The last week was a very important week to me. I’ve made the biggest decision I’ve made in me 20 years of life. It was one that will change the course of my future. I wish I could say I went back in time to rescue John Connor or I accepted the journey to throw the ring into Mount Doom but I did something different. It might possibly be something bigger.

I quit college. You aren’t reading that wrong. I did just that, I stopped school.

Not many know this, but my parents were clueless of the Kickasslogy Empire I’ve created. From the clients I train, to the strength training materials I’ve studied and even the existence of this blog. My parents were completely in the dark when it came to those things.

This time, I’ve revealed everything to my parents, I let the cat out of the bag and spill all the beans. I also told them I wanted to stop school because I felt unsatisfied doing something I disliked. I took that crazy leap of faith.

To my surprise, my parents took it better than I expected. Being Asian, I’m thankful I didn’t end up in some soup or kicked out the house with only my underwear on. What took place on that day was very interesting, I hate to kill your excitement but I’ll save that for another blog post.  All I can say is that I have a year to prove I’m not just empty words, failure to do so might result me to be banished back to school.

Today, I’m writing about something different.

I made this decision because I knew what’s important to me. And I knew that I couldn’t live without it.

To me, the most important thing in life is doing what you love. I find that when you are doing what you love, provides you the necessary tools to paint a beautiful picture for both you and everyone else. So here are 3 reason why doing what you love should be the most important thing to you.

1. The potential to become the best you.

We all need to admit it; it’s damn hard to do something you hate. It could probably be cleaning the poop your sister’s dog left or faking a smile when you meet annoying relatives during the holidays. Bottom line is, if you forced to do something you dislike, you’ll feel like a bucket full of crap.

Now picture something you dislike and imagine doing that for the rest of your lives. Not a pretty picture right?

However, isn’t that what almost everyone else is doing? Waking up to cold coffee, putting on a suit, trying to beat the jam only to realize today is not suit day, work you ass off at the desk and head back to microwave last night’s dinner before heading to bed.

The routine is typical, and give a choice; no one would actually want to go through that sort of life.

This very routine we all hate is the exact same routine that will prevent you from becoming the best you can. Think about it, if you hate what you are doing, it’s unlikely you will be motivated to improve or excel in it at all. If we actually do anything it will be out of obligation, and true learning is never about obligations.

Doing what you love on the other hand provides the perfect medium for you to grow. You will constantly accept new challenges to better yourself, face challenges and obstacles and grow stronger as a result of it. That very love will create a desire to learn more about, making you a better craftsman at the task at hand.

At the end of the day, doing what you love will make you do whatever it takes to make yourself better, the result is the best you could ever be.

2. Better relationships with every single person.

Doing things we dislike really affects our mood and the way we behave. I know this because when I was still in college, I realized it’s easy to get on my nerves. Even the smallest of things might piss me off.

It’s probably because after taking in so much crap the entire day, I just want some time off to compose myself. Ask me to wash the dishes or the car during my personal time and you might just have unleashed the hulk.

I’m not usually a person who gets angry easily, but the last couple of months, I was probably like a pre-menopausal girl on steroids. Not very pretty.

I think it’s because the more you oblige do something you dislike, the less time you have to do the things you love. When we actually stop doing what we love, our systems go haywire. It’s like running on autopilot of destruction.

I realized that by removing the things I dislike and replacing them with the things I love, my mood took a 360 turn. I’m more willing to wash the car and dishes and of course, I’m a nicer guy to everyone around me.

The bottom line is doing something you dislike adds in small pinches of negativity into you . Keep doing it and negativity will soon overwhelm you. When you can no longer take it, you will start leaking negativity to everyone around you.

3. Change the world

People who do what they love are those that lead fulfilling lives. It is funny how someone who does what they love yet doesn’t earn a fortune are way happier than millionaires that lead day jobs they absolutely hate. The fact that money can’t buy everything is especially true here.

