If you
are looking for motivation for following your dreams, or finding your
path, Caterina Fake may be the last place you will ever need to look.
What did following her path accomplish? Oh, I don’t know, how does
founding Flickr, running Etsy, and being named one of Time Magazines 100
most influential people on the planet sound? Exactly. Wow is right.
I
have taken her interview on 30 Days of Genius with Chase Jarvis,
extracted the information, and used it to answer common questions by
readers just like you, who are looking to take their lives to the next
level, or at least a different level than the one there are on.
Please enjoy.
How Can I Step Out And Be Bold?
It takes conviction of what you are, who you are, what you care about, and what you are going to pursue.
It’s about being ignored for months or years and still pushing.
It’s about knowing who you are, what you want, and not caring about external rewards.
If
you can handle all of those things, then you are ready to go for it.
These are the markers of passion.
If you have passion, then you will be
willing to work hard, teach yourself, learn on your own, and adjust.
Why? Because passion is a powerful force to have behind what you do.
When
I was first starting out, I offered to work for free just for
information. 3 days a week for 2 months. What was my pay? I was able to
attend all meetings and spend one hour a week asking questions of my
boss. That’s it, and it was totally worth it. If I was not passionate
about what I was doing, there is no way I would put in that kind of
work.
Would you be willing to do that for your passion?
If yes, then go for it.
If no, then it is probably not your passion.
Is Your Passion Obvious?
If
you are able to listen to your inner voice. If you can reflect over
your life, remember your childhood and what you wanted to be when you
were older, then yes it is. People are the same throughout their lives.
Just because you stopped believing in your dreams doesn’t mean they
disappeared, it just means you buried them under the responsibilities
you took on as you got older.
Reconnect with your inner voice, your childhood.
Give it room.
It not only deserves it, it needs it.
What If I Don’t Have Time?
There
are things you need to do, responsibilities you have to take care of,
but then there are other things that you can eliminate in order to make
time for your passion. Maybe it’s an hour a week at first, maybe its 30
minutes a day, but you have to start somewhere. Once it has space it
will grow. How do I know? Because it’s your passion. It is a seed you
have been carrying around that just needs a little water to start
growing.
Create
small, easily managed goals. Write one page a day. Paint 30 minutes a
day. Squeeze it in. It doesn’t have to be a huge commitment, but it
needs to be committed to. You need to put yourself and your day in a
position to be creative. That could look like many different things
depending on what your life is like. Some advice that I have received in
the past was to move away from big cities. That may be
counter-intuitive, but the less expensive it is to live, the more time
you can afford to your creativity.
Clean
up your time. Don’t check email all day. Productivity is easier without
distractions, so you have to remove them. Have specific times during
the day that you allocate to emails and phone surfing, and then have
specific time for your creativity. Don’t mix the two. Give them their
respective times.
Everyone
has their own path. It is about finding what works well for you. There
is no formula. People tend to focus on what they like, what they are
drawn to, and their inner voice. Be sensitive to each of those things.
Take advantage of what you are feeling, and always be moving forward.
Don’t Get Lost
The
paths to success are clear. Starting as young as elementary school, the
rewards are given to those that follow the rules. Conformity is the
name of the game. The drive for success kills people. Just because there
are paths laid out for you doesn’t mean that they can’t lead you
astray.
Stop chasing prizes.
Chase what makes you happy.
And don’t worry, no matter where you are in life, you can always turn around.
Start where you are, with what you’ve got, and the time that you have.
Quotes
No matter how far you’ve gone down the wrong road turn back.
Stop chasing prizes
Start where you are, with what you’ve got, and the time that you have.
Caterina Fake Links
Chase Jarvis Links
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