For years and years I’ve tried building different web apps, iOS apps and various little projects.
I would get inspired and passionate about some random idea or subject and work towards it for two-three weeks at best, I would then abandon the project because the idea would start looking dumb to me.
I’m sure there are many factors that contribute to this, however currently I think that one of the main ones is that my passion project has to be related to an actual passion.
Something that I truly believe will add value to the world.
That’s not something I really ever attempted, these usually were little projects that I hoped would expand my skillset and then hopefully also my bank balance.
As I age, I am starting to realise that once I reached this level of financial comfort, the amount of my personal free time I’m willing to dedicate to enriching myself financially has greatly reduced.
Sure I’d love more money, but the amount of money that would make a significant change to my daily life is a lot larger than it used to be, so earning that amount requires a significant amount of work.
And I am just not that excited about it, I’m happy with where I am at and am grateful for everything I have.
This leads to an understanding that the financial incentive of any little side project can’t be the driver. Learning new tech has kind of become boring too. I have so many tools on my tool belt as a web developer that I don’t really care which one I use anymore.
What has been a recurring theme in my life is weight loss and general physical fitness.
I’ve made great strides in this area last year and while it’s still a constant daily struggle, I feel like I have some knowledge to share and am rather excited about making this my main side project.
What do I mean exactly?
I would like to become somewhat of a teacher, someone who helps those like me, who have struggled with weight loss for years.
However I recognise that it’s hard to become that unless I can show that I’ve walked this path and succeeded.
So priority #1 for this year is losing weight and sculpting a strong, flexible body.
Priority #2 is building a resource to help those like me succeed as well.
I want to do things that are hard and make me uncomfortable, such as recording videos of myself, public speaking and maybe even 1 on 1 tutoring.
While of course, there is little to no chance of getting any traction before I have some significant weight loss and a healthy looking body to show, that shouldn’t stop me from planning out and building the resource I want.
While usually I would probably want to start with an app of sorts, this time I’m thinking a simple website with useful resources links and reviews would be helpful, simple and quick.
How cool would it be to finally overcome my life long struggle and then help others do the same?
This is waking up something deep down inside of me. True purpose.