Passion can be a deep motivator for creative people, but being too concerned with “finding our passion” can be self-limiting.
“The presence of talent is not sufficient. Many people have more than one talent, and wonder what to do with them.”
[Jane Piirto] considers this passion and inspiration “the thorn, because it bothers, it pricks, it causes obsession until it has its way, until the person with the talent begins to work on developing that talent.”
Elizabeth Gilbert […] believes “If you are serious about a life of writing, or indeed about any creative form of expression, you should take on this work like a holy calling.”
Susan Orlean in her book “The Orchid Thief” writes about an interesting aspect of passion: “I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. It makes the world seem not huge and empty but full of possibility.”
Author Daniel Pink has said, “I find that question very daunting: What’s your passion? I find that almost paralyzing, in a way. I find it less paralyzing to say, What are you interested in doing next?”