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Got Passion?
Posted on April 13th, 2009 19 comments
Imagine for a moment that you were out in the middle of the ocean on a
yacht. Then all of a sudden you got pushed over the side and fail into the
water. Then you felt a hand holding you down, keeping you under the water.
With all your effort you try to push to the top. You’ll try every possible
means to reach the top. You would be motivated, excited and full of action.
That is the type of passion I’m talking about. That’s the kind of passion that
makes the difference in your life.
With passion and purpose you will always encounter some risk. Along with
risk you will have some fear of the unknown. You may ask yourself what if
this never works out. Instead ask yourself what if it did work out. Don’t die
with your music still in you.
So, how do you create that passion that we’re talking about? How do you
find that one thing that stirs you deep down in your soul?
One - To begin with you must have a vision. You must have a vision of a
definite goal or purpose. Purpose has to come first. That’s why I put it first in
this series Purpose, Passion and Power. The Bible tells us that “those without
vision perish.” The vision you hold constant in your mind is the vision that
helps create the passion that pushes you forward. James Lane Allen said,
“Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the
prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”
Two - Have faith in yourself and for the things you strive for.
Faith + Passion + Action = Courage.
Mark Twain said, “Courage is not the absence of fear but the
control of fear.” Create the habit of knowing that you can handle any
challenge that comes along.
A positive knowing that you can learn and grow as you go forward.
You don’t need all the answers when you start. Anything worth doing is
worth doing badly in the beginning. When we learn to walk as babies
we crawl, stand, fall and then we walk. We never stop when we fall,
that’s why we’re all walking around today. The falls from your past doesn’t
equal your future.
When Bill Gates sold his software idea to IBM he didn’t have any software to
offer. He persuaded IBM to use his software and then he started to work to
find it and become the richest man on the planet. He didn’t have all the
answers that day, but he knew he could find them.
The wake of a ship is only an indication of where it’s been. You don’t captain
a ship by looking behind you. At least the captains I know never do. You
can’t direct your life in the direction you want to go by looking behind you
either.
Three - Seek wisdom. Ben Franklin once said, “Genius without education is
like silver in the mine.” Any fool can become passionate and highly
motivated, and then you only have a passionate highly motivated fool. Work
on yourself daily. Read books and quotes that keep you on fire and
passionate. Listen to audio programs that feed your mind with good
motivational messages that inspire you. Inspire means to be in-spirit which
means breath. If you’re not inspired then you have no breath, if you have no
breath you have no life. Stay inspired.
Four - Create the habit of discipline. Re-center yourself every morning or
when you find yourself getting off track. Morning is the best time of day to
get yourself centered and on course for the day. Take the first half hour to an
hour of the morning to get your mindset in order. When you first wake in the
morning you’re still in alpha state, the same state you go into during
hypnosis. This is the best time to help program your mind for success. Go
over your goals list. List all the reasons why you’re passionate about this
vision or goal. Imagine the successful outcome and how you and the people
you serve will benefit. Make your blueprint for the day. Look for the circumstances
you want and take action!
George Bernard Shaw said, “The people who get on in this world are the
people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t
find them, make them.” Too often people let circumstances stop them dead in
their tracks. When you find your passion, you will find the circumstances you
want.
“If thought is the seed of creation then action is the doorway to results.”
…Rodney (Lynn)Lane
19 responses to “Got Passion?”
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Another great post. “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.” should be on everyone’s list of great quotes.
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Duane Cunningham April 13th, 2009 at 11:48
Hi Lynn,
Another fantastic post on the ‘keys’ to great success
Many gems of wisdom included that have lived the test of time in their ability to deliver 100% of the time when applied with laser beam focus
Sensational!
Duane
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There are several great bits in this post:
“Don’t die with the music still inside you”
“Anything worth doing is worth doing badly in the beginning”Great insights!!
Thanks JC JC
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Another fantastic, inspirational post Lynn.
I love the quote “anything worth doing is worth doing badly in the beginning!”
Wonderful stuff!
JJ Jalopy
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Lnn,
Great post, as usual!
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Mark Twain said, “Courage is not the absence of fear but the control of fear.”
>I love this quote.
Feel the fear and do the right things anyway!
John Ho
Understanding Personalities for Better Influence & Persuasion (WordPress)
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My minister told me that where your gifts meet your purpose , that is where you find JOY…..but sometimes it takes us a while to figure that all out.
SunnyMarie
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Lynn,
This is fantastic advice – very inspirational.
I particularly like it when you say “you can learn and grow as you go forward. You don’t need all the answers when you start” as I struggled with this for many years and feel it stops many people from taking action.
“Create the habit of discipline” is another gem in this wonderful post. Thank you.
All the best,
Yann -
Great post once again.
“Create the habit of knowing that you can handle any challenge that comes along.”
It reminded me of when people say, “Family, 3 kids, working, and you’re still standing, I don’t know how you do it.”
I do it because no one else is going to do it for me…Basically there is no other option but to succeed.So if we look at any of our goals as only having ONE option, to SUCCEED, then we will do just that.
To let you further into my wacky head, my husband and I have a motto “death before divorce”…So work it out cause leaving isn’t an option.
So far so good!Jen B
The Harwood Center – Tinnitus, Chronic Illness, Fers, Phobias, and Anxiety
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Boy you packed a lot of information in this post, thanks.
Do you know what passage in the bible it speaks about vision. I would like to read it.
Bob Kaufer
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Now that is a description of passion! There is some great stuff in this blog post. Passion is powerful because when you’re passionate about something you always find a way to make it happen.
Steve
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Motivated when you sell something you have yet to create(Q-DOS= quick and dirty operating system)
Passion, a semantically loaded word. It is intense no matter who defines it.
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kenpolane April 14th, 2009 at 01:30
I am sure it is Proverbs 29:18
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this course and my actions are an excellent example of you can learn and grow as you go forward.
Don Shepherd
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Another post jam-packed full of useful information…
I think the drowning man paradigm is useful to describe the concept of passion.
Seize the Day,
Rob
Sales Eagles Soar Above the Competition!
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Very well defined success advice. You live up to your name, Warrior of Success.
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Great post. I especially like that last sentence. Very inspirational.
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Passion! The song says it money that makes the world go round. Not so. It’s passion. Great post.
-Pat
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Please don’t start posts like this. I can’t swim – you were making me panic! Great point. Vision, Faith, Wisdom and Discipline – how very important these are to success.
Lisa McLellan, Child Care Expert – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
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I am very passionate about passion and genuine intimacy in relationships.
Great post.
All the best,
April Braswell
Dating Expert and Online Dating Coach
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Christian Haller April 13th, 2009 at 10:55