re
business or whatever it is that you’re afraid to share with other people for
afraid to share with other people for
afraid to share with other people for fear of being judged this means that you
fear of being judged this means that you
fear of being judged this means that you care about it tremendously it’s core to
care about it tremendously it’s core to
care about it tremendously it’s core to your identity and so you will work hard
your identity and so you will work hard
your identity and so you will work hard to be excellent at it when I look back
to be excellent at it when I look back
to be excellent at it when I look back at my own life writing was the clear
at my own life writing was the clear
at my own life writing was the clear winner ever since I was kid I’ve been
winner ever since I was kid I’ve been
winner ever since I was kid I’ve been writing I’d been taking creative writing
writing I’d been taking creative writing
writing I’d been taking creative writing classes every chance I got but I was
classes every chance I got but I was
classes every chance I got but I was very scared to publish in any sort of
very scared to publish in any sort of
very scared to publish in any sort of school newspaper or blogger and anything
school newspaper or blogger and anything
school newspaper or blogger and anything and that was because it was core to Who
and that was because it was core to Who
and that was because it was core to Who I am
I am
I am right if somebody didn’t like my writing
right if somebody didn’t like my writing
right if somebody didn’t like my writing I thought that would tear me apart of
I thought that would tear me apart of
I thought that would tear me apart of course that’s not the case but look for
course that’s not the case but look for
course that’s not the case but look for that area what are those things that
that area what are those things that
that area what are those things that you’re afraid to share that means that
you’re afraid to share that means that
you’re afraid to share that means that it is really important to you and you’ll
it is really important to you and you’ll
it is really important to you and you’ll work to be good at it don’t fool
work to be good at it don’t fool
work to be good at it don’t fool yourself and thinking you’re getting
yourself and thinking you’re getting
yourself and thinking you’re getting lots of energy back in your life if
lots of energy back in your life if
lots of energy back in your life if you’re constantly wiped out because
you’re constantly wiped out because
you’re constantly wiped out because you’re not sleeping enough you’re not
you’re not sleeping enough you’re not
you’re not sleeping enough you’re not rehabbing enough you’re not rejuvenating
rehabbing enough you’re not rejuvenating
rehabbing enough you’re not rejuvenating enough I mean if you are always go go go
enough I mean if you are always go go go
enough I mean if you are always go go go go go but you’re never taking a moment
go go but you’re never taking a moment
go go but you’re never taking a moment to give your brain in your body that
to give your brain in your body that
to give your brain in your body that break then you’re never going to have
break then you’re never going to have
break then you’re never going to have the level of energy that frankly you
the level of energy that frankly you
the level of energy that frankly you deserve we know from science and
deserve we know from science and
deserve we know from science and neuroscience you must be getting seven
neuroscience you must be getting seven
neuroscience you must be getting seven to eight hours of sleep
to eight hours of sleep
to eight hours of sleep distantly if you don’t believe that
distantly if you don’t believe that
distantly if you don’t believe that please go do the research it’s unanimous
please go do the research it’s unanimous
please go do the research it’s unanimous it’s fifty years of sleep research now
it’s fifty years of sleep research now
it’s fifty years of sleep research now your cognitive abilities go so much
your cognitive abilities go so much
your cognitive abilities go so much further down in terms of negatives
further down in terms of negatives
further down in terms of negatives negativity your ability to think your
negativity your ability to think your
negativity your ability to think your ability to process when you’re tired and
ability to process when you’re tired and
ability to process when you’re tired and along with your cognition goes your
along with your cognition goes your
along with your cognition goes your motivation you know it’s just like if
motivation you know it’s just like if
motivation you know it’s just like if you can’t think you can’t get really
you can’t think you can’t get really
you can’t think you can’t get really motivated and excited about things so
motivated and excited about things so
motivated and excited about things so please just get some rest in make sure
please just get some rest in make sure
please just get some rest in make sure if you’re not getting enough of sleep
if you’re not getting enough of sleep
if you’re not getting enough of sleep then meditate or nap throughout the day
then meditate or nap throughout the day
then meditate or nap throughout the day whenever you can find your spot I don’t
whenever you can find your spot I don’t
whenever you can find your spot I don’t care if that means you come home and
care if that means you come home and
care if that means you come home and before you go in to hang out with the
before you go in to hang out with the
before you go in to hang out with the kids you just pass out for 15 minutes in
kids you just pass out for 15 minutes in
kids you just pass out for 15 minutes in the car you know just do something to
the car you know just do something to
the car you know just do something to rejuvenate yourself because if you’re
rejuvenate yourself because if you’re
rejuvenate yourself because if you’re not rested the passion is going to go
not rested the passion is going to go
not rested the passion is going to go away and you and I both know that we are
away and you and I both know that we are
away and you and I both know that we are living a culture right now where
living a culture right now where
living a culture right now where everyone’s burning the candle at both
everyone’s burning the candle at both
everyone’s burning the candle at both ends and most of what they’re doing is
ends and most of what they’re doing is
ends and most of what they’re doing is really necessary they’re just replying
really necessary they’re just replying
really necessary they’re just replying to everybody else and losing themselves
to everybody else and losing themselves
to everybody else and losing themselves in their lives we got to get you back
