The great and influential men and women the world has ever known where those who discovered and pursued their purposes and were driven by their passions. When you are on a path of purpose, it is easier to add significant value to the lives of people. You will hardly be of any significant value to people or influence them when you don’t know where you are headed. Purpose ignites passion which keeps one motivate, inspired and focused. But, let’s start with the basics. Passion… what
does that even mean?

We define passion as the thing that lights us up, makes us lose track of time, and leaves us yearning for more. If nothing popped into your mind about your passion when you read that definition, relax. In fact, most people have no idea what sets their soul on fire. Not a clue. It’s more normal to know what you don’t want than to know what you do. So, that should bring you some relief.

While it may seem discouraging to be in this place of confusion, we like to view it as an opportunity; an opportunity for exploration, investigation, and self-discovery.

Okay, so we’re down for the passion quest… but, how do we find it? How do we even know what it is? And what do we do with it once we’ve uncovered it?

The first step is let curiosity lead the way. You need to understand that the tricky thing about passion is that it simply cannot be found, it must be nurtured. And now,
before we go any further, I will like you to understand what curiosity really means.

It that strong desire to learn something new. That is, our curiosity is simply a yearning to explore. It is playful, excited, and there to direct us toward our soul’s true calling. Curiosity is the missing piece that leads us towards cultivating and nurturing our passion. Instead of getting caught up in trying to figure out our passions, let’s relax, kick our feet up, and follow our innate curiosities.

We all have gems of passion hidden within us, and it is our job to uncover them; we can use our curiosity to lead us there. With passion, there is pressure. But with curiosity, there is excitement. When curiosity leads we are free to roam, conquer, fail, and explore – at great lengths – anything and everything that calls to us.

Some day’s curiosity may seem more abundant than others. On the days that we find it lacking, we have the power to bring it back by simply engaging with ourselves. It’s time to pull out our journals and ask ourselves some simple questions to get our creative juices flowing; here are a few ideas to get us started: Where do I feel happiest? What is something new I’d like to try today? When did I last feel joyful? What idea keeps popping up in my head?

So as you can see, what matters is not that our passions are vitally important, or that they are completely serious, or that that make us tons of money, or that they even impact anyone else. What matters is that we follow them and that they make us happy, that’s it. You need all that to be valuable and influential.