Are You Following Your Passion?
Last year I read T. Harv Eker's "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind."
I found the book had plenty of useful nuggets, particularly on the mindset of wealth vs scarcity and how to work towards financial prosperity.
But finances aside, in terms of any type of change, the book underlined the importance of this occurring at a cellular level.
That means actually practicing new behaviors. And of course (I often cite this in my own work), our brains are hardwired to ensure survival and keep us safe in that so-called "comfort zone." However, it's well known that the changes we seek only begin when we move outside of this safe area.
The above thoughts came to mind while reading a recent newsletter from the author with the subject: Are you following your passion? Now, since I'm always exploring ways to more effectively encourage my followers to move and become stronger and healthier, it made me wonder about a couple of things regarding long-standing change:
- Yes, we need an impulse or trigger to take action towards change, and initially, this could be negatively or positively induced. In other words, you might be thinking: "I'll be a failure if I don't" - or - "I'll be successful if I do."
- Aside from the "thing" that ultimately pulls or pushes us to actually step outside the comfort zone, how do we go there often to repeatedly brave the unknown?
The way I see it, a conscientious decision to start change is but one thing. But it doesn't end there. I know all about sustainability being the single biggest challenge to staying in shape.
Aside from fitness, for any would-be aspiration, especially where earning your living is concerned: how do you continue showing up to guarantee your success?
I invite you to read this short but thought-proving passage by T. Harv Eker:
Are You Following Your Passion?
Passion.
It’s something you experience when you do something you fervently believe in. Something that completely resonates with your heart and spirit.
Your passion reflects the things you believe, enjoy, want to be around, and love.
And because of that, it’s something that doesn’t come from your head.
It comes from your heart.
Now, when I think of passion, I don’t think about it as things I have to do.
Instead, my passions are things I really want to do. I can do them even if I’m not paid for them.
Do you love your work?
Let me ask you…
Are you genuinely passionate about your work?
Does it make you want to spring out of bed in the morning?
Do you work tirelessly for hours without realizing how much time has actually passed?
If not, well, I’m sorry to tell you this…
You’re not truly passionate about what you do.
So, the question now is: how do you find your passion?
You can do it with two easy steps.
Step one:
Think about the things that you enjoy.
Then, think about the things you look forward to doing.
Because here’s the thing…
They are the things that you absolutely want to do.
Step two:
Whatever makes both of those lists are the things that you are absolutely passionate about.
They are the things that resonate with your heart, that you fervently believe in.
So, if your current work didn’t make it into both those two lists, then I’m sorry to say…
You have some reassessing to do about your life.
Because I know that wealthy AND happy people have one thing in common:
They absolutely love what they did to get them there.
Following your passions doesn’t have to stand in the way of your success and financial freedom.
It actually helps you get there!
Using the principles he teaches, T. Harv Eker went from zero to millionaire in only two and a half years. Eker is president of Peak Potentials Training, one of the fastest growing success training companies in North America. With his unique brand of "street smarts with heart," Eker's humorous, "cut-to-the-chase" style keeps his audience spellbound. His bestseller: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind reveals the missing link between wanting success and achieving it.
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