Back To Basics
Previously, I pointed out the definitive connection between passion and success. Passion is a feeling and recognizing that feeling is part of emotional competence, which is the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. In this case, identifying passion must come before applying passion. Once passion is integrated into you what you do for a living and what you do on a daily basis, your possibilities are endless and you will be destined for nothing less than success.
Question: Who isn’t going to make tons of money by getting paid for what they love to do?
Answer: The people who don’t take the time to discover their natural abilities and capitalize on the things that ignite the fire in their gut.
Don’t let life live you, and trust me it will. Days, months, years will pass whether you are making money and love what you are doing, whether you like it or not. Un-numb yourself from the drone of life and allow your passion to lead you to success and happiness. No one but yourself can know what you truly love, so take on that responsibility of figuring it out. Your passion = YOU.
So where should you begin?
Become Aware
It all begins with awareness. Practice heightened sensitivity in regards to the way you feel, in other words, get in touch with your feelings. Now before all you macho men click out of here and start reading ESPN online, hear me out. Let’s go back to basics. Humans have emotions and emotions cause feelings. Feelings are things you feel, hence where they get there name 
So take a minute and when you react, get excited or interested in something- make a mental note of what and why you feel the way you do. This is also a great exercise to do when you are feeling negative emotions too. At first, it may seem silly or fake, but over time, take it a step further to realize why and eventually you’ll know moves you.
Seek Inspiration
Once you have a better understanding of yourself and what excites you, get more of it. Seek inspiration based off the things that you noticed you feel really good about. Start by researching online, read books, etc. and do all you can to learn more about the things you love. Educating yourself about the things that spark your interest will get your mind working and the gears turning. Before you know it, you’ll generate money making ideas. Ideas that only could have come from this level of exposure and interest.
Document Ideas
Write down any and every idea you have about ways you can be successful. Some say you are 90% more inclined to implement an idea simply by writing it down. Jot down everything and in time your idea will become a plan and your plan will become a project and your project will become whatever you want it to become. Document what you hope to achieve and coupled inspired passion behind that idea, the sky is the limit.
Make Moves
The only one stopping you is yourself. Stretch your potential and go to levels of success that you would never attain without the fire in your gut. No excuses, start today, even if it’s something small. Trust your passion to pump you up.
Tags: Awareness, Consciousness, Emotion, Human, Mental Health, Mind
