This is the second in a series of three posts on becoming an empowered entrepreneur. The first post focused on connecting with the inner power and strength that is within us all, and changing the limiting beliefs that we are programmed with from childhood which prevent a solid connection and sabotage our lives. Today I want to talk about finding your passion and your life’s focus.
Let me ask you a question. What is driving you to read this today? Why, why are you seeking entrepreneurship or seeking to grow as an entrepreneur? Now think about your answer because it really matters. People who are empowered aren’t motivated by money, although empowered entrepreneurs easily become wealthy as a means to accomplish their goals. Theirs is more than a motivation, more than a drive. They are passionate about something they want for themselves and for others. This is what drives empowered entrepreneurs to accomplish more than others are willing to even attempt. This passion, this reason why, is another of the secrets of becoming an empowered entrepreneur.
If your reason for reading is just to earn extra money for a bigger house or a new car, you should consider getting a second job or consulting on the side. You simply won’t have the passion to push forward and to keep pushing forward the way empowered entrepreneurs push to achieve the tremendous success they have in life and from life. But if you’re driven to understand yourself, who you are, why you’re here and how you can make a difference in this world, well this is an entirely different thing. It is time for you to connect to your inner power and find your passion in life so you can spend your energy in the highest pursuits of human life and helping others to achieve the same thing.
Another characteristic of an empowered entrepreneur is the intensity of the focus they have on achieving their goals and living their life and passion. Everything they do moves them toward their goals. With every step they evaluate, redirect and improve. This intensity sets them apart from others you meet. When you speak with them you KNOW what they are about, what they want to do. You can sense it.
This intense focus comes from a deep connection with their inner power and strength. It is a critical element of their ability to manifest success, wealth and happiness in all aspects of their lives. Are you focused on your passion? Are you living your passion in such intensity that it permeates everything you do? Empowered entrepreneurs do. It makes their lives more salient, more interesting, more fun, and it makes them wealthy.
So are you ready to begin the journey into empowerment as an entrepreneur? Are you ready to find your passion in life? Are you willing to change your life and pursue your passion with an intense focus? Only the strongest survive and thrive in this industry. I want you to be a success. I want you to connect with their inner power and become passionate about life.
When I set out to write this article I intended to write about the importance of never quitting, because the top 3 percent, the truly successful Online Marketers and Entrepreneurs NEVER QUIT. But as I thought about it I realized that never quitting is a side-effect of a mindset which is much more fundamental to success. To be successful you can never quit, but what can support you and empower you to continue in the face of severe distraction or even failure? That’s when I remembered Jean Schlipmann and I realized that I needed to write about passion.
You see, Jean is one of the most profoundly successful and committed persons I’ve ever met. Jean is an entrepreneur, but cut from a different cloth. She’s not an online marketer, rather she is the founder and executive director who drives the James A. Schlipmann Melanoma Cancer Foundation, named after her late husband Jim who lost his battle with melanoma. Jean is truly a leader who has drawn the entire melanoma community together and has brought national attention and focused research dollars to curing this devastating disease. I met Jean in Texas two years ago and could sense how committed and driven she was. That commitment came from losing a young spouse to a horrible disease and vowing with all her life energy that she would stop this disease in her lifetime.
I asked Jean what she thought it really takes to be successful. She said, “It takes passion. You’ve got to find your passion and let it drive everything you do. If you don’t have passion, you’ll never get through the tough times running an organization.” And I could sense her passion pulsing through the conversation. It was energy, a dynamic and positive force I could literally feel. Do I even need to tell you how critical, how essential, and how absolutely necessary it is for you to find your passion and use it in your business? Can you imagine how powerful it will be in driving you and your business to success?
Quite simply, passion and commitment are at the top of the list of what it takes to be a successful Online Marketer and Entrepreneur. It’s what truly separates the “wanna bees” from the top 3 percent of leaders in this industry! With this kind of passion, can you see why successful top 3 percent leaders never quit? It’s outside their realms of imagination! Only persistence, carry-through, and success are on their minds.
What’s your mindset? Are you ready to be passionate about what you do? Are you ready to join the top 3 percent of the Online Marketers and Entrepreneurs in this industry? Reach deep inside, what motivates you to work 7 days a week, 16 hours a day? What is it you can commit yourself to that is worth that much energy? What is it that you’ll do or bust a seam trying until it works? That’s where your passion lies my friend. I wish you the very best of success. Go find your passion!
