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Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

“Do what you love and love what you do.”


That is a pretty simple philosophy but one that not many people follow. If they did they would not only be happier but more successful too.


I recently wrote an article that was dedicated to my Dad who passed away after 70 years in his own business.


I wrote that one of the reasons for his longevity and success was his passion for what he was doing. Obviously to continue working well into your 80s you have to love what you are doing!


I am not the only one who thinks that passion for what you do in business is essential.


If you have been watching “The Donald” in his hit TV show “The Apprentice”, he states, in more than one episode, that you have to have a passion for what you are doing.


If you go back through history, you can see that passion has played a part in the achievements of all great people.


Whether they were conquerors like Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great. Great leaders like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Great artists like Michelangelo. Or great business tycoons like Carnegie, Ford, Morgan and Trump. They all had a passion for what they did. A devotion that went beyond the job itself.


A passion for what you are doing will help you get through the rough times. It allows you to overcome obstacles and separates the quitters from the succeed ers.


Don’t believe that passion is critical to success?


Then ask yourself this question.


Why do people invest so much time, effort and expense into a hobby?


Because they love what they are doing!


If you love what you are doing; time, effort and expense are not the motivating factors. Achievement and satisfaction are.


If you “do what you love and love what you do” you can’t help but be successful.


Why?


Because if you enjoy what you are doing, it will spark that inner drive that all successful people have. The desire to succeed at all costs and not give up when facing a difficult road ahead.


What I am saying here is very important to someone who wants to own a small home based business.


In a small home based business, you will have many obstacles to overcome, some of which are:



    Lack of funds.
    Working long hours.
    Working alone.
    Learning the business through trial and error.
    Getting discouraged when things aren’t going as planned.

It takes time, effort and knowledge to make a small business successful. The passion you have for your business will be the difference between giving up on your dream and achieving your goal of a profitable and satisfying business.


How many times have you heard actors, professional athletes and other successful people say that not only do they do what they love but get paid for it?


Wow! Isn’t that the ultimate achievement?


Get paid to do what you love to do!


This is all possible with your own business.


Let’s face it. If you work for someone else, you may like your job and you may be good at it; but no matter how passionate you are, your boss still reaps the rewards of your passion and dedication.


It is still his or her business, not yours.


So take some advice from someone who, now and for most of my business life, got paid for doing what I loved to do.


Find something you love. A hobby perhaps. Turn it into a home based business. Devote the same time, effort and expense into it.


Become passionate about it. And you will succeed!


I guarantee it!


Then when all is said and done, you too can boast…(like the song says): “I did it My Way”

About the Author —- Jim Capobianco, the author of “10 Steps to Your Own Home-Based Business”, has been self-employed for over 25 years, both on and off line. At his web site, Cap-Tech.com and in his newsletter, The Cap-Tech Times, he shares his experience and expertise when it comes to owning your own business.

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