This post is part of the Get Excited About Life Series. The lead-up article to this was Pinpointing Your Passion.

Well done finding your passion. That is a hurdle that a lot of people never cross. You have unlocked a new wealth of energy and you (if you are somewhat like me) will find yourself eager to get involved. Now comes the next most important step. Fitting your passion into your life.

Be involved with your passion daily

Your passion is what gives you the fire to go through your day with excitement, eager to be involved with life. Your passion is critical to your well being, take care of yourself. To bring the most out of your life you need to bring your passion into your daily life. Depending on what the passion is it may not be practical to do your passionate activity each day. However there are still things you can do to keep the passion in your day:

• Read about your passion (internet, magazines and books)
• Write (offline journal / online blog) about your passion
• Join a online forum and discuss your passion
• Adapt your passion for a different situation (Can’t jog due to the rain? Get a treadmill)

Everyday do something with your passion

You don’t have to spend hours everyday with your passion (as much as you would want to) but I think it has incredible value to make sure that you always have it in your daily life. It could be just 15 minutes, just do it.

For your passion – You Make Time!

We all have busy lives and the number one excuse for not adding a new activity to your day is that you don’t have the time. Yes you have to keep earning enough money to pay the bills and meet your responsibilities. However there is always a way to make room for a passion. After all it is something you want to do!

Here are some ways to make that extra time available:

• Get up earlier – You have probably heard this a thousand times but the lazy ones among us need to realise it is a viable option. I used to sleep 7-10 hours a day, now I sleep 5-8 hours and I can tell you, an extra few hours really is a lot.
• Stop watching TV – Do those TV shows really bring much to your life? Consider getting rid of some.
• Streamline your news habits – Do you read the newspaper (or multiple newspapers), watch the news on TV (maybe multiple times) and have the news on your internet homepage? Streamline your information gathering habits. Pick a single news site like The Age or the Herald Sun (Australian news sites), bookmark it and check it once a day. Quickly click through relevant news categories and scan the headers. Most people can save a lot of time with this.
• Itemise and cull your daily activities – Carry a logbook and right down everything you do when not at work. At the end of the day look over all your activities. Are there any their that you can scrap? Remember you are making room for your passion. So only leave it on your list if it is a must or more important than your passion.

Now that you have made time to be involved with your passion everyday you will most likely find yourself more excited and in general happier.