Real passion is a fact-facing, cold-blooded willingness to endure failure in the quest for a desired end

It's hard not to get emotionally invested in an opportunity. And that can make disappointment all the more bitter. But it's vital to stay passionate and excited about a prospect if it really lines up with who you are and what you want. That energy can't be replaced in the striving for a successful outcome. 

Positive attitude keeps you moving, keeps you sharp, and helps you recognize and respond to opportunity. But it's easy, when that opportunity arises, to suddenly become nonchalant, distant or "detached" in an effort to dampen the blow should things not turn out as you hope. 

This is the wrong approach. It was your passion that got you to this point in the first place. 

Of course you don't want to fantasize or start building an imaginary future. That's just an effort to avoid the fear of disappointment. Instead, face that fear, accept the possibility of failure. But also factor in the possibility of complete success.

Above all, stay invested, excited, eager. Walk in with your chin up even if it means getting clocked. This could be the very thing that sets you apart from the competition and you should carry it with you into the prospect, express it to the decision makers. 

 

Real passion is not delusion. Real passion is a fact-facing, cold-blooded willingness to endure failure in the quest for a desired end.

Ever forward. 

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