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Chapter
Ten
Success And
Passion
Every successful person
is passionate about success.
Even if that person
was not aware that they had passion, they had a love affair with
their life and what they were doing.
They were committed
to their tasks to such a degree that nothing else mattered. Passion
scoffs at obstacles and laughs at barriers. It welcomes the most
forbidding challenges. Passion unleashes an energy within us,
which sweeps all else before it. It refutes negative objections
and mocks all the silly reasons why the project cannot possibly
work.
Passion demonstrates
its power and proves just what can be accomplished. Every famous
scientist or artist has known this deep in his heart. Their lives
are inspirational largely because of passion. They persevere
because they are passionate.
What you truly love,
you pursue with a steady eye and a willing heart. Passion turns
work into play and transforms routine tasks into exhilarating
exercises. These are automatic, free-flowing and spontaneous.
It does not side-step effort or high-energy exertion. Passion
has its own labors and they can be real energy burners.
When you are passionate
about something, you want to get on with it. You are drawn to
activities that are only related to it. Our focus is on it without
any conscious effort. It's harder to be distracted from it than
to be attracted to a distant subject.
Now you understand
why passion is linked with success. Nothing else can draw out
such dedication to a given cause. Read any biography about a
successful person and you'll read about passion. There's a forward
thrust to their lives, a momentum which carries them along, blasting
obstructions to smithereens.
The successful person
is involved with projects, goals and enterprises and literally
loves them. They strike enemies out of the way. That's passion.
But it can't be faked. You have to really feel it from your depths.
You either feel it or you don't. If you don't, all the sham and
pretense in the world won't fool anybody. Does this relate to
your career, your marriage, or other romance?
If there's no passion
there, you will not find success there either. You may have had
it and lost it or you never really had passion, but to succeed,
you have to have it and keep it.
Can you understand now why your career hasn't succeeded? Why
your relationships haven't brought fulfillment? Without passion,
everything you do is transformed. What could have brought you
joy, now brings boredom
The need for passion
helps to explain a common phenomenon these days. We've all read
about someone who turned a hobby into a spectacular success.
What happened? The person decided to pursue the route of passion.
The unhappy lawyer is now the successful and happy fisherman.
The tense salesman is now a jolly gentleman farmer.
This doesn't mean
you have to change careers to discover passion. You may just
have to realign your priorities a bit. Shift the emphasis of
what you're doing and you may discover that passionate feeling.
Use that newfound imagination of yours. Are you passionate about
your career? Is it obvious to everyone that you love this profession?
Or are you most excited about your income, short hours, or something
not related to your love of your job? Take a good, long look
at yourself. Put the "video" of you life into the VCR
of introspection and watch on the edge of your seat as you review
you.
Is there any passion
anywhere? Even romantic passion can give you some clues. When
was the last time you felt passion? Why has it been so long?
Did someone else's passion bring you into this profession? Someone
like your father, and now you're acting out the script he wrote.
Perhaps your mother wanted you to be what you are acting out
but this isn't your passion.
Once you realize the
significant role played by passion in any setting, you can get
a better grasp of the dynamics underlying your hoped-for but
inexperienced success. The gaps and dead spots in your life are
now revealed.
At worst, once your
personal inventory is completed, you'll see the need for a new
hobby or outside interest. Even if you feel you can't leave your
profession, you can find within it new ways of triggering your
interest and passion.
Once you see that
passion is a part of the successful person's basic motivation,
you can put things in better perspective. You can understand
your life and career more clearly than before. You can discover
a totally new approach to what hasn't been working.
SUMMARY
OF CHAPTER TEN
"Success And
Passion"
Every successful person is passionate about success.
Passion scoffs at
obstacles and laughs at barriers.
Passion turns work
into play.
Passion cannot be
faked.
Is there passion in
your life?
Now you can put your
life in a better perspective if you add passion.
The
Steps to Power Up!
The
Tools You Need
1. A True Desire
2. Belief
a. In the Company and Industry
b. In the Product and
Program
c. In Yourself and
the People You Work With
3. To Become Trainable
a. Training Classes,
Books, Tapes
b. Put Your Ego Aside
and Learn
c. Don't Just Go Through
the Motions
4. Apply What You
Learn
a. Start Now!
- from where you are
b. No More Excuses,
Just Do It!
5. Develop a Winning
Team
a. Don't Quit,
Keep Trying
b. Commit to
Your Success
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