Passion is the fire in your bones.
It’s — to rip off a pop song — the wind beneath your wings. It helps us reach our full potential while enjoying the ride.
Of course, we’ve all seen what apathy looks like. It’s not pretty.
At All In Leaders, when we talk about passion, we mean a powerful, joyful drive at the core of a person’s being that gives them a special sense of calling and the intense desire to pursue it with gusto.
Whenever we bring passion to a task, we find ourselves naturally doing it with zeal and excellence. When I’m flying a plane, designing a new condominium tower or taking my grandkids out on a boat to fish, I bring my very best — and time flies by unnoticed.
What does passion look like for you?
I have one of Joseph Campbell’s quotes carved into a stone bench near our log cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. The bench is on a path my wife, June, and I call our “Wisdom Walk,” and I’ve noticed that visitors from men’s and women’s groups who use the cabin feel drawn to the spot.
The quote reads: “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.”
That, to me, is the power of passion!
But what about those times when bliss has left the building? When we can’t find that open door Campbell talks about?
I learned that a simple question can come to the rescue. More on that next time!