7 Steps to Pursue Your Passion Starting Today

Are you feeling frustrated by your current lifestyle? Do you feel like something is missing from your life? You may be telling yourself that pursuing your passion will only lead to disappointment.

This couldn't be further from the truth! Pursuing a passion can open up opportunities for new friendships, more fulfilling work, and better health. In this blog post, we'll discuss seven steps to pursue your passions starting today.

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1. Define Your Passion

-Defining your passion is the first step to pursue it. So what do you love? What are the interests that bring you joy? Write down five things, some of which may include: photography, languages, cooking, art journaling or gardening. This list can be as big or small as needed for now. You can always go back and add to it later.

Now try them on for size, ask yourself: "What would I pursue if there was no risk of failure?" These are the passions that you love doing. What do they all have in common? They're things you feel most at home with or where you can easily lose track of time.


2. Define Your Goals

Now that you know what your passions are, it's time to define the goals. What do you want? This is an important question because pursuing a passion will require some work and dedication. You need to be prepared for this with realistic expectations of how much effort it would take in order to pursue these interests on a regular basis.

One way to define your goals is to look at the end result you want for yourself and pursue that goal. For example, if one of your passions is photography then pursue taking pictures professionally with a goal in mind: make it big! If this passion includes teaching or mentoring others through workshops or classes, pursue that specific goal too.

Another way to define your goals is to pursue a passion that will provide you with an income. For example, if one of your passions is acting then pursue it as a part-time job on the weekends and pursue other passions in the weekdays while also growing your career by taking classes for theater or public speaking. Practicing this skill in the weekdays will help pursue this goal in the weekends.

It is also important to know what you can pursue to make a living so that your passions and goals are aligned with each other. For example, if one of your passions is photography then pursue it as an occupation or pursue another passion within this field such as being a stock photographer.


3. Figure Out the Resources That You Need To Pursue Your Passion

- What do you need in order to pursue your passions? Figure out what resources are needed. These can be as simple as a camera, an art journal, or gardening tools - always look for things that will help pursue your interests on a regular basis.

What's stopping you from pursuing it now? Are there any obstacles? As long as you have the time, resources, and energy to pursue your interests then there are no excuses.


4. Assess Your Current Resources

Now that you know what your pursue passions are and the resources needed, it's time to figure out how much of these resources do you already have. This can be as complicated or easy as desired - for example, if one of your pursue passions is photography then assess the current equipment that could be used for this passion.

It's important to know what you already have because it will help pursue your passions and prevent unnecessary spending.


5. Plan Your Day

In order for it to successfully happen, you need a plan. Make sure that you set aside enough time - at least two hours per day or one hour every weekday if not more - so that pursue this passion outside of work and other obligations. This may be hard but the reward is worth it.

A lot of people pursue their passions on the weekends or when they have time off but try to pursue your interests for at least two hours every weekday so this can become a habit and not just an occasional thing. Schedule out these times for pursuing your passion in advance, as well as any other obligations like work or family commitments (as a reminder, pursue this with at least two hours every weekday so it becomes routine).

If there is no time to pursue your interests then you need to make some more time. If work or family commitments are the obstacles then see what can be changed in order to pursue these passions on a regular basis because it's important!

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6. Find Your Courage

What's holding you back? Is it fear of failure that keeps us from pursuing our passions? Fear of success or something else altogether.

Every day is a new day so this isn't time for excuses; make today the first day to pursue your passion and find what courage you need in order to pursue these interests on a daily basis.

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6. Remind Yourself That It's Important to Pursue Your Passion

Pursuing your interests, whether it be photography or gardening on a daily basis is important because of the benefits that come with pursuing these passions. These can include higher self-confidence and fulfillment!

It may seem like there are so many obstacles in order for something to pursue but as long as you focus on your resources and pursue your interests then you will be on the right path towards pursuing what really matters to you.


7. Take Action!

Put what you learned into practice and pursue your passions on a daily basis.

Start the day off with pursuing one of your interests - whether it is photography, gardening, or something else entirely - so that pursue this no matter what it is- so that this passion will become part of your routine instead of an occasional thing.

For example, if one of your passions is photography - take a picture every morning before work or on the weekends when you have time off to pursue this passion in a fun way! It's also important that pursue these interests as part of your routine because pursue these interests can be done at any time of day.

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Final Thoughts

If you’ve read this far, it means that you are passionate about pursuing your own passion.

And now is the time to take action on what matters most to you! In order to get started, we recommend breaking down the steps into manageable chunks of work and taking a leap of faith—just like these other people have done. You can do it too! If you're not sure how to start on this journey, here are 7 steps that can help.