Fuel Your Success with Passion and Enthusiasm

Jack Canfield's Success Principle #38

Passion is a spiritual force that comes from within. If we can channel it, we can accomplish amazing things. Enthusiasm is similar to passion: the word enthusiasm means 'to be filled with God.'

Having a purpose fills us with passion and enthusiasm. When we know for sure what our purpose is, we can't wait to get up in the morning. We love what we do and enjoy every minute of it. Jack claims that if we know our purpose and we're having fun fulfilling it, we are already a success.

Each of us was put on earth by God to fulfill a particular purpose. In Exodus 9:16, God told Moses to say to Pharaoh: "But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." God made Pharaoh great in Egypt so that he could carry out his purposes for mankind. Like Pharaoh, God set each of us specifically where we are at the right time so that we could fulfill our purpose for him.

Do you know what your purpose is? I know that mine is to write so that survivors of incest, abuse, and trauma will be encouraged. Monty Roberts, the horse whisperer, knows that he was born to train throughbread horses to consistently win championships. Rafe Esquith, a fifth grade teacher in inner-city Los Angeles, knows that he was put here to teach kids that no one else believes in.

I ask people what their purpose is all the time, and most of them have no clue why God sent them to earth. This always surprises me. I suppose that survivors of abuse and trauma have spent so much of their lives just trying to survive, that they have difficulty dreaming of something better.

If we were going to take a road trip, wouldn't we plan our destination and mark out our route on a map? Life is like a road trip. If we don't know where we're going, how can we possibly feel good about our daily activities? How can we tell that they are meaningful if we have no direction? And if all we do along the way is run around putting out fires, how will we ever get where we're supposed to go?

Jack suggests working from what we feel passionate about to find our purpose. If we pretend that we've won the lottery and have everything we have ever wanted, we can ask ourselves what we would do with our free time. By following these recommendations, we may very well stumble upon the one thing we truly love to do. When we are working within our purpose, time seems to fly by. We are willing to work hard at what we love, even when we're not getting paid for it.

When we finally find the one thing that makes our heart sing, and we apply all of our energies toward that pursuit; Jack says that others will be attracted to us and will do whatever it takes to support our dreams and goals. So what are we waiting for?

Today's Challenge
Take some time to daydream about what you would do with your life if you had millions of dollars in the bank and plenty of free time. If you're stuck, think about what activities make you so energized that you lose all track of time while doing them. Write down the one thing that you would do without pay because you enjoy it so much. When you figure out what that one thing is, you will know your purpose.


Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach, is founder of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul© and a leading authority on Peak Performance and Life Success. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com