The Obsession of Passion – What you gives you OCD, will often give you your success.
People often ask me at my seminars, about how they find can find their true passion and often my answer is something along the lines ‘you will know it when you find it, so keep trying new things till you find it’.
While this may often seem a short and succinct reply to a truly in depth question, the simple fact is that most people don’t try many new activities once they become an adult.
Adam Savage is known to many of you as one of the presenters from the Myth-Busters show on the discovery channel. I am a fan of the show and the fundamental ways they test assumptions to see what actually is myth and what is plausible.
Much of what I have done in modeling of people is based on the similar approach of looking for what really gives a person the results they got and is it possible to be reproduced by others in a different setting.
What most people don’t know about Adam Savage was that he was a model and prop builder before he became TV celebrity. He worked in the special effects industry, working on many films including some of the Star Wars films. His passion is building things and seeing how well he can create or reproduce something.
The following video is a fantastic example of someone’s passion and the lengths they will go to follow that passion. If you are looking to find one of the reason’s Adam Savage has been successful, then this video really shows you the simple fact of how much he loves what he does, that he goes far, far, far beyond what a normal person would do in pursuit of that passion. Make sure you watch the through till the last sentence.
I have found everybody that I have modeled using NLP and Neuro-Action, had a deep passion about the skill that they did. While other people look for their ‘motivation’, I have found that their ‘passion’ is really driving force in their life and most often what drives them to reach them level of success in their particular skill or occupation.
This can be seen in a Steve Jobs who has a deep passion for creating new innovation around technology, to a Bill Gates whose passion lay in software, through to artists, musicians and most people who have been successful at what they did.
So how to find your passion? Ask yourself the following questions:
What would you do for free?
Most of the successful people that I have modeled weren’t motivated by money, even though they had made a lot of money. They loved what they did and often commented that they would be happy to do it for free.
What do you strive to be the best at?
A true passion often drives a good sense of competition. When we are really passionate about something then we tend to want to get as absolutely as good as we can possibly be.
What activities, seem to make time stop still when you are doing them?
When we are really deep in our passion, we often have the sensation that time stands still. When you take a break from it, you are often shocked at actually how much time has gone by. When I was really into writing music and producing albums, I had one time when it suddenly occurred to me that I had been working on a track for 22 hours straight with out even realizing it.
What do you enjoying talking about with friends, search the Internet for or actively seek info about?
Often we the subjects we like to communicate with people about are what fuels our deepest passions. Most people naturally like to share what they are passionate about with other people. What do you enjoying getting into deep discussion about?
These ideas are only scratching the surface, but they do give you some starting points for finding your true passion and what that could be in your life.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that simply following your passion alone is what will make you rich and famous. There are many other elements that go into harnessing your passion into profit that need to be followed, but at least knowing your passion is a start, that many people have yet to discover.
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Really like this article and the blog format. Easy on the eye and uncluttered. Well done.