It's a given that we all share a passion for business here but I'd like to have some fun hearing about your hobbies and passions that aren't business related. What do you really enjoy (or want to enjoy) when you can? What non-business passions do you have that really fire you up? Let's imagine we have more than enough money coming in passively and safely and locked in for the rest of your life to live the life you want to be able to live. What would you do with your spare time?
My definitions - yours may differ.
A Hobby is something I love to do by myself and for myself and it usually makes me smile. Examples might be travelling alone, cool cars, reading, playing golf, fishing, gardening, cooking, artistic pursuits...etc
A Passion is something I generally do for other people, with other people and it doesn't always make me smile.
Examples might include things with family, for your community or church, philanthropy, public speaking, helping a sad friend or volunteering...etc
Of course, overlap is common but here's a life tip, if you can combine your hobbies with your passions on the same day it'll be a memorable and awesome day. I'll give you an example from my interviews; this one guy I was speaking to about this said he knew exactly what I meant and explained how his hobby was playing soccer. He loved training, practising skills, watching or going to heaps of matches and of course playing the game on the weekends for his own local team.
His passion was helping underprivileged and/or autistic children so one day he organised a soccer match for the children and he remembers it as one his best days ever. Such a cool story and I couldn't have explained it better myself.
My Hobbies:
Personally, my main hobby is cars - has been since I got my first metallic blue hot wheels car as a small child. I just love 'em. Cool cars for me can be anything stylish, beautiful, powerful, different or unique. My ultra favourite car hobby centers around hot rods, Had a few, want more. 1932 or 1934 Ford roadsters and coupes (built in traditional style) or a 1938 Chevy coupe done drag style. Can't get enough of them.
Cooking. I recently discovered the joy of cooking (pretty much out of necessity) so now I find myself lingering on the cooking shows for longer than a few seconds. Made my first stew in my life a few years ago. I was so surprised it was edible I made three more three times in a row. Now I cook an acceptable stew which I'd be confident you'd eat. Yesterday I cooked a frozen steak purely because YouTube said I could. It was delicious.
I love photoshop. I'm not super awesome at it but I joke that the first thing I'd do if I won a billion dollars lottery is get a personal photoshop teacher. I know I can do it now but my point is that I really like it. I love the community aspect of forums; have done for years since I joined a Buick forum back when I owned my 66 Electra and people were helping me tune my carb over a thread. They'd post what I should check and measure, I'd walk out in the garage, check and measure, come back in 5 minutes later and reply. They'd reply right back with what to do next.
Whether I own them or join them - I just love forums. I actually think forums are the killer app of the internet. They have been since the turn of the century and I still hold a few vbulletin licenses just in case. This thing we're having right now - love it. Facebook groups (and Facebook in general) doesn't cut it. For a real community you need a proper forum. FB posts dissapear never to be seen again. I'm not a fan - don't even have an account at the moment.
Playing guitar. I used to play bass in a metal band in the early and mid 80s (think Motley Crue, Dokken, Judas Priest, Ozzy...etc) big hair. These days I have a 6 string that I rarely play but I'd never want to live without.
Driving, I can and have driven for weeks on end. The further the better. There's just something about pushing something with my foot and being projected around the planet while sitting. Never fails to amaze me. Steering is also a blast. Simple pleasure but for me the time just flies.
Building websites; again, I used to be much better than I am now. I've let the tech slip away from me over the last few years plus I'm not amused by today's design trends. I like 3D buttons because they amuse me. I like gradients and I want a button and a link to stand the F*ck out! Don't get me started...grrr. The best iOS was 6. I really hope the real UI designers come back from vacation soon.
My Passions:
I have a passion for public (and general) speaking. The communication between two brains bubbling with enthusiasm about some topic is something I really enjoy. Ask anyone who's ever had a conversation with me. I've been called the "battery flattener" because we get so engrossed in the conversation that batteries go flat on phones, laptops, ipads...it's happened a few times, it's funny. Love it.
So, now I want to hear what turns your crank. What will you do with your freedom? If you don't have any hobbies (I've heard that too many times) you might have to go back to younger days and look at what wishes you left behind or if there's nothing there you can look forward to discovering new and exciting hobbies. What are your non-business passions? I'm going to guess a lot of us want to help those less fortunate and this may include a bit of business (collecting donations and raising funds) but what's the main cause that burns within you that you really want to do something about?
