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Originally Posted by blacko  Okay my story is very long and I will cut it short. I really wanted to be an entrepreneur. I quit my job and started my own software firm only to close it after 3 months. Because I completely lost interest in software industry. Because my degree was based on computers and software I went in that direction but failed miserably. Next,I thought of starting a youth magazine but dropped that idea very soon. Next I thought of starting an apparel company. I thought I had great passion for it. I really had a great passion at that time but now it seems it's fading away. I registered my apparel company but did nothing apart from that. Now I have got another idea of a website. I really do not know if my passion will last long for this. But right now I am really really interested in that.
Also I am in a position to seek a job again in software development to support myself temporarily. I hate it to the core but I have to do it for money. I would like to do something really great but I am in a constant fear of failure. I do not know if I should start working on my website idea. In the past I have done a lot of things only to know they were really stupid after trying them. I want to go big, really big. But something's going terribly wrong and I feel I am in the wrong path. I strongly believe I can do incredible things if I find the right path. I do not know what to do. Also I am feeling so down and inferior because I haven't done anything remarkable in life. Do you have any suggestions??? |
I think the last part of your post is the key issue here for you. You say you want to do something remarkable, you want to go big? What do you mean by big and remarkable? I suspect you mean financially very successful and famous/reaching a lot people? Correct me if I'm wrong.
However, what if you find your passion and it's nothing ''big'' (big in terms of how you think of it now), like..mmm, I don't know...gardening?
Of course, I'm sure gardening could go big too
As Goddess said, you're lucky you have many ideas and you want to try things.
I think you're looking for passion in terms of a specific ''job'', but how about trying to find out what lies underneath it, what is a common denominator in all your attempts so far..is it being creative, building something from scratch etc'. Once you figure that out , you'll find that you can express it in many different ways/jobs and not only one. I've also read many people do that exercise ''find your purpose in 20 min'', (haven't tried it) maybe it can help you?
And how about you stop looking for it, I think it creates a lot if pressure, maybe adopting a more relaxed attitude about it would help you see and notice things you haven't noticed before.
Even if you have to accept a ''regular'' job for now, you can always work on something on the side, that way you don't have a financial pressure that your business needs to start making profit immediately. And as you explore different things I'm sure you may find a passion for something you didn't even dream of.
I've also been thinking about finding my passion, and the thing is why only one? Maybe in the next 5 years it's one thing and then something else.
Well, good luck.