Passion
While sitting in the career research center skimming a pile of books for my Intro to Honors paper I came across a great quote. It was in introduction to the book by Nancy Anderson titled How to Do What You Love For a Living. Anderson was talking about how to find your true passion and said, “If you are embarrassed about something, you are close to your passion. This may not be obvious at first-but think about it.” Immediately I thought of acting and writing because those are the two things I get most embarrassed about. I don’t like acting in front of people I know well (this seems like it would be a problem, but I don’t mind performing in front of my family and friends, it just makes me especially nervous). Even writing this blog was hard for me at the beginning of the school year, and I would be horrified if anyone read my journal. A lot of people tend to be a little reserved when talking about something they are good at. In track, great runners don’t usually brag about their incredible times; when asked, they usually just say it was a pretty good time. If they do share, it’s usually done casually and is followed quickly with a question. I think the reason we are so reluctant to share our passions is because it is like sharing an intimate part of ourselves. This is especially evident in my writing because it is sharing my personal thoughts and words, which I usually don’t plan to tell anyone. I also am embarrassed when performing because I don’t want to show anyone until I know it is good. Most people are passionate about things they are good at and so fear someone seeing their work and deciding it’s bad. I don’t mind playing basketball in front of people because I know I am not very good, but I would be crushed to perform my monologue and have someone tell me it sucked. Because writing and performing are so important to me, it is hard not take criticism of them as a critique of myself. In a couple of weeks I am auditioning for the spring shows, and hopefully the directors will see my passion for acting and not notice my wobbly knees.
While sitting in the career research center skimming a pile of books for my Intro to Honors paper I came across a great quote. It was in introduction to the book by Nancy Anderson titled How to Do What You Love For a Living. Anderson was talking about how to find your true passion and said, “If you are embarrassed about something, you are close to your passion. This may not be obvious at first-but think about it.” Immediately I thought of acting and writing because those are the two things I get most embarrassed about. I don’t like acting in front of people I know well (this seems like it would be a problem, but I don’t mind performing in front of my family and friends, it just makes me especially nervous). Even writing this blog was hard for me at the beginning of the school year, and I would be horrified if anyone read my journal. A lot of people tend to be a little reserved when talking about something they are good at. In track, great runners don’t usually brag about their incredible times; when asked, they usually just say it was a pretty good time. If they do share, it’s usually done casually and is followed quickly with a question. I think the reason we are so reluctant to share our passions is because it is like sharing an intimate part of ourselves. This is especially evident in my writing because it is sharing my personal thoughts and words, which I usually don’t plan to tell anyone. I also am embarrassed when performing because I don’t want to show anyone until I know it is good. Most people are passionate about things they are good at and so fear someone seeing their work and deciding it’s bad. I don’t mind playing basketball in front of people because I know I am not very good, but I would be crushed to perform my monologue and have someone tell me it sucked. Because writing and performing are so important to me, it is hard not take criticism of them as a critique of myself. In a couple of weeks I am auditioning for the spring shows, and hopefully the directors will see my passion for acting and not notice my wobbly knees.
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