“The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.” – Earl Nightingale
Passion is that intense feeling about something. Your mind cannot shake off the object of the passion. It captivates your thoughts and a longing for the idea or goal develops stronger and stronger. You willingly allow yourself to be captive of your passion so that one day you can conquer it by striving to fulfill it. You think of it by day and you dream of it by night.
By doing so, the object of your passion establishes a residency in your inner person. It becomes part of you. This affects your actions as well as your thoughts. But no, you are not insane, only passionate. Do not blame the people around if they think you are. People with a passion seem imbalanced but that is expected. There is a saying that no balanced person ever changed the world.
As proof that you are not insane, you can think clearly, you know what you are doing. You are in full control of yourself; however, your passion persuades you to do everything in your power to accomplish your goal. Passion will lead you to learn what you need to know to accomplish your goal. It will make you think more and more of strategies to make it happen. You wholeheartedly face the obstacles and overcome them. You make no excuses for yourself. There is fire in your eyes. You will not stop until you fulfill your goal.
Are you a passionate person?
Ed Pilapil Jr. ©
Great post Ed. I’m definitely a passionate person. Some people would definitely say I’m not quite all balanced out as well. Just goes to show.
Anyway, I’ve written some posts about finding your own passions and developing and expressing them. This leads to a lot of great enjoyment and achievement in life so I thought I’d share my tips for your readers as well. Enjoy…
http://mikeking.ethereal3d.com/2007/12/what-came-first-the-learning-or-the-passion/
Thanks for the link Mike. Your posts are very helpful. I enjoyed them