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\"David<\/a>
\nI have been attempting to understand why it bugs me to hear professional motivators talk about the necessity for \u201cpassion\u201d to be successful. Perhaps I\u2019m just getting too old and lazy to be interested in jacking up my emotions about anything. (Getting passionate about something usually seems to me like hard work.) Or perhaps it\u2019s the fact that jacked-up emotional states are not something you need or even want, to be successful.<\/p>\n

Emotions seem much too unsteady to be associated with anything or anyone I consider truly successful. As fast as they go up, they can come crashing down. Just try to hold only a single feeling for any extended period.<\/p>\n

I think I know what the motivators are referring to. There is a quality of intensity of commitment that resides with successful people. But rather than \u201cpassion\u201d I would suggest the word \u201cidentification.\u201d When you really identify with something, whether it is some intended outcome or some internal standard about your reality, it creates a true motivational energy to make it happen. But that does not at all mean a hyperemotional state. There can be joy, to be sure. And identification will create incredibly focused energy when that energy is required. But most often it will manifest as calm and deliberate thinking and action. Heart and passion are different things.<\/p>\n

How do you create identification? Consistent focus on whatever you want to identify with. Running five miles in forty minutes. Having a nurturing work environment. A positive cash flow with a growing healthy reserve. Quality time with your family.<\/p>\n

Continual refocusing on desired outcomes is the master key to success. So, beyond passion, try peaceful purposefulness.<\/p>\n

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I have been attempting to understand why it bugs me to hear professional motivators talk about the necessity for \u201cpassion\u201d to be successful. Perhaps I\u2019m just getting too old and lazy to be interested in jacking up my emotions about anything. (Getting passionate about something usually seems to me like hard work.) Or perhaps it\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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