Passion-Pursuers versus Passion Avoiders.
Posted on June 06, 2017 by Steve Stuhlreyer, One of Thousands of Christian Coaches on Noomii.
Do you pursue your passion or do you avoid it at all costs?
In my last article, I wrote about the benefits of pursuing passion. I wrote that some of the benefits of pursuing passion are: personal fulfillment; spillage; and created opportunities. In today’s article, I want to talk about two groups of people: 1) those who pursue passion; and 2) those who avoid pursuing passion.
People who pursue passion have been essentially the target of the previous two articles. Generally, these are people who have a dream of what life “should” or “could” be. This dream gnaws at them until they feel compelled to create some action to achieve their dream. Passion pursuers generally are people who think about their passion most of the time and use their brains to develop strategies
Passion avoiders are those who I think fall into one of two groups. The first group are those who are satisfied with where they are and what they are doing in life. They may be business people and mothers and fathers or coaches. Whatever they are doing, they are content. Let me say that that is perfectly fine. We need people in the world and in our lives who fall into this group. They bring consistency and stability to everything around them.
The second group of passion avoiders are those who have a dream as to what life “should” or “could” but find many reasons for not pursuing it. Some of these reasons may be legitimate issues but they are perceived to be such large issues that the passion avoider does not give much thought about how to overcome the issue. Some of the reasons I have heard people give for not pursuing passion are: “I don’t have the right personality for passion”, “I am an introvert”, “I do not have enough time to pursue my passion”, “I do not have enough money to pursue my passion”. There may be all sorts of other reasons for nut pursuing a passion a person dreams about.
Myself – I am an introvert who did not have extra money nor extra time to spend on anything more, or at least I think I didn’t. In the pursuit of my passion, I have had to sacrifice, time and money which I didn’t think I had. I have had these obstacles come into my mind and told to me by other people as I expressed my dreams to other people.
It is possible to overcome just about every perceived obstacle you have. Many times, all a person needs to overcome these perceived obstacles, is for someone to take the journey with you – a friend, a mentor, or a coach. I had some of these people in my life as I expressed my dreams to others. I was careful who I shared my dreams with early on because I knew intuitively that the first several people I told could either ignite my passion or bury it. That is the topic of my next article. Who to tell and who not to tell your dreams while it is still in its infancy.
