Between work, family, and social commitments, it may be difficult to understand where to begin your job search. While I’ve only tasted a full-time corporate schedule through internships, I can relate. As a student with an eighteen-credit course load, school is my full-time job. I start my days at eight in the morning, and often don’t return home until the early evening. On top of that, there’s the matter of schoolwork and group projects. By the end of the day, I’m exhausted.
That’s when the real work begins.
Finding Your Passion
Distinguishing between something you like and something you love (i.e. curating your passion), may begin at your wit’s end. From a personal perspective, I used to only write when I was upset. The exercise provided a brief break from reality, and something tangible to reflect on in the moments after. Eventually, I realized its benefit. It didn’t feel like work, because it wasn’t work. It was a passion. Certainly, I committed to relatable genres, but for the most part, it was freeing. In fact, I loved the feeling so much that I pursued and completed a minor in Creative Writing.
In my years of mentoring younger students, I’ve found that what you do when you’re upset (with constructive applications) is often what you’re most passionate about.
For instance, take Melissa Ben-Ishay from Baked by Melissa. In 2008, she was fired from her job in advertising. As she states on Girlboss radio, she decided to take that time to begin baking. It was always a passion of hers, and she took that idea to create bite-sized, guilt-free desserts. Her venture has been wildly successful. Since then, she’s opened 13 stores and offered nationwide shipping. This is just one example of someone taking their passion one step further. Thinking about your fallbacks has a way of surfacing your desires.
Branding Your Passion
If you want to build a career off your passion, you will want to differentiate it. Branding your passion may seem as impossible as finding it. It will take time and countless sacrifices. People will tell you to do your research. Though later, you may find no precise formula that works for you.
This is a good thing.
Brands, like people, are unique and complicated in their own ways. Your passions will drive you down many roads: some may lead to success, and others to heartbreaks and lessons learned. Be thankful for each of these, and remember that progress is individualized. Age does not determine experience. Each milestone comes with its own benefit.
What have you done to find your passion?
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