How to Develop Your Interests

Are you doing what you love to do with your life, or do you have wishes and fantasies about what you would have done or become if things were different, because things are not different - things are just life. Reality is where and how you live right now. You can't escape that, albeit watching others live their lives on TV, reading to disappear or drowning in various vices. You can do something about your passions right now in your reality however, if you want to.

You don't have to tell anyone what you'd like to do. If you're human, you've probably already confessed about your dreams once or twice, and the responses sent your passions packing deep down in the basement of your heart where they now lie dormant - cold and neatly folded.

Read about your passion - not voyeuristically envy people living the life you wish you could, but read about their philosophies, embrace what agrees with your spirit, and research what doesn't. If you don't have time in your day but yet have about thirty minutes to get ready, get dressed watching a quick video on the internet, or listen to a book from the library about your passion. This example is to say that if you fit your interests smack in the middle of your routine, over time you will drop what is not important to you and commit more time to what you want to do. It will not feel like work because the activity is what you love to do.

In addition to, or if material things are not available to you, spend time thinking about what you'd like to know more of, and why. Look about you and learn from the daily activities in people's lives. Experience is the best teacher, so absorb like a sponge what works and what doesn't. There are no judgements, rules or requirements here - you are a student, gaining insight and acquiring knowledge.

Look for people who are open-minded. You will know them by the things they say and do. They will not trample on your wishes, ideas or plans, and you are not asking them for a way. A listening ear is vital for any dream to survive, and you can find this person - just look in the most unlikely place. If you are too afraid to voice your thoughts, listen to someone you admire speak and watch their actions. If you lack such a person in your life, go to unlikely places because that person will be there. For example, your mentor could be the local storekeeper who wakes up early each day - speak with, observe and learn work ethic and time-management skills from them.

This world within your world is your little space and so treasure and protect it. Allow curiosity to be your friend. Count yourself a student and practice the information you gain. Extend the relationships you build through mutual interaction, and embrace the thought-changing process that takes place. Don't watch the time, your age, environment or station in life. Simply acknowledge the desire in your heart to do or be more, to complete a mission or to try something new, and then start to look up what interests you.
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