in their lives we got to get you back
in their lives we got to get you back and the way to get your energy back is
and the way to get your energy back is
and the way to get your energy back is first and foremost please get some rest
first and foremost please get some rest
first and foremost please get some rest passion is not a job a sport or a hobby
passion is not a job a sport or a hobby
passion is not a job a sport or a hobby it is the full force of your attention
it is the full force of your attention
it is the full force of your attention and energy that you give to whatever is
and energy that you give to whatever is
and energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you and if you’re so
right in front of you and if you’re so
right in front of you and if you’re so busy looking for this passion you could
busy looking for this passion you could
busy looking for this passion you could miss opportunities that change your life
miss opportunities that change your life
miss opportunities that change your life you could also miss out on great love
you could also miss out on great love
you could also miss out on great love because that’s what happens when you
because that’s what happens when you
because that’s what happens when you have tunnel vision trying to find the
have tunnel vision trying to find the
have tunnel vision trying to find the one we all think we know the kind of
one we all think we know the kind of
one we all think we know the kind of person we are and the kind of person we
person we are and the kind of person we
person we are and the kind of person we could love but sometimes we’re wrong
could love but sometimes we’re wrong
could love but sometimes we’re wrong blissfully wrong and sometimes you know
blissfully wrong and sometimes you know
blissfully wrong and sometimes you know what you’re gonna do next right I mean I
what you’re gonna do next right I mean I
what you’re gonna do next right I mean I don’t I love not knowing what I’m going
don’t I love not knowing what I’m going
don’t I love not knowing what I’m going to be doing five years from now or what
to be doing five years from now or what
to be doing five years from now or what I’ll be into and that’s okay it’s okay
I’ll be into and that’s okay it’s okay
I’ll be into and that’s okay it’s okay not to know you know why because the
not to know you know why because the
not to know you know why because the most fulfilling relationships the most
most fulfilling relationships the most
most fulfilling relationships the most fulfilling careers are those that still
fulfilling careers are those that still
fulfilling careers are those that still have the power to surprise you and as
have the power to surprise you and as
have the power to surprise you and as for the things you know you want to do
for the things you know you want to do
for the things you know you want to do you want to write a book you want to
you want to write a book you want to
you want to write a book you want to start a business you want to change
start a business you want to change
start a business you want to change careers great but if you’re sitting
careers great but if you’re sitting
careers great but if you’re sitting around waiting for passion to show up
around waiting for passion to show up
around waiting for passion to show up and take you there you’re going to be
and take you there you’re going to be
and take you there you’re going to be waiting
waiting
waiting long time so don’t wait instead spend
long time so don’t wait instead spend
long time so don’t wait instead spend your time and attention
your time and attention
your time and attention solving your favorite problems look for
solving your favorite problems look for
solving your favorite problems look for problems that need solving be useful
problems that need solving be useful
problems that need solving be useful generous people will thank you and hug
generous people will thank you and hug
generous people will thank you and hug you and pay you for it and that’s where
you and pay you for it and that’s where
you and pay you for it and that’s where passion is where your energy and effort
passion is where your energy and effort
passion is where your energy and effort meets someone else’s need that’s when
meets someone else’s need that’s when
meets someone else’s need that’s when you realize passion lives and realizing
you realize passion lives and realizing
you realize passion lives and realizing you know what you have to contribute why
you know what you have to contribute why
you know what you have to contribute why do you think when you ask people what
do you think when you ask people what
do you think when you ask people what they’re passionate about they say
they’re passionate about they say
they’re passionate about they say helping other people so don’t wait
helping other people so don’t wait
helping other people so don’t wait listen to my mother just start doing
listen to my mother just start doing
listen to my mother just start doing because to live a life full of meaning
because to live a life full of meaning
because to live a life full of meaning and value you don’t follow your passion
and value you don’t follow your passion
and value you don’t follow your passion your passion follows you so I hope you
your passion follows you so I hope you
your passion follows you so I hope you guys enjoyed my quick take on it is you
guys enjoyed my quick take on it is you
guys enjoyed my quick take on it is you find your passion bikes warm you got to
find your passion bikes warm you got to
find your passion bikes warm you got to explore explore explore and try
explore explore explore and try
explore explore explore and try different things until you find the
different things until you find the
different things until you find the thing that makes you come alive you’re
thing that makes you come alive you’re
thing that makes you come alive you’re not going to find your passion by just
not going to find your passion by just
not going to find your passion by just sitting on the couch and watching TV all
sitting on the couch and watching TV all
sitting on the couch and watching TV all day you got to get up and do things and
day you got to get up and do things and
day you got to get up and do things and sometimes those things are unexpected
sometimes those things are unexpected
sometimes those things are unexpected sometimes those things push your comfort
sometimes those things push your comfort
sometimes those things push your comfort zone and at least try it once before you
zone and at least try it once before you
zone and at least try it once before you give up on something
give up on something
give up on something oh quick example that I told a couple
oh quick example that I told a couple
