Success Factors – Is this the Key to Success in Just About Anything?

This article will help you understanding why passion is one of the keys to success in your career, business, sport, etc., i.e. any personal achievement. The article explores how passion can ignite your success but cautions that it is only one of the building blocks of success. There are other important factors also. Read more to find out about the passion key to success.

Although success can mean slightly different things to different people; it’s fair to say that success can broadly be described as peak achievement in a particular area of focus. Successful people essentially achieve results. In this article you will discover simple yet highly useful ways of unlocking and igniting your passion.
Passion is a Source of Unlimited Power
We’ve often heard self-development gurus telling us to live our lives with passion. Passion excites our minds which in turn drives our actions. To achieve greatness in anything requires passion. People who love what they do have passion by the truckload. If you love what you do, you’ll be passionate about it and people will love you because of your passion for what you do. Passion is a source of power. It is an infectious energy that some people have. People with passion simply love what they do-and it shows. They stand out in a crowd like a supernova in the sky and their enthusiasm catches like wildfire.
Why Passion is Critical for Success
Why is passion so important in the achievement of success? Simply put, if you’re not passionate about what you do, you’ll never stick with it long enough to become truly successful at it. Whilst you can set goals and achieve results in the short-term without passion, to sustain results requires burning passion. You will literally stay up all night to pursue something you’re passionate about. If you’re passionate about what you do, you become an unstoppable force that can literally jump over train stations and move mountains. Passion is like rocket fuel except it doesn’t burn out!
Would You Do It For Free?
The really great thing about passion is that when you have it, work becomes effortless, tasks become enjoyable and life is purposeful. Unless you love the work you do, you cannot possibly see yourself as successful. True success extends beyond achieving results for yourself and involves helping others achieves their goals. If you have a sense of ‘mission in life’ about what you are doing, I guarantee you will attain a very high level of success.
People with passion will even do it for free! In other words, they will do what they do regardless of whether there is a monetary pay-off. This is the litmus test. Asking yourself “Would I do this for free” is a great question to ask yourself to find out if you’re truly passionate about something. I’m not suggesting you actually do it for free as you do need to be generating a sustainable income from your work life but if you can answer yes to the question, then you are not only will you achieve results in your chosen field but this passion will positively impact all areas of your life.
A Final Word of Caution about Passion
Whilst I totally believe passion is a catalyst to success there are also other requirements. Can you be passionately stupid, passionately wrong and passionately incompetent? Ahmm, unfortunately yes. So there are a number of other skills required (leadership, management, sales and marketing, finance, etc.) and a number of personal characteristics (discipline, strong communication and interpersonal skills, self belief etc.) that are not only vital ingredients of business success but also success in life general.