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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Chasing My Passion

I started reading a new book Woman of Influence by Pam Farrel and I already found the first chapter very interesting. It is called Impassioned Finding Your Unique Calling. Does that sound like something I need or what?
So here are the questions that the author presents in order to help a person find what their passion is:
  • When the house is quiet, where do your daydreams take you?
  • What was the last issue that made you righteously angry, or brought you to tears?
  • When you read God's Word, are there common themes in the verses you mark?
  • What breaks your heart?
  • What do you talk about the most?
  • What truths would you die for?
  • What principles or beliefs would you go to jail to protect?
  • What people would you place your neck on the chopping block for? And why would you do it?
  • Who and what would you be inconvenienced for day after day?
I found these questions to be very interesting in considering what to do with my life. As of right now, I can't really answer these questions with any certainty.
Jon and I have been talking about this kind of stuff a lot lately. We've been talking about our strengths and what things get us excited. Crazily enough I've learned that I actually get excited about the thought/process of organizing things. Well, not things exactly, but events and people. I was never stressed about planning my wedding and unlike a lot of people I actually enjoyed it. Also, I thrive in high pressure situations. When other people tend to get stressed out, I buckle down and perform better than under normal situations. Now on to figuring out my passion and how to utilize my strengths.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oooo..my girlfriend Mary Kate started a co-op. She was an independent photographer (weddings & corporate), she met a two-person start-up marketing company, and a freelance graphic designer. The 3 little companies share the rent on a little store-front in a downtown area in Maryland. They are now a one-stop-shop for start-ups who need websites made, logos designed, professional photos taken, marketing & PR plans made, etc. Jon could write copy/design and you coule plan events....? no? Oh the ideas :)

Joy