IN theory, it’s good to do what makes you happy. But finding what spurs you — what you wake up thinking about, or what you would gladly do for free — may take some digging and distilling. The following valuable tips can help speed up the process for you.

    1. Put aside practical concerns.

    What’s stirring in your soul can be blocked by thoughts about, say, what salary you can earn for the work. To unearth what you really want to do, quiet your mind and tune in to your heart. Pose queries such as “At the end of my life, what am I going to wish I’d done?”

    2. Identify granular interests.

    If it’s not realistic to give up a regular paycheck for a passion project right now, chances are there are aspects of your current job that intersect with what moves you. Figure out what you dig in your day-to-day and focus on that. For example, if you’re interested in social responsibility, scout a nonprofit that is related to your work and create a proposal for how an affiliation would benefit your company.

    3. Figure out what you don’t love.

    Be honest about where your true talents lie. The fact that you can do something well doesn’t ensure the best or most joyful use of your time while doing that job. If you can, try to enlist someone else to handle that duty while you can focus on what really inspires you.

    4. Be true to yourself.

    Don’t let what others say override your inner counsel. At many points, people may tell you that there isn’t enough interest in the things you want to pursue to make them successful. Trusting your instincts above anyone else’s enables you to be a pioneer in your interested field, which may prove to you that authenticity is the most valuable commodity of all.(SD-Agencies)