You’ll know that you are passionate about what you are doing when you’d do it without compensation, without reward, without acknowledgment, or without a following. If you’d do it in secret if you had too, because it makes you …show more content…
When these things disappear you’ll feel empty and deflated. You’ll stop whatever it was you were doing. You’ll be ineffective and wonder aimlessly not understanding what happen.
Redirection Signs
Bill Gates first business failed. Jim Carrey’s family was homeless and lived in a van at one time. Richard Branson struggles with dyslexia. Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was rejected 30 times. Growing up Oprah Winfrey was molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. Jay-Z couldn’t get a record label to sign him so he started his own record label. Simon Cowell failed multiple times and lost millions. Charlize Theron witnessed her mother kill her father in self-defense. Steven Spielberg was rejected from USC, not once, but twice.
Did failure and set back stop these individuals from reaching their full potential? No. The passion for their dreams and goals were too strong. Their fire brunt blue-white and there was no extinguishing it. They never gave up on their passion to survive. The challenges and struggles they faced were only obstacles. They were redirection signs but never stop …show more content…
I know the examples I used above have all reached millionaire status but they didn’t start there. They started with a passionate vision for their future. Which, turned into a dream and created actionable goals. Chasing your life’s purpose with passion is more important than chasing money or success. Master your purpose with passion and the money and success will follow on their own.
Daymond John, founder and CEO of FUBU and Shark Tank investor started FUBU with $40 and a desire to build something new, different and his independence. Today, FUBU has earned over $6 billion in global sales. Making Daymond very successful American entrepreneur, investor, television personality, author and motivational speaker. But he wasn’t chasing money o r success. He was chasing a deep desire with bold conviction and enthusiasm! The money and success followed his enthusiasm and caught up to him. Remember, your focus and energy must be centered and dedicated on reaching your goal.
There is nothing more dreadful than to wake up every morning hating what you do and expecting too excel at it. When we’re doing work we love we work harder and longer to create better and lasting results. The effort it takes to make our goals a reality isn’t a burden because we understand the true meaning of end result, which makes the experience of getting there more