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The Art of Loving Yourself 11 – Conclusion A passion is something that you want to do and you were meant to do with your life.  Everyone has a passion and they can live a full life when they know exactly what their passion is and what they need to do. Success is not measured by money.  Even the richest people are very unhappy with their lives.  In order to be happy you need to follow your passions and the riches and successes will follow along later. There are many ways to look for and find your passion.  You can learn what your passion is by asking yourself many questions.  You might have the answer decorated all over your house and walls.  If you have a true passion and you have obstacles stopping you from achieving living the dream then you must get past them and you can.  Anyone can be successful with a passion.  They can turn it into their own personal business easily if they want to. The keys of successfully making your passion work beli...

The Art of Loving Yourself 10 – Final Considerations When you live out your true passion in life you will also need to accomplish a few more things.  You must give your life to something, be free from pain, not focus on results, and not worry about survival issues.     When you give your life to something you immediately dedicate yourself to the passion.  This means you will  need to give as much time and energy possible to your passion.  The rest will follow naturally as you are dedicated and entirely given to your passion. The pain and pleasure principle does not count when it comes to working toward a passion.  Your passion may give you pleasure as it makes you happy and you love to do it.  However, reaching your goals may be painful and frustrating.  You may cry at times and want to throw in the towel.  Success is never easy but you would very much rather work toward a passion than you would go to a job you hate every singl...

The Art of Loving Yourself 9 – Turning Passions and Goals into Reality  Turning your passions into reality requires you to do many things.  Now that you know how to find your passion and live your passion you need to make your passion really happen.  Here are things you can do to make it happen. Believe The most important thing to success believes that you will be successful.  You really can be successful but if you do not believe it then you shouldn’t even get started until you do.  Your abilities are in your mind and you have total control over your success.  It is not about impressing people.  You can believe and you don’t have to tell anyone.  Believe.  Relax and believe you will be very successful and one day you will be so excited to sit on the Oprah Winfrey show and talk about your passion and how you turned it into a reality.  Believe and feel empowered as you think about your endeavor and how you are going to be successfu...

The Art of Loving Yourself 8 – Living Your Passion When you live out your passions there are many things you need to do with your attitude and your life in order to be successful.  You will be a more successful individual with life and your passions when you practice these things. You can measure success any way that you want to.  Success is not measured by money because anyone can make a lot of money.  The goal is to make a lot of money by living out your passion.  When you are working toward something you are extremely passionate about you will usually be fortunate enough to make some money.  The important thing is that you can look back on your life and know you did everything you wanted to do and you have no regrets. Be Whole Your passion needs to make you whole.  You need to focus on not just one thing but every aspect of your passion.  Enjoy the experience in its entirety.  Enjoy the process of ordering the parts and having them delayed ...

The Art of Loving Yourself 6 – Barriers Many people are very clear what their passion is but they have external barriers that are in the way.  If you have barriers that are stopping you from living out your dreams then you need to get past them.  You have full control of external barriers and you can do something about them.  People The biggest barrier to someone not fulfilling their passion and dreams is another person.  It is common for someone to add input that is hard to listen to because you feel like you are being made fun of.  A person may ridicule the idea, think it is silly, and much more.  The last thing you need to listen to is an outside opinion if it is negative. If you have a passion you need to surround yourself with supportive people.  Someone who is not supportive is not who you want around because they will only bring you down.  That is, if you let them.  Many people have a spouse that is not supportive of a passion beca...

The Art of Loving Yourself 7 – Goal Setting Goal setting is important for many reasons.  When you set goals you can see forward progress, you have something to look forward to, and they help create ambition.  You must set goals in order to achieve them. When you set goals the best thing you can do is attach a date on different milestones.  Take a specific goal of your passion and attach a completion date to it.  Upon a completion date, you will then break down your goal into many steps to get you there.  Each of these steps are milestones. You might consider putting a date on each milestone based upon how long they will take you to get to.  These might be estimated dates and you might be off by a day or two.  However, one milestone may be accomplished quicker than another so it can put you back on track. Working by using a goal method gives you something to look forward to.  The best thing you can do is reward yourself at the end of each goal ...

The Art of Loving Yourself 5 – Using Curiosity & Creativity One thing that is very important is curiosity because it is the base of passion.  You might have understandings that are blocking you from realizing what your true passion really is.  Here are many ways you can use curiosity to help you determine what your true passion is so you can use it to be successful.     Making Your Mind Active Curiosity helps create an active mind.  When someone is curious they always ask questions and seek for the answers.  The causes their mind to be active most of the time.  When you are curious and working the mind you are making it stronger.  Your brain is like a big muscle and by working it you are making it much stronger. Open to New Ideas Curiosity also allows you to see how things can be at different angles.  When you are set in one way things are limited because your mind is not willing to accept a different solution.  It is much l...

The Art of Loving Yourself 4 – Peak Experiences and Existing Talents Your capabilities are very important when you are thinking about taking your dreams and making something of them.  You need to think about peak experiences and existing talents you have that you can use toward the benefit of making your dreams come true.  This can also help you build the confidence you need to be successful. Your peak experiences include times in your life where you excelled.  You don’t have to have won an award.  These peak experiences include the best times of your life.  What are some of the things you have done in your life that you really enjoyed you wish you could do again?  Consider some of the accomplishments you have made.  You might have built things in the past when you were younger.  Existing talents you have today can be used to help you achieve your goals.  Are you good at organizing or marketing?  You might be good at something you do...

The Art of Loving Yourself 3 – Questions to Ask Yourself When you are looking for your true passion because you seek happiness in your life or that there is a gap you need to fill there are many questions you need to ask yourself.  By carefully answering these questions will help you understand more about yourself and possibly what might be holding yourself back from being happy and pursuing your passions.  Here are many questions you should ask yourself.  You might want to get out a notepad to answer these questions or just make a mental note.  Writing the answers down is usually better. What really inspires and engages you? This question may be a little difficult to answer but you may find the answer after you finish the rest of the questions.  However, you need to be very clear about where you get your inspiration from.  What are the types of things you find engaging and exciting?  If you couldn’t fail, what would you do? Many people don’t do th...

The Art of Loving Yourself 2 – Happiness is a Choice You Make If you are not a happy person that is a choice you are making.  You have full control over your life and the decisions that you make.  There are many factors which people measure happiness.  Some people think money is happiness however they may absolutely miserable with what they do on a daily basis to make their money. You might look at people who have absolutely everything and you strive to be like them.  These things may be wealth, possessions, status, or even the position you hold at work.  These things don’t create happiness.  Happiness is a choice. There are many people who have wealth and a high status who are completely miserable.  They may be lonely, divorced and more.  Happiness comes from within.  These people may be working jobs they absolutely hate but just have a knack for making money. Happiness is Subjective There are things in life that can make you happy that ...

The Art of Loving Yoursel f 1 – Introduction There are many successful people out there who are living their life as they want to.  They are working hard doing what they absolutely love to do.  The most successful people are those who work toward the things they are passionate about and love.  There are many reasons for this.  The more you love what you do the harder you are going to work at it because you will be enjoying your work. If you feel like you are bored with your life or not doing what you should be doing with it then it is time to make a change.  There may be obstacles or fears holding you back from accomplishing the goals you have set forth in your life. It is time to get past the obstacles and make your dreams happen. Many people aren’t quite sure what their true passion is.  They want to work toward being successful as they see many other people but they just aren’t sure what it is that they can do.  Finding your passion is possib...