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How to Identify Your Passion
Sometimes, if we’re not careful, we begin to buy into this idea that passion is some lofty out of reach thing we must aspire to, when in reality it doesn’t need to be. If you’re that person who is feeling down on their luck today because they haven’t found their passion, pull yourself together.
Have you ever been that person who felt unsure of what they wanted most out of life? Do you ever feel lost or unenthused? Are you trying to find your passion and struggling with where to begin? If you answered yes to any part of these questions, then today’s post is for you.
If you’re here today, chances are you’ve got questions, or you’ve heard questions like these before:
“What is a passion?”
“Why is passion important?”
“Do I really need passion in my life?”
Passion can be defined as a very “strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something” (The Britannica Dictionary)
Some people are passionate about singing. Some are passionate about cooking, dancing or playing instruments or sports. Some people are passionate about learning or making a noticeable change in the world around them. Some people know that passion they have deep down in their heart, and others are less passionate about life or maybe unaware. Wherever you are on the spectrum of passion, it’s useful to know that passion can be developed by design.
How is passion developed, you ask? Simple.
Practice perpetuates passion.
Pick something you enjoy. Anything. Watching movies, listening to music, observing large crowds of people from a distance. Set aside time to enjoy this activity, and make it a priority to better understand what it is about the experience you enjoy most.
Maybe in your heart you’re searching for joy, interpersonal connection, an inspiration or a muse. Maybe that one activity you enjoy might spark your curiosity, and lead you to something you never even realised you might be passionate about. Maybe you’ll find nothing, and in your search for passion, you’ll discover that you’ve simply become passionate about enjoying life on your own terms.
Sometimes, if we’re not careful, we begin to buy into this idea that passion is some lofty out of reach thing we must aspire to, when in reality it doesn’t need to be. If you’re that person who is feeling down on their luck today because they haven’t found their passion, pull yourself together. Start doing the things you know you enjoy, and see where it takes you.
Why sink when you can SWIM?
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How Tommy Hilfiger Taught the Power of A Passion
From its launch in 1985, the Hilfiger name has been a strong contender in the fashion industry… Here are a few notes he shared that shed a light on the power of a passion.
Tommy shares his thoughts on a number of topics, from fashion to business and everything in between.
Tommy Hilfiger is one of the top ten designer brands in America. From its launch in 1985, the Hilfiger name has been a strong contender in the fashion industry, closing out with an estimated $4.7 billion in revenue just last year.
In a recent article written by Chris Black for HIGHSNOBIETY, beloved designer Tommy shares his thoughts on a number of topics, from fashion to business and everything in between. Here are a few notes he shared that shed a light on the power of a passion.
Inspiration
Tommy was first inspired by a shift he saw in the world around him in his youth. “...It was a dramatic revolution in politics and fashion. That’s what prompted me to go into business... It was about making cool clothes for people who wanted to be in the groove or part of the scene.”
Balance
He survived a period of time where his passion led to an imbalance of creativity and business. He had to learn the hard way, navigating financial struggles earlier on in his career.
The key takeaway he shares from this is simple. “...If you’re very creative, but you don’t have a business head or a great partner, you won’t make it. And if you’re a good business person, but you have no creativity, you’ll fail. You need both.”
Adaptability
The Tommy Hilfiger brand rose to prominence in a time where the world worked a lot differently than today. Back in the earlier stages of the business, which was almost four decades ago, they would send a sketch of a design to the factory and wait for the prototype to be sent back to them. As Tommy recalls, this process was usually back and forth because it was very common for the factory to send the garment back with errors the first five times or so.
Today, with the power of 3D design, they are able to send a more technologically advanced rendering of the concept to the factory, which then allows for a quicker turnaround time on the prototype which is pretty much perfect on its first delivery from the factory these days.
Tommy is very keen on keeping up with the evolution of technology. “If you don’t keep up with it or stay a step ahead of it, if you fall behind, catching up is very difficult to do” he says.
Passion
The journey to success was hardly a straight and narrow for this designer, who came from a humble and largely unknown town in upstate New York. But all things are possible for those who believe. “If you follow your passion, whether you’re a musician or an actor or an athlete, you can be successful.” — Tommy Hilfiger (HIGHSNOBIETY)
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