Tuesday 18 November 2014

Goals and Passions...

PASSION - strong and barely controllable emotion.

From Sir Richard Branson to our own Suzie Wokabi.. the message is clear; if we work with passion we will excel and go far. 

But this being reality; rarely do we end up in careers or situations where our passions are, so we just apply diligence to get through...

In life, nothing is set in stone though. I have seen people literally turn their lives around by "taking risks" and "taking leaps of faith"...
What we do not realise is that these people have had a passion for whatever it was they jumped into; and set a goal on getting there...
SETTING GOALS...
Setting goals can literally turn your life around!!!
This is because; when you set a goal, you literally program your psyche into achieving it.
♦Whether you achieve it or not is usually not a factor; How to get there is the main focus and in the effort to "get there" they discover endless opportunities they would have otherwise missed..
I read Suzie's story; she loved make-up but had a degree in a totally unrelated field. She however got a chance to join her sister in New York and intentionally ended up working in various fashion businesses out of curiosity. It is there that she found her footing and settled on make-up, worked on finding the right products for her skin; then the African woman's skin and now... she runs a beauty empire with her husband..
This story is very similar to other "we-made-it" stories; set a goal according to your passion and the journey will start from there. Suzie's journey has led her to management, marketing, networking, events... name it.
She has been thrust into different pools where her strengths have come in handy yet it all started in one spot; Her passion.
I do not encourage wanton behaviour though; just don't wake up, quit your job and "follow your dream,,,,,"
....USE YOUR HEAD....
Look at where you are now; what resources you have and how they can help you achieve your goals. Like I said, its a JOURNEY!!
Look at how your current job has equipped you; financially or otherwise.
How many people have you met that can help you in your journey? For example, have you spoken to your boss and asked how s/he manages to balance work and family? (Do you even have a relationship with your boss??)
How many new skills have you developed, and which bad habits have you had to drop?
※In my quest to achieve my goals; I had lots of bad habits to drop.
On one occasion I painfully regretted NOT USING MY HEAD.... learned my lesson. big time!!!
I also learned to drop my pride and raise my standards; sometimes criticism was the best counsel I got; and what I thought was good advice landed me in pools of hot water!!!
The biggest lesson of all was to realize who was useful in my life and who was important.
♠Whoever made you feel used is quite useful in your life.. you learned a skill, and if they made good use of you, you can also make good use of them too...
♥Whoever made time to appreciate you and hold you is important in your life... That is a person you can genuinely reconnect with and share your joys and triumphs and celebrate with. These are the people you can call your family even though they may not be related to you..
♣Never let important people go..
♣Never erase the useful people from your phone book either...
♣Never let anyone but you take initiative for your goals; but all help is welcome. Just don't wait for someone to get things going.
♣Never look down on anyone through out your journey; those you think incapable of anything may be the ones to get you out of a hole...

※Each day is a gift and tomorrow is never assured. Use today wisely. ※

This is Serenity!!


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