Got Passion?

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