Ryan Carson » Inspiration http://ryancarson.com Journal and thoughts of an entrepreneur and Dad Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:01:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What’s your passion? http://ryancarson.com/inspiration/whats-your-passion/ http://ryancarson.com/inspiration/whats-your-passion/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:31:54 +0000 Ryan Carson http://ryancarson.com/?p=24 I sent out this question on Twitter: “Outside your day job, what are you passionate about?” I got some really interesting answers:

mhalligan : @ryancarson World Domination! (2008-04-12 15:42:40) Reply
calvintychan : @ryancarson passionate about meeting new people, playing basketball, playing Texas Hold’em :) (2008-04-12 15:15:18) Reply
ralovely : @ryancarson It’s awful. Thanks to your question, I realized that I have none, beside my family and my work…. (2008-04-12 13:40:23) Reply
Whatleydude : @ryancarson – nicely reminded, I love dance, acting and hugging… that’s outside of my day job. (2008-04-12 13:27:17) Reply
doncampbell : @ryancarson in answer to your Q: what are you passionate about: I’m learning Jazz Piano right now and can’t get enough of it (2008-04-12 12:46:23) Reply
reybango : @ryancarson I’m passionate about paintball. (2008-04-12 12:14:17) Reply
vadavia : @ryancarson Gardening, reading, traveling, and cooking! (By the way, Gill’s gardening blog is brilliant :) ) (2008-04-12 12:04:06) Reply
dotsara : @ryancarson outside the day job, it’s photography for me. (:http://flickr.com/photos/do… (2008-04-12 11:24:18) Reply
terrisCA : @ryancarson Social justice and inner space. Veganism, yoga, and meditation. (2008-04-12 10:59:08) Reply
bealers : @ryancarson spicy foods, real ales and (any) motor racing (plus my family of course)(2008-04-12 10:54:55) Reply
silencematters : @ryancarson my future wife! (2008-04-12 10:32:55) Reply
ironicpete : @ryancarson My relationship (there’s probably a million and one answers identical to this) (2008-04-12 10:24:19) Reply
jtnt : @ryancarson Passion: supporting live music, keeping up with old friends, breakfast. Not necessarily in that order all the time. Good Q, BTW. (2008-04-12 10:18:43) Reply
ccolmenar : @ryancarson dance-all kinds (2008-04-12 10:12:43) Reply
ryanrumsey : @ryancarson restoring VW’s, reupholstering furniture, live music, sharing any knowledge I might possess, my wife and our animal roommates. (2008-04-12 09:25:42) Reply
replete : @ryancarson: Music, faith, and tea :) (2008-04-12 09:21:33) Reply
iworx : @ryancarson Changing stuff, doesn’t matter wat. As long as I can change it. (2008-04-12 09:14:53) Reply
truebluetitan : @ryancarson passionate about close family bonds, continuously learning, and health/fitness (2008-04-12 09:12:45) Reply
gehernando : @ryancarson Im passionate about the Flamenco guitar! (2008-04-12 09:11:45)Reply
boboroshi : @ryancarson besides working with @amyhoy (day job thta rocks) i play in a touring band: http://myspace.com/honorbya… (2008-04-12 08:51:11) Reply
spencerlavery : @ryancarson Photography and music, you? (2008-04-12 08:35:45) Reply
charliepark : @ryancarson – Since starting PearBudget, that’s my main passion. It now happens to also be my day job. Others: family/friends/tech stuff. (2008-04-12 08:26:23) Reply
MonstersEtc : @ryancarson Photography. (2008-04-12 08:26:22) Reply
boosty : @ryancarson music (2008-04-12 08:20:06) Reply
othello : @ryancarson family, architecture, gadgets, good coffee, sunshine on crisp winter mornings… (2008-04-12 08:16:07) Reply
deburca : @ryancarson “Passionate about…” North East England -http://www.northeastengland… – great “passionate” campaign (2008-04-12 08:14:33) Reply
