Ponder this thought about finding your passion

I've had the wonderful experience of living outside of the USA. Yes, I'm an American and truthfully I love America. but I wouldn't take back for one moment the experience of what it is like to live in someone else's country, culture and way of living. It opens up your eyes to so many discoveries about human beings. With all of our differences across countries and cultures, it is amazing that we are all the same if we strip down the socialization of each culture. We all want to be loved, we all want a high self-esteem, we all want to be protected, we all fear the unknown and we ALL want to find what it is in life that we are good at and what drives us to live our passions.

I'm sure if you are the self development junkie like myself or an aspiring entrepreneur, you have heard all the questions you should ask yourself when attempting to figure out what your true gifts are and what your true passion in life is, "If you had all the money in the world and money was not an issue, what would you like to do?" "What makes you smile?" "What subject do you think about most?" "What do you love so much you would do it for free?" "What are you interested in?" "What subject or topic do you have a lot of knowledge about?" "What are people always coming to you for advice about?" etc etc. They are all great questions and questions you should ask yourself when finding your passions. But just like my experiences living outside the US and discovering the differences between cultures that you cannot understand in text books, finding your passion takes a similar route. To find your real passion in life it's about taking massive action across a wide variety of activities, mediums, venues, etc and discovering what you really love to do most. How can you possibly know what you love to do most if you haven't even tried very many things?

To understand what it is that you really love to do - become an "experienced connoisseur" of life. Try new things, look at things from a different perspective, travel and talk to new and interesting (or not so interesting) people. Try as many things as you can. Take for example Dr. Joe Rubino who participated in Doppelit's "Reinvent Yourself" series. Joe spent years of money and time to become a dentist. He gave it all up to live his dream by being one of the leading experts on self-esteem and reinvention with 11 bestselling books in 19 languages in 48 countries. Lisa Lockwood, another speaker in the series, has been in the Miss Illinois USA pageant, a Desert Storm Veteran, Police Officer and Uncover Detective. Today she has found her passion in helping people reinvent themselves and finding their true passions. Is it safe to say that Lisa tried many things along the way? Heck yea! In fact, another speaker in the series, Marcus Freudenmann has dabbled into fields that span from interior design and architecture to a brewery director and owner. Today he is a well known author, inventor and inspirator. There is no doubt that these inspirational characters expanded their minds, didn't stop when they feared the unknown and experienced as many things as possible and found what they love to do most.

Asking the questions I stated above is of course useful and you should ask them. The problem occurs when you are spending all of your time "thinking" and little time "doing". So how long should you be in a pondering state of thought? In my experience, if you begin to feel frustrated and disappointed that you can't find the answers, you have been there too long. If you feel this way it's time to board the "action train" to the world of the unknown and shake your world of discovery up a little!

If you are serious about finding your true gifts and passions, Doppelit's "Reinvent Yourself" teleseminar series is a great way to get you on your way. For more information on how you can learn from 8 of the most impactful reinvention artists, visit www.discoveranotheryou.com.