I have recently been inspired by what I heard by having listened to Anthony Robbins speak on passion in his “Live with Passion” program. It began me thinking about some of the most fundamental questions that we should be asking ourselves and ways to find meaning for ourselves and our lives.
The thought provoking question I came away with as a result of having heard the program was, “What is the purpose of your life?” When you can answer this question and are working towards it, your life has meaning that nothing can substituted for. Here is where you will find passion for your life. If you are pursuing what you feel is your calling for your life, your destiny if you will, you will live a life of happiness, peace and experience a joy and fulfillment that nothing else can fulfill.
I found this for myself. It has taken me 17 years of searching for my calling and I don’t wish this length of time for you to find yours, however, for that period of time I have been in what I thought was hot pursuit to what will be the next thing that will jettison me to the level of success that I desire. One thing after the next with extreme commitment and energy, however disappointing results. As of sometime recently I have found a real chemistry in my latest venture as I love to help people, have extensive training and learning in self improvement, and am a high-tech person. So my latest choice of creating a website to provide self improvement to everyone is a perfect click for me. I feel like I’ve come home as every aspect is as comfortable to me as a warm soft couch is on a cold winters night.
I haven’t been able to put it down. I don’t look for excuses to be idle at my passion. But instead look for reasons to stay focused on what I feel G-d has put me on this earth to achieve. So more importantly, have you found your passion? What really rings your bell? If your not working on what gives you more happiness than anything else in the world then you need to rethink what your doing and why. You can’t afford to let it slip away from you. As we only have one life and that’s it. You better be doing what you really want to. As Alfred Adler said, “I am grateful for the idea that has used me.”
I can’t tell you how important this is because it really means the difference between life and death. You will extend or cut short your life based on working and achieving what is most important to you, that which provides you a passion. Your passion will keep you going and alive. Living life without passion will cause you to feel drained and be lived like a ship sailing the sea with no direction or motor. Living life with a passion will keep you going through the good times and give you an extra boost when times get tough. Either way, living with or without a passion, it won’t be long before your will to live, will be challenged. You will be better prepared to deal with the challenges if you have a passion in your life.
If you aren’t already working on something that you can become passionate about, then do as I have by not changing things dramatically in your life, but rather adding to what you already do. It may mean doing without some things that you currently do, but you need to make priorities for yourself that you can live by and feel good about having made when you come to the end of your life. Once you have made your priorities, stick by them. If you are truly passionate about what you do, the other things won’t hold a higher priority for you. Testing for interest may be a good test for how passionate you are about what you are doing. And the more passionate, the more you will feel that you are fulfilling the life you know that you should. We are all on this planet for a reason, to contribute to it in some way. What is yours? Only you can find for yourself the answer to this question. But once you do, you will live a life that you won’t regret later and will bring significant contributions to those you touch by having done what you do, your passion.
