subject: Your Passion is the Engine that Drives Your Business – How to discover what motivates you and Stick by it! [print this page] You can simply start by creating a list of all the jobs you've ever had all the hobbies you've ever pursued all the volunteer work you've ever done all the times you've helped someone and felt really good about it all the challenging situations you've had to overcome in your life.
You simply need to think about your life experiences for figuring out who you are.
Here's a little exercise I'd like you to do right now. It will help you discover what your strength, hobbies, passions, interests, skills, ideas, and areas of expertise are.
After that, then go through that list and find the most appealing ones where your particular areas of skills and interest lie.
Sound strange? Don't panic about that yet; I'm going to work you through by giving you the following questionnaire which is designed to get you thinking about what really matters to YOU the most.
I encourage you to print this list up and write your answers down you're going to want to refer to them later. (Don't worry if some questions don't apply to you.)
Have you ever gone through a particularly challenging experience, and come out of it stronger than ever? What was that challenge, and what did you do to overcome it?
What lifetime accomplishment are you most proud of? What did you learn from this experience?
Do you have firsthand knowledge of any medical illnesses or issues? If so, which ones?
Do you collect anything? If so, what?
What television shows do you enjoy? What kind of music do you listen to? Do you ever attend theatre events or other events related to "the Arts"?
Do you play any sports? What are they?
If you had a million dollars and a week's worth of free time, what would you do? List the first activities that come to mind.
What websites do you visit when you're just "surfing around" online? What topics do these cover?
Have you ever won a trophy or award? What for?
Have you ever been recognized for a contribution of services? What did you do?
Do you have pets or have you had a pet? What kinds?
Do you have kids? What do you like best about being a parent? What do you find most challenging?
At work or with friends, on what subject are you the "go-to" person?
What is you academic background? Any degrees or certificates?
What was your favorite job? What was your role?
What would your best friend say you're best at?
Have you done any renovations to your house yourself? Have you built or designed anything you're proud of?
Do you have any specialized education? Have you ever taken a class in a subject like pottery or sailing? Do you have any kind of academic continued education?
Have you ever volunteered anywhere? What did you learn through this experience?
Is there anything you've always really wanted to do or learn more about, but just haven't had the time? What is it?
At a party, when you're talking to a stranger, what's your "fall back" topic of conversation?
Let your passions drive you
Once you have finished answering the above questions, go over all your answers and pay special attention to the ones that got the strongest positive response from you. These are the areas that are most likely to lead you to the ideal market you should target with your business.
Now narrow your list down to five topics you're truly passionate about. These topics are going to be the starting point of your research.
Note that I said the STARTING point! This stage is just the beginning It's not enough to recognize that you're passionate about sport, and then just assume that you're going to build a business on the subject of "sport."
(That wouldn't be a good idea Plug the word "sport" into Google and you get 400 MILLION results that's some crazy stiff competition you'd be facing!)
BUT if you drill down deep into a general topic like "golf," you may find an untapped niche market of people who are desperately searching for a product that's not readily available online.
It could be discount golf shirt for men who have size 14+ sizes. Or maybe it's beginner golf guide for children. Who knows? That's what the next stage of your business building research will reveal.
The next stage is where you use a keyword research tool to find out what people are searching for online, related to the topics you've chosen.
I hope this article has given you a good understanding as to why you must follow your passions and market your business to those who share the same interests as you but are not finding what they're looking for.
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Your Passion is the Engine that Drives Your Business How to discover what motivates you and Stick by it!
