Question #7 – Are you completely passionate about your ultimate Why in life?

Most people start out with bigger than life dreams, and the passion underlying their dreams is fire hot. Over time, they continually water down their dreams and goals to fit their current surrounds or situations in life and that passion slowly disappears.
If you leave a plant out in the sun and forget to water it, what happens? Of course, without water the plant will die, because the seed isn’t receiving the nourishment that it needs to grow. Similarly, your passion for your dreams must be continually fed. If you just let it sit in the back of your mind, then it will slowly die just like the plant.

This is SO important! You can’t just leave your dream lying around to fend for itself. You must feed it every day by releasing the passion in your heart that originally got you fired up about your dream and made you believe that it was even possible. This is the nourishment that will keep your dream alive. After all, if you don’t have the desire to achieve something, then likely you won’t.
Keeping your passion strong is not easy. It will require you to invest time in saying your affirmations, reading and/or listening to personal development material, building a dream wall and associating with people (a mastermind team) that believes in your dream as much as you do.

Don’t shy away from the bad days when you simply can’t fathom the possibility that you will ever achieve your dream. On the journey of success, bad days are bound to occur. When it happens, just allow yourself to be stretched outside of your comfort zone into believing that you can do it. You will NEVER stretch, NEVER grow, and NEVER achieve success unless you are willing to pay the price during these bad days.
Nancilea Foster began diving when she was only five years old. Her passion for the sport kept her committed to the long hours of rigorous training. At the age of fourteen, her dreams were nearly shattered when her head slammed against the board during a routine dive. The accident broke her jaw, knocked out nine teeth, shattered cheek and sinus bones and caved in part of her nose. Despite her injuries and fear, Nacilea’s passion for the sport led her back to the diving board.

Eight months later, it happened again. Most people would have given up after the first accident. After recovering from the second set of injuries, Nancilea headed back to the diving board. She struggled with fear, but her ultimate passion, her faith in Christ, gave her the strength to keep going. Nancilea’s willingness to pay the price for her dream led her to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she placed eighth in the 3-meter springboard final.

Can you even imagine how easy it would have been for Nancilea to give up after her first accident? Hearing stories about champions like Nancilea makes most of us realize that your worst day on your success journey could never compare with what she faced not once but twice. She battled the fear and doubt that often cause people to quit. Nancilea’s passion for life and her dream conquered her biggest nightmare.
Do you have that kind of passion for your dream? If not, then you haven’t found your ultimate purpose in life yet. You will know it when you discover it, because your passion for it will almost overwhelm you. Just like Nancilea, you must let the passion drive you and be willing pay the price for your dream no matter what adversity you may face.