What is it that is needed in order to be successful in life? Is there a magic formula to achieve success? Pundits and scholars could give you a list of more than a thousand qualities, but the most important thing needed in life to succeed is passion
A MOMENT that is still frozen in my memory from the Mohali test is the one that features Sachin Tendulkar. Not of his crossing the landmark set by Brain Lara but the one that led to the dismissal of Simon Katich by a fantastic diving catch from the master blaster. Magnificent, as the catch was, his reaction was even better as if a seventeen year old had taken his first wicket or scored his first hundred in international cricket. Till he has a heart and the passion to do something, no one can doubt his commitment to the sport, age being just a number.
This is the quality that is common to all successful people across all walks of life. A passion that fires them to work every morning. Every night when you sleep, you should have a bundle of dreams for company, and every morning you should be ignited by a passion to accomplish your dreams. Amitabh Bachchan may have crossed sixty five, but it is the passion to perform within him that drives him to work every morning. What has the distinguished actor not accomplished in his acting career? But it is no longer about awards or achievement; it is about the passion for acting.
If you are an individual who curses the work that you are doing at your work place then stop, think over it. Are you pursuing the job with all your commitment or passion? If not, you may not succeed, for no good can come out of a project in which you are not working with all your heart. In life there are two options for you - either do what you like or start liking what you do. But for both of them you need unlimited enthusiasm to carry yourself forward. This passion will help you get past even the worst of failures. If you are passionate about what you do, success will just be a few steps ahead.
It is said that the difference between success and failure is purely desire. If you have that desire to perform and want something very passionately, no one can stop you from attaining it. The greatest success stories are always written by the people who have a burning passion within their hearts for the work they do and this is the passion that keeps them running inspite of the hardships and the failures they face. Go on, ignite the passion and you are sure to taste success.