激情如何促进职业发展

This blog post is part five in a six-part series by 拉里Doty examining how new graduates can compete 和 excel in a global economy.

My friend Paul Peterson was discovered by the artist Prince at 年龄 17. He has toured the world with renowned 音乐家 和 performed funk-driven music for diverse audiences. The first time I saw Paul in the studio, it was easy to see his passion, 和 it was contagious. 尽管我不太喜欢放克音乐, I wanted to be associated with Paul because his passion was evident 和 his commitment to his craft was electrifying. I wanted to learn from him despite our different tastes in music.

不管你的职业道路如何, being a passion-driven person will attract others to you personally 和 professionally. Passion is infectious, 和 can easily help distinguish you. For Paul, success came at a young 年龄, but for many that type of success takes time 和 patience. Most of us have to find a balance between our passions 和 profession.

但只要心态正确，耐心就会有回报.

这不是一夜之间发生的. 激情与坚持和能量一样重要. 你找不到很多(如果有的话)成功的艺术家, 音乐家, athletes 和 entrepreneurs who don’t put time into their pursuit every day. The best athletes 和 音乐家 practice as much as possible. The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t afraid to try out new things 和 fail.

However, keep in mind that being passionate 和 “finding your passion” are two different things. In your studies, career 和 personal life, there will always be moments of frustration. What often separates people driven by passion is their natural ability to push through obstacles without letting problems affect the quality of their work.

此外, we are all drawn to different career paths 和 activities, so simply “finding your passion” might not necessarily provide long-term growth. Fast Company recommends asking more measurable questions than, “What’s my passion?例如:

•  多么新的机会使我兴奋啊?
•  我真正想要擅长的是什么?
• 做我喜欢的工作我会快乐吗?

In general, these questions address a larger point of your career. 搜索ing to discover what you’re passionate about won’t necessarily solve all of your professional challenges. The mere fact that you are willing to work hard will lead you to new opportunities, 希望, 帮助你找到理想的工作.

拉里Doty has been appointed to various positions of leadership at Herzing大学 including Academic Dean, 教育和财政援助主任, 和高级系统的本科生院长. 在明尼阿波利斯校区的时候, Doty successfully provided oversight to multiple accreditation initiatives at the programmatic 和 institutional level. Doty quickly developed a reputation for developing high performing teams 和 exceeding institutional expectations in areas such as budgeting 和 planning, 团队开发, 学生保留率.