Focus on Your Passion

Today I was surprised by an audio clip from Earl Nightingale's, "The Strangest Secret." But I wasn't surprised so much by what he said, but rather by hearing it in a different context.

You see, I've enjoyed listening to that CD many times before and each time I glean still another perspective. That's how it is with books, CDs, and DVDs. Because when we read, hear, or see things we do it always in a time and space context.

It's as though we are wearing a different pair of colored glasses each time - colored depending on our mood or the events in our life at that time.

That's why it's important to re-read or revisit anything that has initially offered some value. Obviously some things are junk and you need not even finish those.

But today Earl was talking about "doing your own thing." He talked about making a list of all the things you'd like to do, be, or have. This was his starting point for setting yourself off on the road to prosperity. Make a list of what YOU want - and then number them,  in order to begin on your highest priority item first.

Then he added a comment he was sure many people would be asking,  "But isn't that a selfish thing to think about -  what I want?"

"Not at all he responded," as he answered his own question. He continued by explaining that you will only have the drive and determination to pursue those dreams you hold most strongly in your heart. Only when you have that passion, that strong enough "reason why", will you be able to do what is necessary to achieve success.

And, (this is the part I hadn't heard in all my prior listening) it's not selfish at all, because the ONLY way you can get the things you want is by helping enough other people get the things they want.

BINGO! There's the key that sets you free! So many folks don't go for it because of some misplaced guilt that they doesn't deserve to be, have, or do more than others. But now, knowing this, you are free! When you understand that getting whatever you want will only come as you help others get what they want, you can't lose!  When you know that striving and achieving BIG things for your life will bring BIG things for others too, it takes away all the guilt. You would actually be doing everyone a dis-service by NOT going for it.

So resolve today to make that list of your wants. It's for your eyes only, nobody else has to know. Make a grand list and let it be your guide, your goal for what you will begin to accomplish in 2010 and beyond. Know that the bigger and bolder your list of desires, the more people you will lift toward their goal as you begin to accomplish yours.

Be clear. Be focused. You can have anything you want in this world, but you can't have everything at once.

Let focused action, based on your passion, be the foundation of all your prosperity.

(Camera photo above from page 20 of my new book, "Building Blocks of Prosperity")

PS: Ivanka Trump also believes that you must have a passion for your work in order to succeed. I just finished her new book, "The Trump Card, Playing to Win in Work and Life". I would recommend it highly to anyone looking to build a proper attitude for success, and especially to any young woman who is looking for a positive role model.