gilliancarson : @ryancarson vegetable gardening, literature and you! But you knew that :)(2008-04-12 08:12:45) Reply
ilovetypography : @ryancarson “type!” (2008-04-12 08:10:11) Reply
wnas : @ryancarson my two sons and my wife, books, music and arts. (2008-04-12 08:09:33)Reply
Dutchcowboy : @ryancarson new music like the new Ladtron http://tinyurl.com/5aoj5y (2008-04-12 08:09:13) Reply
jfc3 : @ryancarson passionate about food, wine, travel, and meeting new people. (2008-04-12 06:42:03) Reply
tylerwillis : @ryancarson dancing (2008-04-12 06:30:43) Reply
pyrophoric : @ryancarson tattoos. I’m obsessed! which reminds me, I need to give my tattooist a shout… (2008-04-12 06:06:42) Reply
ciaranj : @ryancarson music; obvious but true (2008-04-12 05:53:46) Reply
pixeldiva : @ryancarson: photography, knitting, food (2008-04-12 05:33:24) Reply
kitsandmortar : @ryancarson: building my own house! one day… that’s why I started KitsandMortar.com :D Oh, and period jewellery too. (2008-04-12 05:28:51) Reply
prisca_eyedea : @ryancarson – friends, music, food – design as well (in+outside work) – how about yourself (Gill+Jackson excluded, goes without saying! :) ? (2008-04-12 05:18:36) Reply
Finucane : @ryancarson information, communication, baseball, photography, history, integral studies (spiritual, psychological, philosophical), pizza! (2008-04-12 05:15:30) Reply
matthewpennell : @ryancarson: Film. (2008-04-12 04:53:56) Reply
AlunR : @ryancarson motorsport, family, travel (2008-04-12 04:48:46) Reply
keirwhitaker : @ryancarson modernist architecture/ideals and transport network maps (2008-04-12 04:44:37) Reply
tmilewski : @ryancarson music… and. well, i’m lucky enough, like yourself, to do something I’m passionate about in the workplace as well as out. (2008-04-12 04:43:48) Reply
laura_eyedea : @ryancarson photography, food, cooking, friends and the sun :) (2008-04-12 04:42:58) Reply
JayGreasley : @ryancarson and web apps (my day job is more complex enterprise apps)(2008-04-12 04:29:12) Reply
JayGreasley : @ryancarson raisins. (2008-04-12 04:24:14) Reply
paulfabretti : @ryancarson just run this “outside your day job” concept by me again Ryan! ;-)(2008-04-12 04:23:36) Reply
olliekav : @ryancarson music and DJ’ing (2008-04-12 04:07:01) Reply
manp : @ryancarson Aviation! (2008-04-12 04:04:11) Reply
waugaman : @ryancarson I am pretty keen on building skills/strategy/tools that allow individuals to help their community – viva las volunteer! (2008-04-12 04:02:28) Reply
sevitzdotcom : @ryancarson tough Q.What’s the difference between “really like”&”passionate about”. Shouldn’t you be passionate about everything you like? (2008-04-12 03:59:38) Reply
cwcrawley : @ryancarson Probably teaching my martial arts…. (2008-04-12 03:59:04) Reply
sarahparmenter : @ryancarson musical theatre, totally. (2008-04-12 03:58:47) Reply
larspind : @ryancarson Food and cooking (2008-04-12 03:58:42) Reply
thedevguy : @ryancarson I’m passionate about making my ideas into reality (2008-04-12 03:57:46) Reply
cabad : @ryancarson family. (2008-04-12 03:56:20) Reply
quakeboy : @ryancarson Music – singin n dancing ! (2008-04-12 03:58:31) Reply
DrBaher : @ryancarson sociology, philosophy, photography among others (2008-04-12 03:58:07)Reply
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Every once-in-awhile I’m going to photograph my journal and upload it for you guys to see.

I came across this great quote recently: “If something seems possible, that’s probably because someone is already doing it.” Joel Spolsky

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