The big idea from the lecture today reflected the reading. The idea that your passion doesn’t have to be what you pursue, in fact, you don’t have to have a passion to pursue.

The idea of the ‘the craftsman mindset’, the theory behind focussing on what you can offer the world as opposed to what the world can offer you. It’s got some great logic behind it, and for those like me, those that have a rough idea of what they want to be and where they want to go, but without a clear line of passion to follow, it can change the outlook of your career mindset.

In the video lecture we were presented with the idea of ‘Newports law’: “Telling a young person to be passionate about something will probably result in them becoming less passionate”.

Man is that accurate. It’s like when your mum tells you to do the chores you were just about to do, but now that she’s told you to do them you’d rather walk through the gates of hell than make your bed.

I really appreciate this theory, it doesn’t follow the vague lines that work for one in a million people of “follow your dreams”. It realistic to the world, and accurate in building a real career that you’ll love.