Can Passion be addictive?
How does passion for what we do impact our success?
Is passion addictive or does it change over time and as careers progress?
What do the actions of today’s corporate leaders tell us about their passion?
How has their passion changed over their careers - to get them to the position they are in today?
Discuss these questions in the context of the Four Principles of Purposeful Action, with examples and appropriate links.
This post was written by Chris Miller, featured here with his daughter. Chris will be the discussion leader for the week starting February 24.
To give a real life example,
MUSIC is my utmost passion. Even while doing an assignment, MUSIC keeps me going. I love songs and listen to different genre of music. But that does not make me addicted to it. I do listen to songs, but it does not interrupt my work on assignments. It motivates me rather then interrupting.
Finding your passion means connecting your head with your heart. Living your passion means creating a fulfilling and extraordinary life you were meant to live.
Sound too good to be true? Guess what? You can find your passion right now.
Go to a private place where you can be alone for a short time.
Sit, get comfortable, take a deep breathand ask yourself these questions.
“What’s so easy, I can do it with my eyes closed.”
“What’s so easy, I completely forget about time when I’m doing it.”
“What’s so easy, it just comes natural to me.”
What are you describing?
Those are your passions!
It’s whatever drives you. Whatever gives you satisfaction. Whatever makes you feel so good you go into “a zone” of bliss and happiness just thinking about it.
You know, passion can be addictive. It’s upto oneself to decide that. People love to be around passionate people. It makes them feel so alive and happy. You can share that with others.
So unplug from your “numbed out” place in today’s life and plug into your passions.
http://www.helium.com/items/908665-how-to-find-your-true-passion
Thats a great comment hema, passion is like a two sides of a coin.
A passion adds value to one’s life, an addiction takes away value. When the line between these two is crossed, the addict is often the last to know, due to their denial. A family and social history will reveal that the subject is being evaluated by close friends as actually suffering a great loss from their activity.
Reference:
http://webpages.charter.net/stormking/iad.html
Recognize that your career wants and needs will change.Many people think that because they finally found the position they are passionate about, that they will want to stay in it forever. The position that is ideal today will probably not be ideal in a couple of years. Why? Because your passions, desires, priorities and needs will most likely change with time. Your values, or at least your understanding of your values might also change. As they change, your ideal career positions will also change. You will want to continually keep a pulse on yourself to determine your new priorities to reshape your career positions to what is important to you in each stage of your life.
Reference:
http://www.findyourcoach.com/passion-forwork.htm