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The Power of Passion The Key to Your Achievements and Success |
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By Vadim Kotelnikov, Inventor, Author & Founder, Ten3 BUSINESS e-COACH Innovation Unlimited, 1000ventures.com
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"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson "The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat." Napoleon Hill "Never underestimate the power of a small but committed group of people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead |
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The Power of Passion Successful people win because they love what they do. All of them have a very strong desire to succeed. They have passion for their field, their business. Passion is the single fastest way to spur yourself to massive success. It is something you love. Something you're excited about. Something you get up early to work on or to stay up late. Success Story Tiger Woods Tiger Woods' willingness to win is unparalleled in sports. His strong desire to win is a huge factor in what has propelled him to incredible success. Tiger Woods called his love for golf an 'obsessions', an 'addiction'. Case in Point Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our generation. His success story is legendary. Put up for adoption at an early age, dropped out of college after 6 months, slept on friends floors, returned coke bottles for 5 cent deposits to buy food, then went on to start Apple Computers and Pixar Animation Studios.
On June 12th 2005, Steve Jobs gave the
commencement address at Stanford University. Below are a few clips from his
powerful speech.
Find your
true passion and do what you love to do
Steve Jobs' 12 Rules of Success Do
what you love to do.
Find your true passion. Do
what you love to do a make a difference! The
only way to do great work is to
love what you do...
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Turning a Passion Into a Business
Great business requires heart and dedication.
If you think your passion or hobby has potential as a business, ask
yourself, "Is this something I really enjoy doing and can sustain? What is
it about my offerings that are unique or hard to find? Is this something
people really want? How could I find it out?"
The Value of Passion for Business
The value of passion for business has been
widely recognized. Passion is key to you succeeding. Many innovation centers, companies large and small have
started shifting their management practices to accommodate or support
knowledge work and help their people express passion of their own.2
Success Story
Silicon Valley
Be an Inspirational
Leader
Inspirational leaders create an
inspiring corporate culture to
inspire,
empower and
energize their people. People do what they have to do for a
manager, they do their best for an inspirational leader...
10 Roles of an Inspirational Leader
Inspiring Culture Do you want to encourage extraordinary performance from your people? Do you want them to do great things? If yes, then you must create an inspiring corporate culture to inspire and energize them... More
Case in Point Unilever "Our leaders have done every kind of strategic planning in the book, facilitated by the best business school professors and management gurus. They don't need another strategy, and the last thing they need is another stakeholder analysis! What the company's leaders need most is to become emotionally engaged with their own passion and their dreams with each other and with the strategy," said a top Unilever manager when the corporate transformation team began to design a program to help the company become more enterprising and competitive industry leader.3 Success Story Philip H. Knight, Founder of Nike Volumes have been written on the passion of Philip Knight, the founder of Nike, and his rule-breaking "continuous reinvention" of his entrepreneurially minded business. His unrelenting, focused energy built Nike into the most recognized brand in the world. Knight came to University of Oregon to run for one of the most prestigious track programs in the country and to be coached by the legendary Bill Bowerman. By the time he graduated in 1959 with a degree in business administration, Knight understood the importance of innovation, not just in product design but also in marketing.1 He was well aware of Bowerman's attempts to create a better running shoe, and Knight possessed the drive and enthusiasm to bring those concepts to reality. After obtaining his M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1962, Knight returned to Eugene to found Blue Ribbon Sports, Inc. with Bowerman. Knight soon began selling shoes at track meets out of the back of his Plymouth Valiant station wagon, eventually making enough money to quit his job as an accountant. By 1972, Blue Ribbon Sports was renamed Nike, Inc., after the Greek goddess of victory. Under Knight's leadership, Nike quickly became the world's largest sports and fitness company thanks to a constant pursuit of innovation and ingenious marketing and advertising. Having retired from the CEO position at Nike in November 2004, Knight continues to serve as the company's chairman. But he has always been much more than a corporate executive. Knight is the father of sports marketing, an industry he almost single-handedly created. He is a visionary and a leader. And he embodies everything that is Nike excellence, integrity, and passion.
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