Passion, Purpose, and Persistence: The Key Elements for Success

There are many ways to define success in life and everyone has their own set of dreams that they want to pursue. This is not a simple process and it does require that each person is able to feel passionate about what they do, but they also need a sense of purpose and they need persistence.

How to know if you are lacking those elements?

Some people may want to be successful, but their actions and their behavior are not leading them towards success. This is the reason why it’s important to establish if you are lacking one of those three important elements.

Lack of Passion

Being passionate about what you do is not difficult to determine because you feel extremely happy about your profession. For example, if you wake up every morning and you wish you had a different job, this means you are not passionate about what you do and you need to consider approaching something that you enjoy.

Lack of Purpose

You need to make sure that you can feel that there is a reason for doing what you do in your professional life.  If you don’t, there is a good chance that you will give up at some point because you have no specific purpose.

Lack of Persistence

Persistence is the one element that can only be obtained once you have found your passion and your purpose. Some people try to be persistent when they don’t feel passionate about what they do, but this is an uphill battle that you can’t win.

How to Ignite Passion in Your Life

·        Look for a profession that you truly enjoy

·        Look for a profession that is helpful to others

·        Look for a profession with a promising future

How to Find Your Purpose

·        Make sure that what you do has a goal other than survival

·        Surround yourself with like-minded people with similar goals

·        Explore different interest to see which one clicks the most

How to be Persistent

·        Make sure that you see a promising future in your profession

·        Think of the time you have invested and how it could all go to waste if you quit

·        Set small goals for yourself within your profession

Once you have passion in your life, you are going to have a much easier time with the process of finding a purpose and feeling the need to be persistent in your profession. This is like a snowball effect and you are going to see incredible changes in your life once you are able to being those elements into your life.

Being able to control your destiny is the glue that holds it all together

The element of control is quite difficult to determine because there is very little that we can control in life, but the one of the few things we can control in the free world is the kind of profession that we decide to have in our journey.

Once you are able to make proper use of all of those elements, you will feel a sense of control that is no possible without them. You are the one who decides how to handle the challenges that life throws at you and that is the best way to achieve happiness and fulfillment.

Final Thoughts

Being able to approach life with passion is the only way to make your way to a successful outcome. You need to focus on the elements that make you feel enthusiastic about every single day of your life. Once you can achieve this, it will be easier for you to start seeing results.

Gregg Swanson is a peak performance consultant and human potential coach and has authored several books and numerous articles on peak performance. Gregg specializes in developing mental strength in individuals that desire to reach their full potential. He has developed a unique online training program “Develop the Mental Strength of a Warrior.” You can also pick up your free eBook,” Why Change is So Hard” by going HERE.