QUESTION: Do you feel like you have the energy to be successful, but you don’t know where to put that energy? You know you want to grow a business and people, but don’t know what business to start. Am I the only one? People ask.. well what is your passion? I don’t really know. What are my next steps? Thanks!

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Sir, this is a Wendy's.

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I think the joke was that you’re getting too deep at a Wendy’s drive through. Lol

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Same exact boat.

Feel like I have a ridiculous amount of untapped potential that I haven’t been able to exert because I’ve never had that professional intrinsic motivation. Starting a company will do that.

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Maybe there is no “inherent passion”. Just pick something, decide it is your passion, and go for it!

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Yes! You can create your own meaning.

Might be good to go to a life coach or a career counselor to figure this out

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Thank you

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Same here OP

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I think a lot of people feel this way. Myself included. But the fact is, most people don’t start one business, become successful and stick with it. Usually businesses go under or they’re dissolved or sold one way or another and the former owner does something else. Or they’re already in multiple businesses at once and the above still applies. But I am a firm believer that a business won’t be successful without a passion. I think that’s why small business owners give up, they don’t have a passion for it, the work isn’t worth it and they move in to something else.

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Maybe go to meeups for startups and see what floats your boat and who you meet.

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From my experience from formerly being in this place is instead of thinking of what is your passion. Focus on what you want your end goal to look like. Having passion is great but directionless passion doesn’t get you anywhere. Think about what you want to accomplish. Do you want to create impact? What does that look like?

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Figure out where you are and then where you want to be. Make a plan on how to get from one to the other. Then do it.

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For some, the giant stopgap is obtaining the Small Bus. Loan

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I’m the opposite. I know exactly what to do but don’t have the energy.

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Can you please Email me at Mdeschampscreative@gmail.com

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I have the energy and motivation but the money or the engineer

Even have the Solana support once I can present the Bussines model
But to be honest I’m the best sales person but went o come
To myself
I froze it’s about time to change the loop

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I feel the same way! Still trying to find my passion

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I’m in the same boat and after multiple types of coaching, I’m still no closer to figuring it out. To me this implies the timing isn’t right yet. I’ve tried a lot of things, met a lot of people, and did a lot of self learning. If I don’t have it now, keep going and it will come

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