TAKES MORE THAN PASSION
"Where do you get your drive?" she asked. " You have such a passion for what you do."
I looked her straight in the eye (I can only watch one eye at a time) and said, "Uh...I need income."
And that's about the gist of it. Seriously. For me it's not so much of the passion as it is the drive.
Don't get me wrong: passion plays a part, but it's merely a bit of what you need to succeed. You need skills; you need determination; you need integrity -- and none of these traits necessarily have anything to do with passion.
Nothing drives me quite like the thought of sleeping in the hot summer heat -- on a bench at a bus stop! Or that delicious ketchup sandwich -- made from the expired packets of condiments found in the alley of restaurant row...along with the molded bread found nearby.
While I love passion, it isn't what keeps the love affair alive; it's the tolerating of one another after the passionate moments are over.
So, yeah, passion is a good thing to have. In fact, it's great...it's just not the only thing that matters.
write. now.
