Passion is it over rated!!

By Nupur Pandey -
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 For years together I was looking for my passion. I loved my job, had convinced my self that this is what I was supposed to be doing. But when people spoke about passion and the adrenaline  rush, I always wondered; is it really what I have. Because what I had was more of peace and contentment. and I definitely longed for something more.I was lucky, I got that something more very soon. However to my disappointment, I realised it was just the opposite of passion. 

So the question was how will I know if I will ever find my passion. Or for that matter, can I really afford my Passion. Recently my mentor coach shared a beautiful write up with us. and to my well relief I found that yes Passion is over rated. He mentioned Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who is known for his creativity, energy and passion. Interestingly he goes on to say, that Mark Cuban believes that passion is overrated. Phew. Relieved, I was. 

So now I could stop looking for what  I am passionate about and start looking for what will make me happy and at the same time create value in society. and hey that should not be difficult because I have been doing that all my life. 

May be with a little tweak here and there, I am good to go. and I won't be bothered about whether I am passionate about it or not. Passion from now on will be just another word. 

But I did learn something.

I will work double my strength if I love what I am doing. 
I will involve myself more if I feel that it is creating value for people and that will be my driving force.
When I involve myself more I will achieve more
And when I achieve more I  will get the 'adrenaline rush'.

Crux being Passion seems to be creating value for people by  loving what you do. And that is doable. 

 I will end it the same way my Mentor ended his write up. Its beautiful. Thanks Braj. 
Don’t follow your passions, follow your effort. It will lead you to your passions and to success, however you define it.
This I mean to whisper to my mind: don’t follow your passion, follow your effort. 

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work."
Steve Jobs 

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