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Monday, July 30, 2012

Why passion always leads to success - Self Improvement Tips

Ever wondered how people such as Steve jobs or Michael Dell managed to create large well known multinationals out of nothing? Why did those two college drop outs succeeded in creating companies that are worth billions even though they had almost nothing to start with ? Is there some kind of a secret that can enable a person to succeed in life even if he had limited resources?

Yes of course there is a secret, and this secret is called passion.

How Success Happens

Before I tell you about the connection between passion and success, I have to tell you more about the way success happens. Ask any successful person in the world about his success story and you will find that the story goes as follows:

He had a big dream and believed in it
He started perusing his dream
Most people started putting him down
He faced devastating setbacks
?He rose up and fulfilled his dream.

For 99% of the successful people you talk to, the scenario will almost always be the same. They all share common attributes that are alike amongst others who have succeeded.

Now, ever asked yourself what fueled these people to become motivated; to move past those that were against them?

That fuel is passion!

Why Passion Always Leads to Success

This is why passion leads to success:

It will motivate you to keep trying

We all know that success rarely happen from the first attempt, and that?s why you need a certain kind of motivation to keep you going?even when you fail.

People who are passionate about their dreams keep trying until they find out what works. Those who lack passion on the other hand do not find enough reasons to keep going after they fall. They simply do not have the extra fuel to keep going.

It will motivate you to learn

What motivates a person to spend a full day reading about a certain topic? Again it is passion.

Success cannot happen without knowledge. In fact, the only reason people are able to succeed after a few tries is because they learn new things with each attempt, and they put that new knowledge into effect.

Doing without knowledge is dangerous. Knowledge without doing is laziness. Combine both and you will become successful.

After some time, people find that they have enough knowledge to make their dreams come true. Without passion you won?t find a reason to learn and you won?t be motivated to read. Passion makes you want to become better, to do more than what you?re capable of.

Follow Your Passion

Many people follow the herd without ever allowing themselves to go after their passions. Usually the fear of being different and the lack of courage to do what people normally won?t do holds these people back. This is why there are more unsuccessful people. ?Successful people are not afraid to leave new footprints behind. They believe in what they?re doing, and where it?ll lead them.

If you want to become successful in life, then find out the thing that you are passionate about. When you discover it, go towards it without anyone telling you that it can?t be done. Let your own passion fuel you. You cannot let others stop you if your passion for something outweighs the fear of being criticize.

Just follow your passion because that is what always leads to success.

This was a guest post written by M.Farouk Radwan. He has been writing and coaching for 2knowmyself.com since 2006.

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