Evan Carmichael and S Kelly talk about finding your dream by testing different pursuits and noticing which ones create real excitement. They say to start with low expectations, say yes to opportunities, and double down on what generates strong mojo instead of hunting for one perfect next big thing.
Hang is writing in, Ivan and Steven, I don't know what I want. I feel impertinent. How do I find myself and my dream?
I think you gotta think about what do I love doing? What do I really get excited about? What am I passionate about? You know, what is it I could do where we could create some value in a business that means we can materially improve the well-being of other consumers, business customers or whatever the community we're trying to serve. That's kind of the key thing. If you don't know that, test drive. Try a few things. Try stuff that, you know, you really believe in and you could become passionate about and see if you become absolutely overwhelmed and you find these are the things to strike up a true mojo. If they are, then follow. So I think with this sort of thing, Think about it, sit back, reflect, ask your buddies, find stuff you really love, try some stuff, test drive some stuff, and if it's working, do more of it, put the foot on the gas. If it's not, kind of reflect again and think about what is it I'm passionate about.
I totally agree. I think if you don't know what you want to do, you have to just start exploring. Just say yes to things, start exploring, see what makes you come alive, and whatever you feel excited about, just do more of that. And don't put this huge expectation like, this has to be my next big thing, because you're setting yourself up for failure. Just go try a bunch of things, see what you love, see what excites you, and then take that and the next step and the next step, and you'll find that you follow a certain path. And if you put too much pressure on yourself, then you probably won't, won't get there.
