A light in the darkness

  Today I would pause here from passion mindset and craftsman mindset to quarter-life crisis. The topic charms me because this is which we all face and there is no one to guide us at that time.  What is a quarter-life crisis? It is the throbbing question we pose to our own selves, “What am I doing with my life?”coated with anxiety, self-doubt, and pessimism about our future. We all have heard of mid-life crises. What is the difference between a mid-life crisis and quarter-life crisis?  Mid-life crisis  According to (American Psychological Association) APA, a mid-life crisis is the emotional turmoil stage faced by individuals between 35 through 65.  “It is the phase of life transition when he/she starts reflecting on what they have accomplished till date and do they still find satisfaction and purpose in them all,” as quoted by Michael G. Wetter, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist practicing in Los Angeles. If this reflection causes them to feel that they have not...

As I continue reading this book, "So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skill Trumps Passion", the arguments presented just cannot be defended. I feel I should have landed on this book before.  In any business, capital remains the integral element. What is a capital? Capital is anything that grants value or benefit to its owner.  In other words, capital can be anything (financial assets in a business, a factory, a machine, or intellectual property).  Viktor Frankl stressed searching for the meaning of life. One way to do this is to land on a career that will lead us to a place of fulfilling our purpose in life. There is a close bond shared between career and purpose of life. A career is the first battleground where we start to learn about our personal growth. It is the sphere of duty where we find our true motivation to contribute, to build, to transform, and to create what has been invisible till now (our dreams, our imaginations, and our innovations). It is the space whe...

So today I am discussing the conclusions drawn from the passion hypothesis. CONCLUSION #1: Career Passions are Rare Passion means an intense desire and enthusiasm for something.  Now, what is the relationship between this intense enthusiasm and career? Are they related or not? I always enjoyed altruism and did it most often without complaining, but I am not a rich person, and I cannot become a philanthropist at this moment. So, my passion and career go nowhere.  Similar are the results of the study done by Robert J.  Vallerand  in 2002. He found dance, hockey, skiing, reading, and swimming as the common passions of college students. When it comes to offering jobs, it seems very difficult. Does dance actually materialize in a promising career? No. Does skiing provide any jobs? No. Reading provides a good job. No.  I still remember daydreaming about being an artist or a painter and earning a lot. But, in reality, a painter has a very tough life. Then for a while I...