By Linda Binns
For some people this question feels frustrating and overwhelming.
What do you do if you’ve always lived your life doing what other people want and being who other people expect you to be? What do you do if you’ve never had the opportunity to explore your passions or to get excited about anything? What do you do if your wants, needs and desires have been beaten down for most of your life and so you have absolutely no idea what you’re passionate about? Read More→
Is there something about yourself that you thought was a flaw but turned out to be a blessing?
We all have them.
For me, it’s the fact that I’m an introvert. Growing up, school sucked. No one understood me and I didn’t understand myself. I wondered why I couldn’t just be “normal.” I was sick of being asked, “Why don’t you ever talk?” I literally made myself sick every morning with this insane nervousness. Read More→
Passion comes in many forms. I’m focused on the version of passion that is “boundless enthusiasm”. Looking up enthusiasm in the dictionary, I learned it is derived from the Greek root entheos, which means inspired by god. Hmmm, boundless inspiration by god! When’s the last time you experienced your work or career that way? Not lately? Never? Read on!
As a Boy Scout leader, one skill we teach our scouts is starting and feeding a fire. It’s a pretty simple recipe – tinder, kindling, fuel and a catalyst to get the fire started. Read More→
By Judy Widener
Are you tired of being stuck in the rut of doing things the way they’ve always been done? Are you ready to shake things up a bit, but hesitate because of the uncertainty in the economy?
You’re missing the point if you’re focusing only on what’s gone. And you’re missing the point if you bemoan the fact that the past 100 years of nonstop advertising has conditioned us into a constant thirst for the next new thing. This is actually good news for you! Read More→
By Janus Moncur
So many of us fall into our daily lives – meaning – we just latch onto something we think we should do rather than have the courage to pursue something we really want to do. Just because you have talents or skills for a particular job, doesn’t mean you must toil at it or that you will be successful at it. You must also have “heart” or passion for it. (Remember Neil Diamond’s “Heart-Light”?).
To be truly great at something, you must proceed with passion.
