I am not a fan of fancy words(passion, love, dream, finding your goal, etc.) instead I like the words such as(dedication, hard work, commitment, long nights), in my opinion one of the most stupid ideas we get to hear since the moment we are born till we get to the university is follow your passion and find what you like most in order to succeed. well I am sure that Bob Combs(a pig farmer) didn’t have a passion of going around Las Vegas city to collect other people’s leftovers, he simply did the hard work that will give him results.
This is what I am trying to let young people (like me) to realize ! it’s not passion that will get you to unlock the door to the business game, its dedication. God I wish I knew that earlier when I had my first job, even though I did a good work there and my boss was pleased about my results I don’t think I gave my full potential because I was simply not “Passioned” about it.
When I decided to leave the job I realized that they had good plans for me and my future and that they saw my potential to achieve something great but I was so arrogant to stay and believed that my passion wont lead me anywhere in that place, I still have good memories about most of the clients appreciating me and my work after I left. I will also never forget when I met a the brother of my supervisor and without even knowing the relationship between each other he told me how my supervisor was so depressed about the idea that I(his best employee according to him) have left the work and now he’s stuck with a careless guy he doesn’t even care to mention.
In one of Warren Buffett’s interviews he was asked about his opinion on top business schools and certificates(CFA for example) and his answer was quite interesting, he said and I quote “This is what we do is not a complicated business its gotta be a discipline business, it does not require that super IQ and there are few fundamentals that are important, and you need to understand accounting!”. I totally agree on what Buffett mentioned on his interview according to my humble experience lets say, You should be willing to show your discipline in the working place you are in, in order to get appreciated and promoted.
I don’t want to simplify this topic but its an important thing to be aware of that it’s not a lot about how much you want to get or achieve, its about how much you are willing to give and contribute to the business you are in !.
Good luck !
Passion, freedom and impact are not isolated — they work together and are achieved together. Without a passion for your business, you can t have the freedom you desire or the strength to make an impact. Without freedom, you ll never make an impact and your passion is wasted. If you are not making an impact you re not experiencing the freedom entrepreneurship allows, nor are you allowing your passion to be fulfilled. Take a step back, identify what your passion is and what freedom means for you. Ask yourself what kind of impact you want your business to have, and then weave your answers into every aspect of your business.
Hi Isabella,
you made a really nice and good point, I do agree with you that passion cant be taken in isolation of freedom and impact but what I wanted to point at is sometime we are passionate about results not the road to those results. We might like to make some good bank account or a prestigious career position, in that case we are passionate about results not roads, so that was my point about it, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to find our passions while what we sometimes look for is the results. most teenagers for examples want to be actors but what they don’t realize is that they dont want to be actors , they want to be famous and those are the details that have the devil in them. that was my point
I really appreciate your comment and hope to see you soon !
Getting clients and having them stick with you—and recommend you—means being professional and putting your clients first. At the same time, you need to have a deep understanding of the markets, analytical skills and training, and have a passion for finance.
Dear Alex, I cant agree more on what you have mentioned, Passion is a key factor for success in the industry. not to forget the fundamental skills needed in order to achieve a sustainable achievement on the long run
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