How Running Helped Me Realize How We Limit Passionate Pursuits
Passion seems to be a polarizing topic in business. Is it or is it not important? Is passion all it’s cracked up to be or is it just one of those warm fuzzies that make people feel good down the road to ultimate failure? Is your passion enough? Are we too narrow with our focus on passion? If talent is overrated, is passion overrated too? Do we overstate what role passion plays in our success? That is a question that keeps coming to mind as I think about passion. My initial thought is that you can’t be successful without having some desire behind what you are doing. An example from
Don’t Discount Your Passion
When it comes to life, a lot of have a set of things that we are doing and things that we wish we were doing. How do you eliminate more of the things that you just do and do more of the things that you love to do? It’s time to embrace your passion. Here’s how you can start. If you tell certain people that they can do what they love to do and still get paid doing it, those people would tell you that you are crazy or dumb or both. I have personally received my share of raised eyebrows and chuckles at the notion. In fact, you
What if…..
“And I say that life is indeed darkness save when there is urge And all urge is blind save when there is knowledge And all knowledge is vain save when there is work And all work is empty save when there is love.” Kahlil Gibran “The Prophet” I love the above writing by Kahlil Gibran that deals specifically with work. In the context of living your plan, the above section breaks down how our working lives ideally work when we have a conscious plan of action. “And I say that life in indeed darkness save when there is urge” Essentially he is talking about passion. What is it that you
Why being in business for yourself wins
We have talked a lot over the past few days about whether you should be in business for yourself or should you own your own business. For most I will say that the best way to go is going to be in running your own business. The ability to create and maximize your potential is just too great. Why am I such a fan? Everyone on this planet no doubt has God-given gifts and talents that when given the proper space and attention to flourish will be more successful than every would be working within someone else’s vision. Your ability to create value for others is the #1 reason why
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