{"id":79244,"date":"2020-01-30T16:19:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T00:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=79244"},"modified":"2020-02-02T20:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T04:36:39","slug":"follow-your-passion-and-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/follow-your-passion-and-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Follow Your Passion and Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>Both in the physical and digital world, people would describe me as a nomad. Some would even say I&#8217;m a troublemaker, but not in a mean-spirited way. The reality is that for me, it&#8217;s all about the view. By that, I mean literally and figuratively in my perspective. Because my passions are travel, connecting people, and beauty, I do everything to have all of it in my life. For instance, in following my passions, I have the chance to travel for business and pleasure when I have the opportunity to steal a weekend away someplace warm. And, aesthetic beauty is found almost anywhere\u2014especially when I have the chance to work from a splendid beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will share that\nsometimes people will challenge me about whether I can follow my passion and\nsucceed. In other words, is it possible? And, is it sustainable in the\nlong-term? My answer is a resounding, yes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The digital age allows\nme to soak in different countries and locations during those moments I\u2019m not\nleading a marketing team. On any given day I\u2019m connecting with people around\nthe world, and planning my next vacay with Hopper. But, even when I&#8217;m working,\nI find joy in curating and working with my team on presenting the most\naesthetically beautiful marketing content images.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do it too!\nReally. It\u2019s not just more marketing spin from a professional marketer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Perspective Changes\nEverything<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was old enough\nto work, I immediately got a job in the beauty industry. Because I have a\npassion for beauty, I thought fashion was the natural place to pursue my interest.\nI had a great time, but today I&#8217;m in an industry focused on social good. A few\npeople I know have asked me how I find my passion in marketing outside of the\nbeauty or travel industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer, for me, is\nthat every day I have the chance to lead in the creation of appealing content.\nAlso, the digital world allows me to enjoy photography and social media\n(connecting people). And the more I develop in my career, the more professional\nand personal travel I achieve. In other words, how I view my world and reality\ngoes a long way toward how I see my passion and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Your Passion is Not\nDead\u2014It\u2019s Fluid<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps, like me,\nyou&#8217;ve read articles with headlines that state that following your passion is\ndead. Some of those titles are clickbait. But, other ones with the same type of\nclaims go deeper, and when you read the articles, you understand that the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/2018\/06\/18\/find-passion-may-bad-advice\/\">old way of thinking\nabout following your passion<\/a> is dead. In other words, one of the big\ntakeaways is that your passions are not fixed. They change and evolve with\ntime. They are fluid. Therefore, people who understand this and follow where\ntheir interests take them, have a higher likelihood of success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My passion for\nconnecting people has me loving what I do on social media. For instance, I just\nstarted using two platforms in my marketing group. One is <a href=\"https:\/\/later.com\/\">Later.com<\/a> for Instagram scheduling,\nand the other is a platform for social ad building. Again, I have the chance to\ncurate and schedule beautiful social posts. Am I working for Vogue or Elle? No,\nbut I&#8217;ve taken a deep dive into the marketing world, and I find beauty in the images\nI share. Again, perspective and understanding that my passions are not static.\nThey can evolve, develop, and encompass many areas to be fulfilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Curiosity feeds passion\nand success<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a while since\nI spent time connecting with people in AOL chat rooms or MySpace. Remember\nthose? Curiosity about others, as well as my interests in other cultures and\naesthetics,&nbsp; gives me momentum to keep\ngoing. Curiosity, to me, is the fuel that keeps all aspects of my passions\nalive. Again, passion is no longer considered to be this fixed asset. Instead,\nit&#8217;s malleable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many years ago, the\nkarate master, Bruce Lee, said that people had to be like water. And, what he\nmeant by that is that when you pour water into a glass, it becomes the glass.\nWhen you pour it into a pitcher, it becomes the pitcher. In other words, it&#8217;s\nas if water had the human characteristic of curiosity, and because of it, it\nsupple and transforms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/7-reasons-feed-curiosity\/\">Curiosity<\/a> makes you smarter,\nhelps you grow, and fuels your passion. In other words, curiosity allows you to\ngo deeper into things and keep mastering what interests you in creative ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sum, passion and success start in your head and how you view all of it. Have a good outlook, remember your passions are fluid, and stay curious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>Kristy Fontelera, VP Marketing, <a href=\"https:\/\/funds2orgs.com\/\">Funds2Orgs<\/a>. Kristy Fontelera is a creative professional with a background in corporate and nonprofit social media advertising, content creation, and brand strategy. As the VP of Marketing, she works with a suite of global fundraising brands as well as manages national and local social media accounts for clients and entrepreneurs. Kristy enjoys new books, traveling, Fleetwood Mac, and picnics with her pup. Most of all, Kristy is a passionate individual that loves nothing than more than to help others make an impact in their market and the world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both in the physical and digital world, people would describe me as a nomad. Some would even say I&#8217;m a troublemaker, but not in a mean-spirited way. 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