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"Without passion you don't have energy, without energy you have nothing." Donald Trump
The movers and shakers of this world have one thing in common, passion. They are passionate about what they do; they would still do what they do even if they were not paid to do it. The money that they earn and the toys that they have are nice but what really matters and really counts is the game that they play.
One of the great things about passion is that work becomes play and once work becomes a game, success is almost assured. Passion gives energy, it stirs the imagination, and it brings out the best in people and turns ordinary people into giants.
The kind of passion being discussed here is the passion that the athlete has for his sport, the passion that inspire the artist to create masterpieces, the passion that animated all the great leader in history. The kind of passion that lies deep inside every one of us and is just waiting to be discovered.
That kind of passion is intimately related to the imagination. Just like the imagination it exists in a world without rules or frontiers, it transcends reason and defies logic. In exists above worldly considerations, knows no boundaries and has the power to create.
When that passion pervades the brain, man is elevated and sustained. The senses become more acute, the intelligence is on high alert and the creative juices become animated with the essence of spontaneity and creativity.
We were all born with the potential for that kind of passion. For most of us, it was an integral part of our youth. When we got involved in anything that we loved, we went in all the way. However, through some excess of exuberance, there were times when we got burned. Powerful lessons were learned and excessive cautiousness took over. We learned that being driven by passion could have adverse effects and so we decided to be more reserved. That's when we subdued or buried our passion, one of our most effective tools.
Passion is a power-tool. It requires skill if it's to be used effectively. There is a very slight margin between unbridled or uncontrolled passion and the constructive and empowering tool that it can be. To be truly effective, passion has to be tempered with maturity in precisely the right dosage.
The capacity for passion is present in every one of us. Whether we can use it to our advantage depends on the way that we see ourselves, on our self-image. The self-image is prophetic.
If we see ourselves as an energetic, involved, dynamic and passionate person, that's how we'll act, react, think, behave and feel. On the other hand, if the reflection in our mind's eye of the person that we are is that of klutz that is as exciting as a rainy day in autumn, we cannot expect that we'll set the world on fire.
We get to be excited and passionate when we focus on our successes and triumphs. We get passionate when we hang out with exciting and inspiring people, when we read, view or listen to inspirational material.
Passion is the fuel of success but it needs some tending. It needs to be fanned and given oxygen. It needs a central place in our life and daily attention. It will give us the things that we want so long as we give what it needs.
Live every day of your life with passion and watch miracles happen. It's the flame of hope, the spirit of life and the fuel for success.