This all of course goes to focusing in on your whys because for some of us making money isn't enough without a reason and the base reason for desiring wealth is the freedom it'll afford us.
What will you do with your freedom?
My definitions - yours may differ.
A Hobby is something I love to do by myself and for myself and it usually makes me smile. Examples might be travelling alone, cool cars, reading, playing golf, fishing, gardening, cooking, artistic pursuits...etc
A Passion is something I generally do for other people, with other people and it doesn't always make me smile.
Examples might include things with family, for your community or church, philanthropy, public speaking, helping a sad friend or volunteering...etc
Of course, overlap is common but here's a life tip, if you can combine your hobbies with your passions on the same day it'll be a memorable and awesome day. I'll give you an example from my interviews; this one guy I was speaking to about this said he knew exactly what I meant and explained how his hobby was playing soccer. He loved training, practising skills, watching or going to heaps of matches and of course playing the game on the weekends for his own local team.
His passion was helping underprivileged and/or autistic children so one day he organised a soccer match for the children and he remembers it as one his best days ever. Such a cool story and I couldn't have explained it better myself.
My Hobbies:
Personally, my main hobby is cars - has been since I got my first metallic blue hot wheels car as a small child. I just love 'em. Cool cars for me can be anything stylish, beautiful, powerful, different or unique. My ultra favourite car hobby centers around hot rods, Had a few, want more. 1932 or 1934 Ford roadsters and coupes (built in traditional style) or a 1938 Chevy coupe done drag style. Can't get enough of them.
Cooking. I recently discovered the joy of cooking (pretty much out of necessity) so now I find myself lingering on the cooking shows for longer than a few seconds. Made my first stew in my life a few years ago. I was so surprised it was edible I made three more three times in a row. Now I cook an acceptable stew which I'd be confident you'd eat. Yesterday I cooked a frozen steak purely because YouTube said I could. It was delicious.
I love photoshop. I'm not super awesome at it but I joke that the first thing I'd do if I won a billion dollars lottery is get a personal photoshop teacher. I know I can do it now but my point is that I really like it. I love the community aspect of forums; have done for years since I joined a Buick forum back when I owned my 66 Electra and people were helping me tune my carb over a thread. They'd post what I should check and measure, I'd walk out in the garage, check and measure, come back in 5 minutes later and reply. They'd reply right back with what to do next.
Whether I own them or join them - I just love forums. I actually think forums are the killer app of the internet. They have been since the turn of the century and I still hold a few vbulletin licenses just in case. This thing we're having right now - love it. Facebook groups (and Facebook in general) doesn't cut it. For a real community you need a proper forum. FB posts dissapear never to be seen again. I'm not a fan - don't even have an account at the moment.
Playing guitar. I used to play bass in a metal band in the early and mid 80s (think Motley Crue, Dokken, Judas Priest, Ozzy...etc) big hair. These days I have a 6 string that I rarely play but I'd never want to live without.
Driving, I can and have driven for weeks on end. The further the better. There's just something about pushing something with my foot and being projected around the planet while sitting. Never fails to amaze me. Steering is also a blast. Simple pleasure but for me the time just flies.
Building websites; again, I used to be much better than I am now. I've let the tech slip away from me over the last few years plus I'm not amused by today's design trends. I like 3D buttons because they amuse me. I like gradients and I want a button and a link to stand the F*ck out! Don't get me started...grrr. The best iOS was 6. I really hope the real UI designers come back from vacation soon.
My Passions:
I have a passion for public (and general) speaking. The communication between two brains bubbling with enthusiasm about some topic is something I really enjoy. Ask anyone who's ever had a conversation with me. I've been called the "battery flattener" because we get so engrossed in the conversation that batteries go flat on phones, laptops, ipads...it's happened a few times, it's funny. Love it.
So, now I want to hear what turns your crank. What will you do with your freedom? If you don't have any hobbies (I've heard that too many times) you might have to go back to younger days and look at what wishes you left behind or if there's nothing there you can look forward to discovering new and exciting hobbies. What are your non-business passions? I'm going to guess a lot of us want to help those less fortunate and this may include a bit of business (collecting donations and raising funds) but what's the main cause that burns within you that you really want to do something about?
This all of course goes to focusing in on your whys because for some of us making money isn't enough without a reason and the base reason for desiring wealth is the freedom it'll afford us.
What will you do with your freedom?
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