Finding your passion

[1MOREMOD]

Gonna be a pimp instead paying dem hos?

[Nkc]

Originally Posted by grimlock

No idea what you mean. But it must be derogatory.
Of, you mean those who preach... hehe
I don't disagree with you! Which is why I am asking for advice..
But once again I don't give myself enough credit.. hahha

I'm referring to the high school chicks. Give it some thought.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by grimlock

Mr. Tonka does it again.
OMFG this is so true
When you enjoy something but have to do it as a matter of life or death, it ceases to be fun.
Why is this?
So is the only rational solution to do what you are good at (that which earns $ with less effort) so that you can fuck around elsewhere?
In other words, your work can NEVER be fun.. unless you live off income and legitimatly don't have to do anything?

I actually think work can be fun and that you can do what you love. Some of us can't because we want more than what our passion would create in terms of revenue, freedom to travel, etc...

I work with fun people and though what i do is often a snooze fest, some of the people i do it with make up for that. A long time ago my wife loved what she did but hated the people she was working for. It nearly caused a career change for her.

If i (and the wife) were ok with being nailed down to a small town in the Smokey or Rocky Mtns doing bike tours or running a bike shop/rental store as the main employees. We'd both be happy making a meager living doing something we loved. But just this year we've had or have trips planned for: Snowboarding, Rolex 24, Marathon in Mini-soda, trip to Barcelona, trip back to Maine, trip to Barbados and a few weekend trips in between. Much of that wouldn't be possible if we were the main employees. We've tried that before with a pizza shop and without enough revenue to hire a proper staff, leaving turned out to be a nightmare.

I our plan is to try and make enough now to buy revenue generating assets so that we can move somewhere to do something like that. But supplemental income from other assets will provide the freedom to continue the lifestyle we desire.

I'm envious of those who can work from where ever they want. Having a business that provides good and services on a local level can some times be a leash i'm not fond of.

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

I actually think work can be fun and that you can do what you love. Some of us can't because we want more than what our passion would create in terms of revenue, freedom to travel, etc...

I work with fun people and though what i do is often a snooze fest, some of the people i do it with make up for that. A long time ago my wife loved what she did but hated the people she was working for. It nearly caused a career change for her.

If i (and the wife) were ok with being nailed down to a small town in the Smokey or Rocky Mtns doing bike tours or running a bike shop/rental store as the main employees. We'd both be happy making a meager living doing something we loved. But just this year we've had or have trips planned for: Snowboarding, Rolex 24, Marathon in Mini-soda, trip to Barcelona, trip back to Maine, trip to Barbados and a few weekend trips in between. Much of that wouldn't be possible if we were the main employees. We've tried that before with a pizza shop and without enough revenue to hire a proper staff, leaving turned out to be a nightmare.

I our plan is to try and make enough now to buy revenue generating assets so that we can move somewhere to do something like that. But supplemental income from other assets will provide the freedom to continue the lifestyle we desire.

I'm envious of those who can work from where ever they want. Having a business that provides good and services on a local level can some times be a leash i'm not fond of.

This. I would only add that you need to be passionate about what you do, whatever it is, and the success you have doing it makes it better. What I do could be boring for some, but I love doing things creatively and differently - and I love putting new challenges on people to be better than they thought they could be. When I see the success we have because of something I have encouraged on of my people to do, it is really great. I have gotten letters from people that remind me how rewarding just about anything can be. If you put yourself into something, whatever it is, the reward will be greater. The truly great set their own milestones and objectives. It may not be "exceed team quota" or "have a million dollar earning year before 40" - those are great, but ultimately, soulless. You can do the same thing with goals like "Have every person on my team make it to president's club", "get one of my team promoted to management", "save Customer X $Y Million by end of year", "have 100% successful new implementations", etc... If what others recognize you for does not reward you, find other ways to appreciate the impact you can have.

Adding a couple pics: these are the things I find most rewarding.... one is a note from a young colleague who I mentored befroe I went into management (when I was just the guy who had been around a while) and the other from my inside support guy who supported me, but didn't work for me. They sent these when I left that position to go to a new team.

[Nkc]

Grimmy next question, do you live alone? With your folks? Kidnapped chick secured in the closet?

[Axius]

Originally Posted by Nkc

Grimmy next question, do you live alone? With your folks? Kidnapped chick secured in the closet?

Check the bushes next to your bathroom would be a good start.

[PoorLurker]

Something in this thread made me wonder how many trust fund people (don't want to use babies as that is often seen as negative) are on BimmerPost.

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by Lups

Lol!

The ones I read I get from my friends (one is studying the change of female sexuality in the last thirty years) and one translates them. We all think they are comedies, none of us seem to find them arousing at all. I've red like six of them, it takes a long time to go through one (a classic one can read in hours, those takes weeks) since it's hard to shake off the wtf feeling. I honestly recommend reading the 50 shades. Those books are like the best comedy show you've ever heard off!

When it comes to kids I'm strict but raising them is not a passion for me. The stuff around it I do seem to take a bit more seriously than most people but that's just me.

How's you hand? Any loss of function?

Originally Posted by Aatish

Grimy, you seem to have changed from the Tinder IRL thread....

