Ignite Your Passion
August 14, 2024
Find what fuels you.
by Toni Delos Santos
90% Mental
90percentmental.com
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Passion is an undeniable emotion that fuels athletes, Entrepreneurs, and many others to reach their highest levels of achievement. Passion is what drives people to go far beyond their limitations both physically and mentally. There is nothing more exciting than watching athletes and teams that play with passion. The passion comes from loving what you do and a determined desire to win. It is what motivates them to put in endless hours of practice and it is something you can’t teach.
Over the past several years, we have all experienced a global pandemic that literally changed our lives overnight. The original timeline was a 2-week lock-down to stop the spread of this horrible virus. Kids were not in school, businesses were closed, all sporting events were cancelled, and we were all instructed to not socialize with friends or family outside of our household. This was such a drastic contradiction to our normal lives and routines, however we all got on board doing our part. I mean we can do anything for 2 weeks! Then, weeks turned into months and months turned into a year. Most people were trying to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy and adjust to a new way of life. Looking back on the pandemic, it now seems to be the first domino of events that would permanently change our lives. So, how do we once again find our passion and desire to excel in business and life? How do we reset and find our focus?
As in sports, go back to the fundamentals. Why did you start doing what you are doing? Many athletes can get so caught up with contracts, public opinion, and pressure to constantly perform that they lose sight of why they started playing. It was because they loved playing their sport. They had a passion to train hard to accomplish their goals. The challenge of finding new ways to improve both mentally and physically to become better each year ignites their passion.
Using that same model, really think about the reasons that you chose your profession and worked so hard to achieve your current level of success. Think about what drives you and puts the fuel in your tank. What are your goals and how are you going to accomplish them? Create a vision of how it will look and feel when you have achieved success. How will you celebrate your victory?
It is easy to get distracted with everything going on in the world and day to day life. Know that there will be challenges and embrace the journey. All you can do is control what you can control and remember to always be grateful for everything that you have. When you can define your purpose and go after it with a vengeance, you have once again found your passion.
“The more concerned we become over the things we can’t control, the less we will do with the things we can control.” —Coach Wooden