Feeling lost and kinda WTF??? Hi!  â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â
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â --------------------------------------------------------------- â Finding Your Passion is a Bitch Feeling lost & kinda WTF??? This is for you.
â â Ever worry youâre never going to find âyour thing?â Thereâs no greater mind fuckery. The âjust follow your passion!â parade forgets that most people donât have a passion. Passions donât just fall into your lap. They arenât handed out in second grade. They arenât something you just wake up and have one day, like your period. Imagine how much easier life would be if everyone just got delivered a passion in their pants? Then thereâd be no excuses. Youâd have A THING. Youâd have a path! Youâd have a purpose! And then we could all finally get some sleep around here. Unfortunately, thatâs not how life works. The only thing you get handed is a $300 phone bill you didnât see coming because your roaming was on when you went to the mountains that one time to scream. Iâve always said: the best way to get to know yourself is on paper, because you donât lie to yourself on paper. (Bring that to the mountains next time.) Maybe itâs the permanence of the pen, or maybe itâs the permanence of me being a writerly douche, but you canât think your way into a new passion. You gotta look for evidence. You gotta write out clues. Put your brain out in the open. Take a look at whatâs there. And then decipher what it means. What do you really want to do? Itâs a fascinating question. If you ask yourself that on paper, youâll write stupid stuff at first, like âDrink a beerâ or âtake a vacation,â but obviously youâre just avoiding answering the deep questions and becoming one of those spiritual people with the patchouli oil. What do you REALLY want to do? Youâve got to let yourself write some answers without judging âem. The whole time youâre going to be telling yourself why you could never do this or thatâ¦and so youâll discard important evidence in who you are. Even if it doesnât seem relevant right now... ITâS ALL RELEVANT. Your job is to piece together the clues. The only tricky part? The ideas you have are always going to be limited by the experience you have. You canât know what you want to do if youâve never done much. This is a problem. Most people are looking around for their passions in their living room, as if theyâre going to find âem stuffed in between their dogâs asshole and a deflated throw pillow. But, that doesnât mean you stop answering the question. Instead, you just keep looking for clues. Inspiration requires interest. What do you gravitate toward? What tiny, little weird things interest you? What do you find yourself noticing? Where do your eyes go? What does your heart scream? PAY ATTENTION. Sometimes I think people are missing their passions simply because theyâre too busy to notice. But, of course, even when you do find something youâre interested in, you're the first person to tell yourself why it canât work. Youâll find every reason why itâs unrealistic, why itâs too big, why youâre too old, why you canât possibly do such a thing. Please, I beg you: just shut the fuck up. Let your wisdom do its job. Stop ruining everything for yourself. Itâs a new day and the possibilities are full of magic. Give yourself a chance. SPEAKING OF WHICHâ Todayâs the day!!!! [Tough Titties, my new favorite book, is out!]() ð¥ The subtitle says it all: âOn living your best life when youâre the f-ing worst.â The author is one of my bestest dearest friends, Laura, and itâs about being a late bloomerâand finding your passion late in life. (She made her first million at age 50âafter years of finding herself indifferent to most typical jobs.) Iâm super jealous: I was supposed to be celebrating her book launch in Manhattan with her but LIFE has prevented me from flying up to New York. So instead, Iâm going to celebrate by telling everyone I know that, if they like bright, witty writing full of effervescence, sarcasm, and personality, Tough Titties is a must. Hereâs what I Voxxed to Laura when I read the advance copy and couldnât put it down! â If you havenât been able to make it through a book lately because the writing is bad and your eyeballs want to go on strike, this is the one you need. Laura could write to me about dirty socks and Iâd be like, âSIGN ME UP!â But, itâs even better if youâre feeling MEH because youâre in a funk and youâre going through a transition and you donât feel like youâre passionate about much, these days, and youâre kind of just exhausted??? Like, who are you? Will you ever figure it out? What are you doing with your life? Are you ever going to pull it together? Or are you going to end up sitting on your sofa for all of eternity next to some dogâs asshole and a deflated throw pillow? You need [Tough Titties](). Iâm pretty sure mine are way tougher already. ð â â â How to live & work from anywhere in the world
and enjoy your life again â WITH ASH AMBIRGE + Sweary outbursts
+ Unpopular opinions about crustaceans
+ New ideas about ways to earn a living that don't require you to be a sucker
+ How to actually enjoy your life while working less and visiting Ireland more
+ A real zest for extreme pearl wearing
+ Favoritism for bars with scary-ass mafia pool rules
(MY QUARTERS WERE THERE, SON)
+ Zero ambition to be a good girl who bakes casseroles & smiles politely
+ BUT ALSO: a creepy affection for small-town Main Streets & freshly-mowed lawns
+ Currently searching for the most livable places in the world (and looking through people's windows)
+ Unbridled enthusiasm for storage units and guys named Bob
+ Deep fear of waking up and not having any water on the nightstand
+ Entirely unbalanced accounts of everything, including my morals
+ At least three Freudian slips around my true feelings about bracelets
(They make your arms look like baby wiener sausages at an Italian wedding) P.S. Have you read [my book on living & working differently]() yet?
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