Deliverable

Serendipity is a strange thing. I had just finished updating my 30 day question, and was checking out the recent posts at Lifehack.org.

Here’s one that caught my eye:

How to Find What You Love to Do

I know there are so many people who ask themselves a question: “What do I really love to do?”. And trust me, this question is a million dollar question – and it is tough. Once you have this answer, you will be more satisfied with the work you have done and actually enjoyed it in the process. Brian Kim has shared his useful insight on getting this answer from your deep end of your heart:

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Step 1: You WILL find the answer. No doubt.

You will find the answer. You will find it. No doubt.

Approach the question with this mentality and you are sure to find it. How long will it take? It doesn’t matter. Bottom line, you will find the answer.

By doing this, you automatically instill an anti quitting mechanism within yourself, because you know you will find the answer. If you know what you want to do, then you will do it.

For example, if you know you want to arrive in New York, you’ll find ways to get there. You’ll hop a train, bus, or plane going to New York and will arrive in New York.

If you don’t have the cash, you’ll borrow it, or get a job and save up, or get a job as a flight attendant to get there for free. It doesn’t matter how long it will take or what you need to do because you know you’re going to New York.

All your actions onward from the decision that you want to arrive in New York will revolve around getting to New York.

Read that last sentence again.

All your actions onward from the decision that you want to arrive in New York will revolve around getting to New York.

Finding what you love to do = Deciding to arrive in New York.
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How to Find What You Love to Do – [Brian Kim]

I haven’t finished reading Brian Kim’s article yet, but what initially struck me about this was how closely alligned it was with my “Question Update” and the way my thinking has been evolving on this issue. The obvious next question after “How do I create a million dollars for myself doing the things I love to do?” is “What is it that I love to do?”. (Ok, it wasn’t so obvious initially… thanks M.!)

It’s nice to have the universe step in with further insights.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 at 2:00 pm and is filed under Articles & Links, Concepts.