Hello Dear Friend,
I was fortunate to be in the presence of a very knowledgeable friend and Taekwondo Grandmaster (8th degree) recently and we were talking about what Napoleon Hill said in his “Think and Grow Rich” book. He said something to the affect that if you want to succeed, you need to have a “Burning Desire.” Then my friend said, “How do you define a burning desire?” I didn’t have an automatic knee jerking response to that question, which led me to think that it’s worth more pondering.
High Focused Intensity In Action Will Confirm A Burning Desire
Have you ever had a “Burning Desire?” To me, it’s almost unexplainable, but it gets me right down to the core of my existence. When I have a burning desire, I feel it completely through me from top to bottom and it resonates in my mind and gut in a way that nothing else does. I feel energized just thinking about the words “Burning Desire” because of what the meaning of those two words stirs up inside me.
A burning desire causes me to do things I might not do otherwise. In fact, it can often be triggered by an un-comfortableness that stems from some external event(s), like a person who shows a lack of appreciation for what you’ve done to help them or an internal feeling, like wanting your life to change in some way. I’m placed into a mood and focus that no other scenario puts me into. It’s like focusing or harnessing the light from the sun through a magnifying glass until it catches an old dead leaf on fire. I’m unstoppable at that point and nothing can stand between my achieving that which I desire because of a decision I’ve made with a strong emotional anchoring attached to the attainment of that goal or desire.
Here is my best attempt at defining what a “Burning Desire” is… “A desire that requires a defined and definite action regardless if known or not that results in total completeness of a purpose upon its attainment.” In other words, there is no other option than to achieve the burning desire and enjoy or realize its full attainment. Now, this said, you may have a burning desire and then at some point that same burning desire loses its appeal or strength and is no longer a burning desire, but when it is a true burning desire, the definition I described above applies completely.
Have a great week,
Kevin
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