You Don’t “Find” Your Passion

Summary

• I often hear people talk about wanting to find their passion, but the truth is, it's something you've got to build or create through experience and learning, not just stumble upon.
• I can tell you from my own journey that once you're really good at something, you’ll naturally enjoy it more.
• The key to becoming skilled lies in doing the things you're not yet good at and putting in a significant amount of effort.
• A common mistake I see among young people starting their careers is the belief that they must discover a pre-existing passion. Instead, pick something that piques your interest and dive deep into it.
• Through dedicated practice and skill development in an area of interest, you’ll find that enjoyment and passion often follow.

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How To Take Action

A good way of doing things is to start by picking something that kind of sparks your curiosity. Don't wait around hoping to find your passion under a rock – you won't find it that way. Instead, think about something that's interesting to you, and just jump in.

Once you choose it, buckle down and practice, practice, practice. It's like when you're learning to ride a bike. It's tough at first, and you might fall off a couple of times. But the more you do it, the better you get, right? And the better you get, the more you enjoy zooming around on that bike. It's the same with anything else.

The secret sauce here is to tackle the things you're not good at – yet. Don't shy away from the hard parts. Embrace them. Every time it feels tough, or you feel like you're not getting it, that's not a stop sign – it’s actually a sign you're growing.

Remember, you're building your passion like a muscle. It gets stronger with every workout. So even if you're starting small, that's perfect. Just keep at it, layer by layer, and before you know it, you'll not only be really good at what you're doing, but you'll also love it a whole lot more.

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"if you're good at something you'll like doing it"

– Alex Hormozi

"the only way that you get good at something is by doing things that you suck at and doing a lot of it"

– Alex Hormozi

"one of the fundamental fallacies of young people is who are trying to pursue careers is that they think they should find the thing that they love"

– Alex Hormozi

"really like do something that interests you and then do it a lot"

– Alex Hormozi

"by developing skills you will enjoy it"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

people say they want to find their passion rather they want to build it or create it or learn it I can promise you that if you're good at something you'll like doing it and the only way that you get good at something is by doing things that you suck at and doing a lot of it that's where I think one of the fundamental fallacies of young people is who are trying to pursue careers is that they think they should find the thing that they love and really like do something that interests you and then do it a lot and then by developing skills you will enjoy it