The thing I love most about Gary is his passion. He gets me even more fired up about life than I already am. Crush it is all about pursuing your passion with your life. It’s worth the read. Here is my video blog review.

I’d encourage you to pick this book up. It will help you pursue your passion while learning to build a killer brand!

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God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.⁷ If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. ⁸ If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.   -Romans 12:6-8

I read a book called The Element by Ken Robinson (the speaker in the video below).  The subtitle of the book is: “How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”. I’d highly recommend reading it.  It’s about people who are extremely successful because they chose to do what they love to do. I know a lot of  people who never pursue what they love for a whole slew of reasons:

Fear of not making enough money, fear of what people will think if you go after it, fear of failure. Fear of _____. (You fill in the blank.)

Take the time to watch this 20 minute TED talk by Ken Robinson:

My question to you is: Why aren’t you doing what you love?

If you’re not pursuing the passions, gifts, and purposes God’s put in your heart, you’re robbing the world of something wonderful.

You could be the next best selling author, the next Joel Osteen, Donald Trump, the next President of the United States, the next Mother Theresa, the next . . . you name it.

I don’t know what you love and what you’re good at, but I know the world could benefit from it greatly. I know that it can make an incredible impact in people’s lives. I know the pursuit of it would change your life forever.

Stop letting fear hold you back from doing what God’s put in your heart to do.

Why not start doing what you love today? Start blogging, start writing, start speaking, start recording, start applying for the job of your dreams. Don’t look back. Life is to short to not do what you love.

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough” -Fred Allen

Thoughts?

Here is another TED talk by Ken Robinson – I promise you it’s worth the time to watch it.

Serve Your Way to the Top – 7 Lessons I Learned While Serving My Way onto a Church Staff

Lesson 1 – Develop a Plan for Personal Growth

Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.

-I Tim. 4:15

“The motivation behind personal growth: The conviction that you value yourself and that there is value in your dream.”

One of the best decisions I ever made was the decision to do something each day to intentionally grow in three areas:

1.) Grow in my Relationship with God- Nothing is more important than this. Without God, you can not do anything worth doing. Everyday I spend time with God, I get in the Word, and I listen to sermons.

2.) Grow in Leadership – If Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less, then we are all leaders in some aspect. I believe everyone should continually be doing something to grow in their leadership. There are tons of book and cd’s you can get your hands on. Perhaps the greatest thing you can do to grow as a leader is what Bill Hybels said, “Always be leading something.” – Nothing helps you grow like actually doing it!

3.) Grow in the Area of my Gifting and Passion - Want to know what you’re supposed to do in life? What are you passionate about and what are you good at? When you find those two – I promise it’s linked to your call. Once you find these two – give yourself to them. Do everything you can to grow in those areas.

Everyday I read, everyday I file, everyday I write, and I try somehow, to get mentored everyday.

If you don’t grow – you’ll go.

Do you have a plan for personal growth? What are you doing intentionally to grow?