For an example, I know someone who created her life doing what she loved, it’s dancing. She dances and teaches dancing lessons for a living. The best part is she also teaches free dance classes to the under-privileged. She told me she is thankful that every day she is able to wake up and do something she loves while putting a smile on the face of others.

That’s definitely something more fulfilling than having all the richest in the world but constantly feeling empty. A person who feels this way, often opt to donate to charities to fill that void. While it helps the charity, the void and emptiness might not be filled by all the altruism one can do. What is lacking here is the most importance substance, the love of what you do.

Doing what you love will automatically create a need to help others. Sometimes the greatest contribution someone can make is not through the money they give, but by the effort and relationships they can create.

So these are the reason why doing what you love is so important. After reading this, if you agree with me but you are doing something you dislike, I urge you to rethink you life. Life is too short to filled it up with things you dislike, start eliminating them and replace them with what you love. Sometimes taking drastic steps such as quitting your day job might be needed in order to see a drastic change.

“Doing what you love is absolutely important; if it is important, do it every single day” <——– Click to tweet!

 

 

 

Am I foolish to make such a risky move? What would you do if you were me? Leave them in the comment below and share this post because everyone needs to know what’s the most important thing in life is.

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  Gwen Yi
  

  Hey Kedric, let me first mention that I used to feel the exact same way about college — even though we probably don’t have the same reasons for wanting to drop out.

  Nevertheless, I changed my mind. How?

  I read “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport.

  I won’t spoil the book for you, but it totally changed my perspective about career and work. It made me realize that just because I wanted the world to function a certain way, it wasn’t going to change itself for me — so I was going to have to do it myself.

  In order to do so, though, I had to play by its rules first… and master them. Then, and only then, would I have a fighting chance in making it.

  I think the book will be very, very beneficial for you right now.

  Please do put some thought into my request, and all the best for your future undertakings I’m here if you’d ever like to speak about this. Cheers!

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    kedric93
    

    Hey Gwen,

    Thank you for your input. I’ve actually heard of that book and have a rough idea what it’s about.

    But I don’t believe there are certain rules we need to play by. I just think that if we want something, we need to put in the effort to get what we want.

    I know Cal talks about why skill trumps passion. But I think that passion is way more important than skill, and you can develop skills related to your passion.

    Just my thoughts and what I believe in

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      Gwen Yi
      

      Don’t just assume what it’s about! Cal actually says the exact same things you are saying – “if we want something, we need to put in the effort to get it.” In fact, he will tell you WHY mastering a skill eventually leads to long-lasting passion… and not the other way around.

      Take this time to find yourself, but once again, I do recommend you reading the whole book.

      • 
        zanne
        

        I agree with Gwen Yi here. Mastering a skill eventually leads to long-lasting passion. You will have to do certain things that you do not like to get something that you like. I hope you don’t close your mind on school/college.

        • 
          kedric93
          

          I know skill mastery is important, but I don’t see why can’t we master the skills related to the subject we are passionate about.

          Skill mastery and passion does not have to be two separate entities. But doing something you are passionate in makes mastering a skill way more enjoyable.

          It’s ok to do some things that you don’t like, but overwhelming yourself with it doesn’t sound like a plan to me.

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  Ste Ho
  

  Outstanding post – I can relate to everything you said I know what doing what you hate is like, HELL – I’m lucky I made it out alive – 2 years of engineering felt like 10 years in San Quentin prison – It ruined EVERY aspect of my life – Health, family, DEEP DEEP depression, lost nearly all my friends, crying to sleep every night and contemplating suicide on the daily – Getting out was the best decision I’ve ever made – It wasn’t easy It took me another 2 years just to recover and get back to normal – I’m doing phenomenal now – I use my past as motivation to never let it happen again and help others get out – I seen you on Elliot Hulse’s facebook and im really enjoying your stuff and look forward to following you

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    kedric93
    

    I’m glad you made it out man! Take lessons from it and learn something, make things less regrettable. At least that’s what I do.

    Glad you are kicking ass as well! hope you continue do so and thank you so much for the support

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