2021-08-25 Don’t Chase a Focus You Don’t Have

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”― Oscar Wilde

There is a mould that you're trying to fit into it. It’s the mould that is acceptable, that society likes, that makes sense. That could be joining the running club at work because you feel like that’s what everyone else is doing.

It could be buying fancy clothes because you think they’ll impress people. It could be buying expensive coffee even though you hate the taste.

“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.”― Lady Gaga

All of those things are the ‘accepted things’ but none of them is bringing you joy. I did this for years and got nowhere fast. I was searching everywhere to find my passion and in the time that I wasn’t spent doing that, I’d read my favourite books and write my thoughts down.

It was only when I stopped asking myself on a daily basis what my passion was that I realised it was staring me in the face all along.

Figure out what bores you, work out the things that you do not care for and put it all into a charity bag so you can focus on the things you love.