I have a vision but don't have something that I enjoy doing, is that okay?

[Something Funny]

I think, I've finally found a great vision for myself, maybe even a life purpose.

I want to transform myself into a strong man and to build an amazing life. And use my own journey to support and inspire other people.

I want to learn how to do conscious business from scratch, record my journey step by step and share it with others so that they can do it as well.

I think it would be pretty cool to find some guy who knows nothing about business, is a total nube at it, and then see his follow along journey of building a successful business. 

Basically I want to have a self-help youtube channel, but instead of theory and talking I want it to be very practical, almost like a reality show, but with a detailed analysis and explanation of each step.

The same goes for social skills dating, public speaking, character development, spiritual development,  financial success, becoming a web developer, etc.

I find this vision really meaningful and inspiring.

The issue though, is that I don't have any particular medium that I am really passionate about.

I am not particularly passionate about web development,  or business, or public speaking, or filming youtube videos, etc.

Is that okay? Maybe I will acquire passion for those things as I keep going?

It's the big picture, the process of learning, developing myself by itself, and helping others do the same which I am passionate about.

@Leo Gura any advise, please?

Edited January 27, 2023 by Something Funny

[Matt23]

8 hours ago, Something Funny said:

Maybe I will acquire passion for those things as I keep going?

Maybe. 

 

As someone who's been doing this life purpose stuff for years and has recently changed my approach for the better... way better... here's what I'd say;

• I did the whole Life Purpose course, got myself some visions, but, like yourself, still felt stagnant and uninspired when it came to actually finding something I enjoyed to do in the moment.  Something I could do just for the pure joy of it.  
• Recently, I think I've stated to change that around by...
  • Taking breaks on consuming media, studying, and doing what I think I "should" be doing.  Just pausing all that.  Including reducing/stopping masturbation and porn.
  • As "airy-fairy" as it may sound, by not releasing the sexual energy I had into sexual acts, it almost immediately got redirected into creative pursuits.  This whole "tranmutation of sexual energy into creative energy" thing seems to actually have merit to it.  
  • ....
  • Also...
  • Just create stuff:  little things.  Anything.  Draw a picture.  Write a blog post.  Make a short little video.  Create a song.  Make a a T-shirt and try to sell it at a market or festival or something.  Anything!  
    • As you start creating things, you'll quickly figure out what you actually enjoy doing and find intrinsic pleasure in vs. what you "should" being doing.  

Examples

•  For years I though I should be studying tons, and doing personal development videos and teaching content on videos or in written format on blogs.  But I always felt like so depleted and like I just didn't like it.  I felt I had to do something relating to teaching non-fictional concepts and ideas and techniques.  
• But this got me nowhere fast.  It was just so hard to accomplish anything because it was such a grind since I didn't like it. 
• Recently however, I've stopped all that and just started to be more creative in other ways.  I wrote a bunch of a screenplay, I drew a picture, I made a quick little video.  All this was soooo much better and felt playful and meaningful.  Something which now I actually feel a desire to do.  It feels expansive.  Like there's "juice" in it to savor.  As opposed to sitting in my room, grinding away at concepts n stuff, feeling totally bereft of any "juice" or passion. 

 

Basically...

• Just create shit.  Things that turn you on and that you find fun and engaging.  Enjoyment is the key word here.
• Consider cutting/reducing media and information intakes to reestablish what you authentically like (not what the media says)
• Consider abstaining from masturbation for a week or two (or w/e) to see where your creative energies might go. 
• Consider reading Seth Godin's material; Purple Cow, Linchpin, etc.

 

"Artists ship.  The point of shipping is to get to the next thing you're going to ship.  You'll create more duds than gems, but the more duds you create the higher the chances a gem will shine through."  --(paraphrased)  Seth Godin 

 

Find something you can create lots of, create due-dates, and just start pumping that shit out with as much care and quality as you can before the due-date has arrived.  Then do the next thing that inspires you and feel is meaningful.  

Edited January 27, 2023 by Matt23

[Something Funny]

@Matt23 thank you.

I know it affect me positively, but it's really hard for me to quit porn forever, I alsways keep going back to it.

 

18 hours ago, Matt23 said:

Just create shit.  Things that turn you on and that you find fun and engaging.  Enjoyment is the key word here.

You know, I've just realized that there are things that I genuinely enjoy doing, but the issue is that they are not really fit to be a life purpose. Just something that I do for myself as a hobby. I llike travelling in nature alone, hiking, climbing, doing some parkour, etc.

But I don't think those are something I can/want to do as a career.

When it comes to creating shit, maybe starting a youtube channel is something that I would enjoy doing. I shoud try.

[Matt23]

16 hours ago, Something Funny said:

I shoud try.

thumbs up.  

Experiment.  

To find your medium, you might have to play around with some.  To "get dirty" and toss things around, see what works and doesn't, etc. 

[Michael569]

On 27/01/2023 at 9:53 AM, Something Funny said:

Is that okay? Maybe I will acquire passion for those things as I keep going?

Definitely okay but it is important not to remain complacent with that and keep on the lookout for that thing. 

it will be difficult to find people who will pay attention and pay you if you are not actively putting your work out. 

[flowboy]

On 27/01/2023 at 10:53 AM, Something Funny said:

I think it would be pretty cool to find some guy who knows nothing about business, is a total nube at it, and then see his follow along journey of building a successful business. 

Yes, that could work. I love watching relatable journeys of transformation, many people do.

But then you actually have to be willing to look stupid and film yourself not having answers to most of your questions yet.

Figuring out what your "thing" will be should already be part of the journey.

In other words: start now.

If you make a video a week, then you also have a nice motivation to make progress at it.