How so, dear friend?

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by M3 Number 86

My passion costs too damn much. I need to reverse that and make it into a money maker soon.

They usually do..

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Gonna be a pimp instead paying dem hos?

Excellent idea. Get the masterclass from dude below.

Originally Posted by Nkc

I'm referring to the high school chicks. Give it some thought.

This streches the bounds of plausability.. A+ for effort.

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

I actually think work can be fun and that you can do what you love. Some of us can't because we want more than what our passion would create in terms of revenue, freedom to travel, etc...

I work with fun people and though what i do is often a snooze fest, some of the people i do it with make up for that. A long time ago my wife loved what she did but hated the people she was working for. It nearly caused a career change for her.

If i (and the wife) were ok with being nailed down to a small town in the Smokey or Rocky Mtns doing bike tours or running a bike shop/rental store as the main employees. We'd both be happy making a meager living doing something we loved. But just this year we've had or have trips planned for: Snowboarding, Rolex 24, Marathon in Mini-soda, trip to Barcelona, trip back to Maine, trip to Barbados and a few weekend trips in between. Much of that wouldn't be possible if we were the main employees. We've tried that before with a pizza shop and without enough revenue to hire a proper staff, leaving turned out to be a nightmare.

I our plan is to try and make enough now to buy revenue generating assets so that we can move somewhere to do something like that. But supplemental income from other assets will provide the freedom to continue the lifestyle we desire.

I'm envious of those who can work from where ever they want. Having a business that provides good and services on a local level can some times be a leash i'm not fond of.

You've highlighted the important point of not being able to have your cake and eat it too.
Life is a compromise, less of what you don't want, more of what you do want.
In my line of work, it's possible to follow the mkt 24-5.5, but you would burn out and performance wise it's prob a better idea to trade only half the time it is open. Pick and choose, to stay on top of the game.. pushing it only creates adverse results.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by grimlock

How's you hand? Any loss of function?



How so, dear friend?

Meh, its swollen like a teenagers dick and bruised with a few nice scars but I'll live. My ego seems to have taken the most brutal part of the injuries.

[grimlock]

Originally Posted by Lups

Meh, its swollen like a teenagers dick and bruised with a few nice scars but I'll live. My ego seems to have taken the most brutal part of the injuries.

That's quite the imagery - how can we make it so that it's your ego that's swollen instead?

[Lups]

Originally Posted by grimlock

That's quite the imagery - how can we make it so that it's your ego that's swollen instead?

Lol, my ego deserved this one. I was careless and I got off easy. It couldve been worse.

[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by grimlock

That's quite the imagery - how can we make it so that it's your ego that's swollen instead?

Vascular lady's hand?

[grimlock]

Did anyone play this game?

I'm dying of excitement/nostalgia now..

[BMW F22]

What ever happened to this thread?

[EL Jeffe 5]

Originally Posted by Axius

I love to fuck. Does that count as passion?


Work on cars, drive cars, work on motorcycles, ride motorcycles, shoot guns, go traveling, meet new people, drink beer, eat bacon, ride bicycles, go hiking...,


If you're not passionate about something then you're a recluse and need to get out into the world.

and continues big tits, eating pussy....

[Nkc]

This thread is a great example of how great of a contributor Grimlock was to this forum. Come back buddy.

[lexamckenzie]

Originally Posted by grimlock

Why is it so hard to find what you love to do?

The answer is:

It’s not hard at all.

You read right.

It’s not hard at all.

Then why are so many people having difficulty finding what they love to do?

Because they’ve never truly asked themselves.
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Asking yourself the following questions may shed light as to what skills and interests you possess.

If you went in a bookstore, which section do you naturally gravitate toward?

Ask friends for any skills and interests they see in you. You’ll be surprised at how much insight they have on you that you’ve never thought of before.

What do you spend most of your time doing? What do you look forward to doing?

Go back and think of your accomplishments as a child. What kind of skills and interests revolved around your accomplishments?

What did people praise you on doing?

What did your teachers or parents say you had a skill or knack of doing?

Why am I emphasizing skills and interests here?

Skills: Because you’ve got to leverage what you’re strong with. And don’t say you don’t have any. Everybody has skills. You’ve just never sat down and thought about it and wrote it down. By using your skills, you’ve got a head start, a catalyst.

Interests: Simply because you’ve got to love what you do. By including interests, you include another form of an anti quitting mechanism.

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How will you know you’ve found what you love to do?

Does it make you feel good? If you feel it in your gut that you’ve hit the jackpot, you’re right.

If your friend were to bring up the idea you picked, would you be all over it talking about it?

You have to have no reservations about it. If you feel the slightest doubt that it’s not your passion, then it’s not. You must hunger to overcome any obstacles to pursue your passion.

Once you have that, your search is over.

That, right there is what you love to do.

As for how to make money off of it, you might have already found ways when you wrote down your answers.


http://briankim.net/articles/how-to-...ou-love-to-do/

Great thought you have there Sir, and I must say that this post has wakened me up. I guess its time for me to do what I really want and believe in my capacity.

I need to know my passion, I got to what I really love in order for me to succeed. I have made my decision and I believe that this won't just be for the common good of the people around me but so as for myself.