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"Do what you love
and love what you do."
That is a pretty simple
philosophy but one that not many people follow. If they
did they would not only be happier but more successful
too.
I recently wrote an article
that was dedicated to my Dad who passed away after 70
years in his own business.
I wrote that one of the
reasons for his longevity and success was his passion for
what he was doing. Obviously to continue working well into
your 80s you have to love what you are doing!
I am not the only one who
thinks that passion for what you do in business is
essential.
If you have been watching
"The Donald" in his hit TV show "The
Apprentice", he states, in more than one episode,
that you have to have a passion for what you are doing.
If you go back through
history, you can see that passion has played a part in the
achievements of all great people.
Whether they were
conquerors like Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great. Great
leaders like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Great
artists like Michelangelo. Or great business tycoons like
Carnegie, Ford, Morgan and Trump. They all had a passion
for what they did. A devotion that went beyond the job
itself.
A passion for what you are
doing will help you get through the rough times. It allows
you to overcome obstacles and separates the quitters from
the succeed ers.
Don't believe that passion
is critical to success?
Then ask yourself this
question.
Why do people invest so
much time, effort and expense into a hobby?
Because they love what they
are doing!
If you love what you are
doing; time, effort and expense are not the motivating
factors. Achievement and satisfaction are.
If you "do what you
love and love what you do" you can't help but be
successful.
Why?
Because if you enjoy what
you are doing, it will spark that inner drive that all
successful people have. The desire to succeed at all costs
and not give up when facing a difficult road ahead.
What I am saying here is
very important to someone who wants to own a small home
based business.
In a small home based
business, you will have many obstacles to overcome, some
of which are:
- Lack of funds.
- Working long hours.
- Working alone.
- Learning the business
through trial and error.
- Getting discouraged when
things aren't going as planned.
It takes time, effort and
knowledge to make a small business successful. The passion
you have for your business will be the difference between
giving up on your dream and achieving your goal of a
profitable and satisfying business.
How many times have you
heard actors, professional athletes and other successful
people say that not only do they do what they love but get
paid for it?
Wow! Isn't that the
ultimate achievement?
Get paid to do what you
love to do!
This is all possible with
your own business.
Let's face it. If you work
for someone else, you may like your job and you may be
good at it; but no matter how passionate you are, your
boss still reaps the rewards of your passion and
dedication.
It is still his or her
business, not yours.
So take some advice from
someone who, now and for most of my business life, got
paid for doing what I loved to do.
Find something you love. A
hobby perhaps. Turn it into a home based business. Devote
the same time, effort and expense into it.
Become passionate about it.
And you will succeed!
I guarantee it!
Then when all is said and
done, you too can boast...(like the song says): "I
did it My Way".
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About
The Author
About
the Author ---- Jim Capobianco, the author
of "10 Steps to Your Own
Home-Based Business", has been
self-employed for over 25 years, both on
and off line. At his web site,
Cap-Tech.com and in his newsletter, The
Cap-Tech Times, he shares his experience
and expertise when it comes to owning your
own business. Come pay a visit at: http://www.cap-tech.com |
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