Passion Has Power .

This article appeared in the Courier Mail on Saturday 29th November 2008

Passion comes from deep inside. It is a driving force that engages your life and needs to be continually satisfied.  It stimulates the continual desire to learn more and more about your passion until you eventually become the passion, the expert.

Passionate people love what they do. They involve themselves mentally, emotionally and physically in their personal endeavours with vigor and commitment. They thrive on knowing their passion can make a difference and they automatically attract people with their excitement. People want a bit of what they have, to learn from them or hope some may rub off.

As a driving force, passion can make a positive and productive difference in the world. Take a look at some of the well known world icons who have strived to make a difference with world poverty, land mine clearing and the environment just to name a few. This is the power of passion at work.

It can also be put to practical use in your everyday business environment. How much better would it be if employers encouraged, supported and rewarded people with passion?  How much better would you be if you were to apply a little bit of passion and be more personally engaged on a daily basis with your duties and colleagues? Lift yourself above the feelings induced by your normal daily routine and inject some passion into what you do to invigorate your day.

It is vital for passionate people to maintain a positive and productive focus with a good sense of realism. Reality can be the first thing to suffer from misguided passion followed by common sense and the support of those around you.

Passion has enormous power when used wisely and timely. Make the most of yours and feel the difference.