Designing a Passionate Life

12 Tips for Business Success

Designing a passionate life requires implmenting principles. I found this article with 12 tips for business success and I think that the tips the author lists can also be used as principles to guide your life.

As you read the article, see how you can apply these tips or principles to your life. And of course, if you're in business, see how you can apply them to your business.

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Creating a Vision that Draws You To It

Designing a passionate life is includes creating a life vision that draws you to it. It's not about pushing yourself because you've set a goal and a deadline, or because you want more money or what you think money will bring you. It's about creating a vision around your passions that is so clear, so real, and so appealing that it draws you towards it. You want to take action and you want to work towards your vision. You are drawn to the perfect actions to take, you see the possibilities, the opportunities, and you are clear about what actions to take and not take.

Learning From Experiences

Designing a passionate life depends on learning from your experiences. Our lives are a culmination of all of our experiences as well as a series of experiences. The key is to learn from those experiences so you can affect the outcome of new experiences in your life. If you seem to always have similar outcomes to similar experiences, then you are approaching the circumstance with the same mindset and your experience won't change.

Taking Action

Designing a passionate life includes taking action. As you take action towards living a passionate life you will experience different results, some successful some not successful. It's very easy to look at the results of an action and experience disappointment if it didn't turn out the way that you expected it to. Each result that you experience is a stepping stone to the next action. Always remember that the results are none of your business because you cannot control the outcome of the results. I know that sounds strange but let me explain.

Let's look at disappointment. According to Wikipedia; disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that the individual feeling regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed to a poor outcome, while the individual feeling disappointment focuses on the outcome itself. It is a source of psychological stress. 

For example, a football team is disappointed because they lost the championship game; or the Olympic Silver medalist who is disappointed because she didn't win the Gold medal. In both examples, these people focused on the failure of the outcome because it didn't meet their expectations, rather than on what they DID accomplish.

When you take action there are unforeseen elements at work that have an effect on the results. You can't control all of these elements and when you focus only on results that don't meet your expectations and then you are disappointed. These results become roadblocks and then you give up and stop taking action. All successful people have failed more times than they have succeeded. They look at the results, regroup and try again. The key is to take action and continue moving forward. Fail as many times as it takes to keep moving forward.

Think about any successful person that you know of, and I would guess that, if you asked them questions or did some research on their journey to success, you would find many failures along the way. One thing shared by most successful people is a passion for what they do.

Results are important in that they teach you what worked and what didn't work and that's all. Learn from your results, adjust and try again, and eventually you will experience more successful results. The secret is to keep trying. What is your next action toward living a passionate life?

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How To Create Your Purpose Statement

Designing a passionate life includes a clear understanding of your purpose. When you live with passion and purpose your life becomes fun and fulfilling. I believe that your passions are the clues to your purpose. Use your passions to lead you to your purpose. When you know what you are passionate about it's easier to get clear about your purpose. Your passions and purpose both arise from your heart. It's important to go within when doing this exercise.

Setting Your 2010 Intention and Theme

Designing a passionate life includes setting an intention and theme for the year. An intention is some form that you can see at the end of the year, or the what. For example, I write a book by the end of 2010; or I find a job that is aligned with my passion and I am surrounded by the people that make it fun and fulfilling; or I am debt free and have $15,000 in savings. The idea behind an intention is to be very clear about what it is you intend to create. After you write your intention, always keep it in a place where you can see it. This enables you to keep focused on that end result. The end result will manifest the method on how to get there.

When you are deciding on your intention, let your mind come up with ideas and then check in with your heart to see if it resonates or not. Is your intention aligned with your passions? How does the intention feel? Do you get excited when you think about it? Does it inspire you? Let it sink in and right now, don't worry about how you are going to get there. Make sure your intention is in synch with your heart.

You also want to set a theme for the year. A theme is the 'how' for the year. It is like background music that is always playing. What do you want playing in the background of your life? The theme is how you want to experience the year and as a result how you want to feel at the end of the year. It's about the journey itself, not the destination. By selecting a theme for the year, you can move towards your intention in a way that feels good to you. It doesn't have to be hard, tough, a lot of work, or draining. Examples of themes may include: I step into my power with Grace, Ease, and Joy; I experience life with ease; I have plenty of time to do everything; or I make connections that enhance my life. Decide on the 'how' for your year.

As you go through the year, keep your attention on your theme and intention. Write them out and post them where you will see them everyday. Setting your intention creates clarity and you will see the opportunities and possibilities because you are clear and you have your attention on your intention.  You will see the steps to take to manifest your intention. Begin the process now and take action when you are inspired.

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