What’s up Fool,
I wanna help you even the score with your hide and seek.
Instead of looking for that passion that lights up your very soul, start with what you know you don’t want.
I didn’t get started writing because I loved it. In fact, everything so far has come from a place of “I don’t want the alternative.”
Unless you’re that child prodigy who always knew you loved piano and could play for hours without eating, you’ll most likely have to go through a lot of trial and error to figure this out.
My first jobs out of school were in sales… well that, and I worked part time in administration at a church office (talk about phases).
I knew I never wanted to do these jobs. I hated them. Working with people exhausted me, plus, as far as personality goes, I score extremely low in trait agreeable. Meaning, there were no good days where I made some new friends, it did nothing but irritate me.
Without any upsides-
this was the start of my realization.
Knowing I couldn’t’ work in direct service roles helped me narrow my search. From here, I went on to look at creative fields.
No, I wasn’t an artist growing up nor did I pass my days dreaming of my artistic endeavors.
I just thought fame would be cool, and being worshipped might be a helluva way to make a living (I was 18, we’re all narcissists there).
When I lived in LA I linked up with some film friends and started helping them create short movies.
I knew, I knew from the very start, I don’t like this.
You know you don’t like something when you want it to be over as soon as it starts. But I did kinda like the idea, so I hard-headed my way through some years trying to make myself fall in love.
It didn’t work.
And another niche was crossed off the list.
I repeated this process for a good 5-8 years. I’ll turn 27 this year, only last year did it all come together.
I finally asked the most important question: What could I stick with, that even if I don’t totally love, would be a decent living for me?
And in came writing.
There. This process will save you years, decades, a lifetime and it’s practical.
What DON’T you like?
Cross all those off your list, and move towards the opposite.
#StayFoolish
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