"Don't Ask Yourself What the World Needs, Ask Yourself What Makes You Come Alive And Go Do That....Because
What The World Needs Are Men And Women Who Have Come ALIVE!" - John Eldredge
Abraham Maslow, the chap most of us pondered in college conducted some interesting research on the highest achievers in history (e.g., Albert Schweitzer Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt) in an attempt to determine the common characteristics that makes the “successful” exactly that...“Successful.”
From this work, Dr. Maslow went on to create his conception of “Self Actualization” in his now famous, “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”. He admonished his readers: “If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.”
In a similar work, a Dutch psychologist attempted to determine the difference between Chess Masters and Grand Chess Masters - so he conducted a battery of tests on them - IQ test, Spatial Reasoning. He found no testing difference between them. The only differentiator discovered was that Grand Chess Masters had a greater commitment and love for the game. PASSION IS EVERYTHING. The most significant predictor of success is a strong passion and heart for the work. Aptitude or ability is great, but it doesn’t hold a candle to a love and passion for what you do.
To repeat Maslow, “If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.”
Seems that one burning thing, desire, will never go away. Nor is advisable...
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