Do You Have Passion for Your Job?

Are you living your passion? Do you feel satisfied with the choices you have made throught your life and career? According to a survey, only 45 percent of American works say they are satisfied with their jobs.

Some people think that passion and work are not supposed to mix. After all, we work to making a living, not to feel our souls, right? Wrong, says Mary Lyn Miller, a career consultant. In fact, Miller says that finding your passions and living them is vital. She says your passion is all of the things that make you who you are. It is your life force or energy.

The problem? Many people ignore their passions when it comes to career choices. After years of meeting deadlines and dealing with stress, we learn to shut off the connection we have with our passions. But, your true passions never go away; sometimes, you just have to rediscover them. Here is how:

1. Reflet on your past.

Miller says a great way to identify your real passions is to think about your life, especially your childhood, and identify things that you love. What has given you the most joy? What comes easily to you? Think about your favorite subjects in school or your favorite games as a child. If you loved playing with puppets or putting on plays, you might have an eager performer inside you waiting to get out. Once you identify interests, you can finger out how to make use of them. For example, the person who long to perform can find opportunities at work for public speaking. " A lot of passions are right there in front of us." Miller says.

2. Identify your dreams

If you wanna uncover your passions, you need to identify your dreams. Make a list of things that you long to do, things you would do if you had nothing to lose. Miller says it is important to challenge your assumptions. Maybe your dream is to be a dancer on Broadway. Identifying this might not get you all the way to New York City, but it will point you in the right direction. Don't leave something off the list because you think it is not feasible. Sometimes just being willing to identify your dreams opens you up to something new.

3. Look for opportunities to nurture your passions

Miller suggests picking up a course catalogue from a community college. Look through the classes offered and mark each that stimulates a strong reation in you. Give yourself the opportunity to follow these reactions. If you get a feeling about something, try it. If you are interested in the arts, take an art appreciation class. If you dream if being a photographer, take a photography course. Sing, dance, write- do whatever you are interested in.

4. Build a world and lifestyle around your passions.

Miller says that everyone needs to follow the things that encourage and inspire us. She use the analogy of a seed. Each of us is born with a seed inside ourselves and this is where our passions lie. If this seed is deserted, never watered and deprived kif sunlight, it will not grow. But, if it is planted in the right environment. "Look for a work environment that fosters who you really are," says Miller