[...]... so you can avoid it Your fears keep you from living the life you want So look at what you re afraid of, and ask yourself what you would do if you weren’t afraid To follow your passion, realize that you don’t have to get rid of your fear You don’t have to be fearless You have to act despite your fear This takes courage And you may not have a lot of courage, which is why it’s important to start small You. .. “Faith means living with uncertainty—feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.” You can’t know what your future holds, but you can follow your heart You can let it guide you through the dark You may not be used to listening to your heart You may be used to following your mind and living a “logical” life But have you noticed how illogical that logic is? It... Because what if you allowed yourself to bask in the uncertainty of life? What if you allowed life to take care of itself, while you followed your heart? Try it for a day and you ll notice how much lighter you feel Possible Roadblocks You don’t have to know what your passion is in order to take the next step The only thing you have to do is to listen to your heart and see what next step you FEEL like... example, you may think that you have to quit your job in order to follow your passion That’s an idea that is holding you back, because you don’t have to do anything radical You just have to be willing to start And you can start even if you have just 10 minutes a day to spare There’s no need to wait for anything Time to Write Just for a moment, forget about finding your passion Start by asking yourself, ... themselves Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t get this right away It takes practice to get good at going deeper And you have to let yourself be crappy before you get good You re already doing your best Let that be okay You don’t have to be someone you re not All you have to do is what you are able to do Sounds almost too simplistic, doesn’t it? Time to Write The only thing you have to remember is to... seem real, because that’s their job If your beliefs fell apart at the drop of a hat, your life would be a mess The job of your beliefs is to seem immovable So what would you have to believe in order to find and follow your passion? Do you think you re not worthy of doing something you enjoy? Maybe you think you have nothing to share with the world Maybe you think you don’t have enough time Whatever it... If it is, it’s a sign that you re changing This is a lot like going to the gym Right after, your muscles will hurt, but within a few days, your muscles will have grown stronger, faster and better 11 4 Mindset Question: What would you have to believe about yourself to live a passionate life? What’s one belief you have about yourself that keeps you from finding and following your passion? For a long time,... parts of my life So you see, you don’t have to find your passion, because you can start turning up the amount of passion in your life right away Tap into your strengths and watch the passion in your life soar Possible Roadblocks The roadblock you should be aware of is confusion If you re like me, you may feel like you need a list of strengths to choose from But for now, pretend that you have that list,... When you notice that you ve been pulled in, simply return to observing your mind Meditating just a few minutes each day will make a big difference There are a lot of studies out there showing how meditation can change your brain, and your life, for the better And as you practice quieting your mind, you will hear your inner voice more often A great resource for easily incorporating meditation into your. .. free to expand on these questions Don’t just answer with one or two words Push yourself to write at least one paragraph or more The more you write, the more insight you will get 15 8 Humble Beginnings Question: What are (or were) your interests? I’m sure you ve explored your interests before, but I recommend you do it again And this time I suggest you do it without censoring yourself Just write whatever .