8 Lies You’ve Been Told About Following Your Passion

Posted: June 26, 2012

People may say that it's easy to follow your passion, but in reality, it's not. You shouldn't believe everything you hear.

People may say that it's easy to follow your passion, but in reality, it's not. You shouldn't believe everything you hear.
Are you doing what you truly want to do? Are you following your passion to the best of your ability?[caption id="attachment_10311" align="alignright" width="500"]Image from http://www.dumblittleman.com/2012/06/8-lies-youve-been-told-about-following.html[/caption]

If you’re reading this post, the answer is most likely no.

Time and time again, I see people who can follow their passion, but they don’t, because they hold themselves back. I know how hard it can be, because I’ve been in the same situation. There are many lies we’ve been told about following our passion.

And the worst thing of all is we repeat these lies to ourselves and it keeps us from living the life we truly want and deserve.

Here are eight of the most common lies I’ve come across:

1. It’s Going to Be Obvious
   Just because you know what you’re passionate about does not mean that you’ll instantly know what to do.
   
   In fact, often the opposite is true.
   
   You’ll become afraid, because now you have to take action. Now you have to face your fears and move forward. Following your passion is not obvious, but that’s okay. That’s life. Embrace it, and move forward anyway.

1. It Has to Make Sense
   Have you ever looked back at your life and wondered how on earth you managed to overcome some of the problems you’ve encountered?  You’re not alone.  Sometimes it seems like I’m not the one living life, but life is living me.

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