oh quick example that I told a couple times in this channel but it’s worth
times in this channel but it’s worth
times in this channel but it’s worth repeating I’ll say yes to doing
repeating I’ll say yes to doing
repeating I’ll say yes to doing something once most of the time and as
something once most of the time and as
something once most of the time and as an example I went rock climbing and I
an example I went rock climbing and I
an example I went rock climbing and I hated it I’m afraid of heights it’s not
hated it I’m afraid of heights it’s not
hated it I’m afraid of heights it’s not a fear that I need to get over have a
a fear that I need to get over have a
a fear that I need to get over have a desire to get over anytime soon I didn’t
desire to get over anytime soon I didn’t
desire to get over anytime soon I didn’t like how you know the strap was in my
like how you know the strap was in my
like how you know the strap was in my crotch and I felt tight and anyway just
crotch and I felt tight and anyway just
crotch and I felt tight and anyway just wasn’t a pleasant experience for me so
wasn’t a pleasant experience for me so
wasn’t a pleasant experience for me so when somebody asked me do I want to go I
when somebody asked me do I want to go I
when somebody asked me do I want to go I said yes I’ll go and try it out but I
said yes I’ll go and try it out but I
said yes I’ll go and try it out but I didn’t like it so I’ve never gone back
didn’t like it so I’ve never gone back
didn’t like it so I’ve never gone back then I went snowboarding and I sucked at
then I went snowboarding and I sucked at
then I went snowboarding and I sucked at the start and I failed and I got up and
the start and I failed and I got up and
the start and I failed and I got up and fell and get up and fell and got up and
fell and get up and fell and got up and
fell and get up and fell and got up and found would fall 30 times down the
found would fall 30 times down the
found would fall 30 times down the mountain but I loved it and I fell in
mountain but I loved it and I fell in
mountain but I loved it and I fell in love with it and I would push off
love with it and I would push off
love with it and I would push off meetings and I would just cry to do as
meetings and I would just cry to do as
meetings and I would just cry to do as much snowboarding as possible and I got
much snowboarding as possible and I got
much snowboarding as possible and I got really good and for two winters I was
really good and for two winters I was
really good and for two winters I was kind of obsessed with it and then it
kind of obsessed with it and then it
kind of obsessed with it and then it slowly died off to where I was going you
slowly died off to where I was going you
slowly died off to where I was going you know a couple times a year and this past
know a couple times a year and this past
know a couple times a year and this past winter I didn’t even go snowboarding at
winter I didn’t even go snowboarding at
winter I didn’t even go snowboarding at all I just kind of lost the love and so
all I just kind of lost the love and so
all I just kind of lost the love and so that can also happen when you explore
that can also happen when you explore
that can also happen when you explore you find something that you get up
you find something that you get up
you find something that you get up just with you you fall in love with it
just with you you fall in love with it
just with you you fall in love with it but then that love fades until the
but then that love fades until the
but then that love fades until the answer isn’t to continue doing it it’s
answer isn’t to continue doing it it’s
answer isn’t to continue doing it it’s too when you stop loving something move
too when you stop loving something move
too when you stop loving something move off and go do something else
off and go do something else
off and go do something else the third examples I found salsa and I
the third examples I found salsa and I
the third examples I found salsa and I found south of just by exploring again I
found south of just by exploring again I
found south of just by exploring again I said yes to an opportunity they said yes
said yes to an opportunity they said yes
said yes to an opportunity they said yes to going on trying to the class and I
to going on trying to the class and I
to going on trying to the class and I fell in love with it something about the
fell in love with it something about the
fell in love with it something about the music and the dancing the connection the
music and the dancing the connection the
music and the dancing the connection the people I just fell in love with it it
people I just fell in love with it it
people I just fell in love with it it made me come alive and now still ten
made me come alive and now still ten
made me come alive and now still ten years later I’m still dancing I now own
years later I’m still dancing I now own
years later I’m still dancing I now own uh salsa dancing school the largest may
uh salsa dancing school the largest may
uh salsa dancing school the largest may be North America and that’s my advice
be North America and that’s my advice
be North America and that’s my advice for you is to explore things say yes to
for you is to explore things say yes to
for you is to explore things say yes to things see what makes you come alive
things see what makes you come alive
things see what makes you come alive sometimes you hate it at the start
sometimes you hate it at the start
sometimes you hate it at the start sometimes you like it it’s worth
sometimes you like it it’s worth
sometimes you like it it’s worth exploiting a little bit more and then it
exploiting a little bit more and then it
exploiting a little bit more and then it falls off and sometimes you find the
falls off and sometimes you find the
falls off and sometimes you find the thing that you want to do for the next
thing that you want to do for the next
thing that you want to do for the next decade Plus but you don’t find it until
decade Plus but you don’t find it until
decade Plus but you don’t find it until you say yes opportunities and you
you say yes opportunities and you
you say yes opportunities and you explore explore explore until you find
explore explore explore until you find
explore explore explore until you find the thing that makes you come alive so
the thing that makes you come alive so
the thing that makes you come alive so I’d love to know what you think of this
I’d love to know what you think of this
I’d love to know what you think of this video I’d love to know which clip
video I’d love to know which clip
video I’d love to know which clip resonated the most with you and why
resonated the most with you and why
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