I just started a super intense fitness program on Monday. I’m only three days into it, and I am hurting from head to toe.
Which makes me happy. Because I’ve got a passion for pain.
Well, I don’t really enjoy being in pain, but I know this soreness is a result of me challenging myself to reach a new level of fitness. The more fit I am, the more prepared I’ll be to compete in some upcoming road races I have planned.
That’s what I’m really passionate about: being fit and being competitive. The way I express that passion is through my challenging workouts and racing against the clock in 5k’s, 10k’s, half-marathons, etc. The race I’m training for now is a 15k trail run in June.
Fitness and athletic competition is only one area of my life, however. So tomorrow I’ll share with you another passion I have as well as how I’m expressing that passion right now.
In the meantime, think about your own level of fitness. Whether you’re an athlete like me or not, exercise should be an important part of your lifestyle. So find a form of exercise that gets you excited and allows you to express your passion for being fit and healthy.
Because the more fit and healthy you are, the more energy you have to focus on living your dreams.
If you want unshakable confidence, unbreakable dreams and unstoppable success…
If you want to always find a way to DO what you DREAM…
Then you need to follow the five Cool Dream Doer Rules.
And the Cool Dream Doer Rule of the Week is Rule #3: BE PASSIONATE: Express Your Passion.
Being passionate is all about expressing your intense emotional drive and excitement toward any strong desire.
But how can you express that intense emotional drive if you don’t know what you want or desire? You can’t! That’s why the first step in expressing your passion is to figure out what makes you excited.
In other words, you have to figure out what you REALLY want.
For instance, I’ve got a list of 111 things that I want. These things include what I want to give to my family or to charities, businesses I want to own, activities I’d like to do, places I’d like to visit, people I want to meet and just fun stuff I would like to have.
When I look at my list and think about making these dreams of mine come true, I get excited. The way to express that excitement and live my passion is to chase every single one of those dreams.
I can’t chase them all at once, though, so I’ve got to ask myself: what dream do I really want more than anything right now? What dream should I do something about that would allow me to express my passion in the biggest way possible right now?
I don’t have an answer to those questions. Yet. I’ll give it some thought tonight, then share my biggest RIGHT NOW passion with you tomorrow.
In the meantime, what about you? What dream do you want to do something about RIGHT NOW? What do you REALLY want?
Your Dream Doer Mission: Find a Way to DO What You Dream Today
Yesterday I had trouble focusing while writing my novel, so before I started writing today, I took a little time to think about what I’m passionate about and why I even enjoy writing.
Here’s where my thoughts took me: I am passionate about writing fiction. When I write fiction, it’s like I can transport myself to another place and see into the minds of other people. I get to feel what they’re feeling and hear what they’re hearing. It’s just a fun process.
That’s what I forgot about yesterday. The process. I was thinking so much about what I wanted to get done that I forgot I enjoy doing the work it takes to get the results I want!
Although I didn’t start writing until 10:00pm tonight because of a busy day, I was much more focused and had much more fun writing today. I ended up writing five pages in 37 minutes because I was passionate about what I was doing, and that helped me concentrate my complete attention on the task at hand.
So what are you passionate about? And did you find a way to express your passion today?
Welcome to another wacky, totally fictional interview of a ‘Weirdo Friend.’ Today’s story features lulilulelindia verickent, grammarnotarian. (Video of this interview is coming soon…)
When we chatted with Luli on Day 30 of the game, she realized she wasn’t passionate about her big dream to be a ‘travel around the world person.’ So she was hoping to find a big dream she could be passionate about. Before she started playing The Champion Creator Game, she was a Grammarnotarian who didn’t believe in capitalization or punctuation.
Let’s check in with her on Day 60 of the game and see if she’s learned anything about how to live her dreams. Remember, she doesn’t like punctuation or capitalization, so her quotes might look a little strange…
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lulilulelindia ive seriously got great news today i’m so seriously super excited to share my new big dream with you i figured it out by playing the champion creator game you know with those missions that seriously helped me tap into my passion ready okay remember how my old big dream was to be a travel around the world person well ill still get to travel whenever i want because im seriously going to make lots of money being a hair and makeup specialist
Bonnie Jean: Why did you choose to become a hair and makeup specialist?
lulilulelindia since im a grammarnotarian i seriously dont want to do anything that makes me have to use correct grammar thats why i seriously love dealing with makeup and hair. i get to seriously help other girls like me seriously find their own special style so they can seriously stand out and express who they really are
Bonnie Jean: How are you going to make your big dream come true?
lulilulelindia im seriously going to keep playing the champion creator game its helping me break down my big dream into smaller simple seriously easy to do goals that way i seriously dont feel overwhelmed and my dream seriously seems possible i seriously just have to do one little thing every day thats related to my big dream all these little things are going to add up and one day ill seriously be the best expert ever at like styling peoples hair how seriously awesome is that
Bonnie Jean: How do you want to end the Rookie Season? What’s your Day 90 target?
lulilulelindia thats easy i want to give one of my friends a seriously cool makeover so i can practice living my big dream i seriously cant wait because thats going to be so much fun seriously
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We’ll check back in with Luli in several weeks to see if she’s able to hit her Day 90 target. She does have a few weird quirks (which you’ll be able to see in the video of the interview that’s coming soon), but as long as she follows through with the missions, she’ll be able to find a way to do what she dreams.
Weird quirks or not, you can find a way to do what you dream, too. Life is really much more fun when you set goals and take action to make them happen. So…
Join the Dream Doer League. Play The Champion Creator Game. And DO what you DREAM!
Finding a way to do what you dream starts with you being a person of great character. Being a person of great character involves being trustworthy, being passionate and being focused.
It’s Find a Way to Do What You Dream Day!
To be trustworthy, passionate and focused, you must develop 12 core ‘champion’ traits. In previous posts, we talked about the four traits involved in being trustworthy: integrity, consistency, leadership and wisdom.
Today and for the next three weeks, we’ll talk about Dream Doer Rule #3: Be Passionate and the four traits you need to follow this rule: passion, enthusiasm, creativity and courage.
Let’s get started with one of the most exciting traits of all—PASSION.
Why should you express your passion?
When you express your passion, you feel excited, happy and special. So instead of keeping what you’re passionate about all bottled up inside, you need to find a way to express it. When you do, you free yourself to have fun and enjoy life.
What is passion?
Passion is expressing intense emotional drive and excitement toward any strong desire like your dreams.
But you can’t express your passion until you know what you want, why you want it and how to get it.
And you know you have real, true passion about a dream when you can’t forget about that dream even when you try to hide it or ignore it.
The great thing about passion is that it lives inside every person, including you. That means it’s your job to find what you’re passionate about, then DO whatever it takes to chase your dreams and live a life filled with passion.
How can you express your passion?
To help you find and express your passion, answer these questions:
What is one thing I would like to DO? Why? How can I do that?
Who is one person I would like to MEET? Why? How can I meet that person?
Where is one place I would like to GO? Why? How can I get there?
What is one thing I would like to HAVE? Why? How can I have it?
What do I want more than anything in the world? Why? How can I get what I want?
What can you do NOW to express your passion?
If you could do something fun and exciting right now, what would you do?
The answer to that question is probably something you’re passionate about, so go do it now!
By figuring out what you want, why you want it and how to get it, you can find a way to be passionate and do what you dream.
Then the next step is to set your passion on fire. You do that by following the second part of Dream Doer Rule #3: ignite your ENTHUSIASM, which is what we’ll talk about next week.
Until next time, remember that you always find a way to do what you dream when you stick to your strengths.
To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean
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