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Don’t confuse “passion” with “do what you love.” Passion burns your soul and drives you to do whatever it takes. Passion revs you with excitement and enrages you with discontent. Some passions are selfish (I want a Lamborghini) and other passions are selfless (I want to help orphaned children). It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as the passion b
... See moreMJ DeMarco • The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime
The truth is if you don’t have a passion for what you are doing, your energy will eventually fizzle out.
Pat Flynn • Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
If you’re not willing to suffer for something, then I’d say you aren’t truly passionate about it. You may have strong feelings for it, but it’s not marked by passion.
Cameron Hanes • Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There
passions: “It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good and we must hunger after them.”
Sarah B. Breathnach • Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy
Having a worthy challenge and intrinsic motivators will keep you on the field of play long after everyone else has given up and gone home. It will create flow, and joy, and fulfillment. It’s the secret to lasting motivation…
Ajit Nawalkha • The Book of Coaching: For Extraordinary Coaches
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River Kenna • Soul-Making Productivity: A Process Manifesto
There is, of course, a different—and far better—kind of passion. It emerges when you become wrapped up in an activity primarily for the joy of doing the activity itself. When you experience success with humility and failure with temperate resolve. When your goal becomes your path and your path becomes your goal. When your passion is fueled by deep
... See moreSteve Magness • The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
Passion is form over function. Purpose is function, function, function.