Comments on: To Be Discovered http://odacava.com/to-be-discovered/ You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf ~Jon Kabat-Zinn Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brent http://odacava.com/to-be-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Brent Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:07:12 +0000 http://odacava.com/?p=36#comment-13 It was back in the 70s when I was a kid and they did this aptitude questionnaires on all the kids in the school. Think I was grade 8 so that would have been 14 years old in 1977 - anyway, they also asked us what we would want to do if money was not even taken into consideration. Can't remember what I said, but I know the test told me I would like being a priest - really weird. I think if we add more to it like; 1) make sure you do something that rewards you 2) make sure you do something that helps others, even if indirectly (like blogging) 3) make sure you do something that you enjoy very much I think if we stick to these 3 principals, money will naturally become a bi-product of the passionate work - no matter WHAT it is. Why? Because if you do something that you love and are passionate about that helps people, you will be good at it, and someone will start paying you to continue helping others. Maybe the Government or private corp. will pay to continue the activity, or maybe you will have people personally paying you to perform your special service. Have to take a risk though to make your "quest of passion" profitable. It's obviously worth the risk, and IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND IT HELPS PEOPLE it's never a risk - just a matter of time before the money flows from the activity. Good post Krista. It was back in the 70s when I was a kid and they did this aptitude questionnaires on all the kids in the school. Think I was grade 8 so that would have been 14 years old in 1977 – anyway, they also asked us what we would want to do if money was not even taken into consideration. Can’t remember what I said, but I know the test told me I would like being a priest – really weird.

I think if we add more to it like;

1) make sure you do something that rewards you
2) make sure you do something that helps others, even if indirectly (like blogging)
3) make sure you do something that you enjoy very much

I think if we stick to these 3 principals, money will naturally become a bi-product of the passionate work – no matter WHAT it is.

Why? Because if you do something that you love and are passionate about that helps people, you will be good at it, and someone will start paying you to continue helping others. Maybe the Government or private corp. will pay to continue the activity, or maybe you will have people personally paying you to perform your special service.

Have to take a risk though to make your “quest of passion” profitable. It’s obviously worth the risk, and IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND IT HELPS PEOPLE it’s never a risk – just a matter of time before the money flows from the activity.

Good post Krista.

]]> By: Bonnie http://odacava.com/to-be-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Bonnie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:12:52 +0000 http://odacava.com/?p=36#comment-11 Great post...... I love your post..... living each day to the fullest is the only way to live. We all have a choice each and every day. thanks Bonnie Great post……
I love your post….. living each day to the fullest is the only way to live. We all have a choice each and every day.
thanks Bonnie

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