Love what you do- convert your desire to passion

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Put your heart mind intellect and even soul into your smallest acts, this is the secret of success - Swami Sivananda

To the world the bankers Uday Kotak (Chairman Kotak Mahindra Bank) with a spot on the richest Indian list and Aditya puri (CEO HDFC Bank) on the highest earning banker's list are the very definition of success. But when asked the secret of their success, both delivered a similar response. Purl told The Economic Times ET Panache on the side-lines of an event. I enjoy myself every day, While Kodak said self-deprecating. I don't think I am successful. I simply enjoy, I enjoy myself every day, enjoy the journey, it is not about the destination. The underlining message from both is "Enjoy your work" . This brings to mind the age old wisdom about loving what you do, if you can't, do what you love.

As Billy Joel (Singer ,Songwriter) rightly put it "if you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time". Similarly it can be said if you don't love what you are doing; it will be a ritual followed without interest and will be insipid and unproductive. So love what you do.

Look at your various tasks and responsibilities. Find out what gets you the most compliments and praise from other people. What do you do that positively affects the work and performance of other people more than anyone else.

Successful people are invariably those who have taken time to identify what they do well and enjoy the most. They know what they do.

Fall in love with your work if you wish to be successful. If you love what you're doing and if you're doing it with great passion, you can overcome every obstacle. In fact, passion for what you do is one of the key elements to success. Passion is the strong form of love. Convert your desire to Passion.

Go after what you want to have but don't give up if you don't get it at first try. Go after it with passion, there should be intensity in your passion. Woo it so passionately that it has no option but to crawl to you to kiss your feet.

"To do big stuff, you have to set really big goals that are exciting to you."

Passion is energy. Do what you love. Do what is right, not what is easy. In short decide what you want, believe you deserve it. Be passionate about it and then work on the success mantras mentioned in this book.

Learning points

Fall in love with your work and Enjoy doing it.
Find out what you do best and do the best with it.
Passion energises, Be passionate about the work you are doing.
Success is a state of mind, do things with full heart, it will lead you to success.
Your passion for work will overcome any obstacles blocking the way.

(Please note Mr Puri has now retired)

{This is an extract from my book "Failure is a knock on the door of success:" Those who find this write- up engaging and interesting may have the book ,they will find many gems there in}