The document emphasizes the importance of designing a fulfilling life rather than merely earning a living. It suggests eight steps to help individuals achieve their potential, including creating a detailed life plan, embracing change, discovering passions, and maintaining determination in the face of obstacles. Ultimately, the author encourages readers to take responsibility for their lives and invest in themselves to reap long-term rewards.

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Pursuing Your Passion written by
Keith Abraham CSP
Most people spend most of their lives earning a living Destination To Pursue.
instead of designing a life. Which is it for you? In the
next few paragraphs my goal is to prompt you in asking
yourself how much time do you plan for your life. In What is your current destination? You would not get on
actual fact you may have more questions than answers a flight, not knowing where your final destination was
when you finish reading this article. going to be! But, how many people go through life with
Do you have a passion or a love for life? You see not no flight plan. Where are you going in the next 12
everyone leads their life, they just get by, not ahead. months, 2 years, 5 years or the next 10 years? Have you
Here are 8 steps to consider if you want to achieve your mapped out your flight plan?
potential and be continually fulfilled in the process.
Design Your Plan.
Dare To Be Different.
Once you know your destination, then you need to have
Statistics tell us that only 3% people sit down and write a month-by-month plan to follow. What are you doing
out their goals. So if you want to be different write out this month to pursue your goals? Every task or goal
your life plan. Where do you want to be in 10 years? broken down into small steps becomes easier to
Before you say, “That is years away!” Think about your achieve over time. If you remember to put these small
age, and then take off 10 years. Was that, so long ago? steps in place it will make a huge difference to your
level of focus.
Desire to Change
Nothing happens until someone changes something.
What do you need to change to tap into your current Discipline To Do It.
opportunities and your true potential? I believe that if
you want to master change, then all you have to do is
make a small change this week that will effect next Good intentions won’t make it happen for you. Sooner
week. If you continue to do these small changes then or later you need to take action. You need to be
you will perfect whatever you are trying to change or disciplined to follow through with your plan of action.
improve upon. The great by-product of being disciplined is that our
self-esteem is enhanced. What action steps are you
going to take today?
Discover Your Passion. Develop Yourself.
If you don’t spend time, energy and money developing
What is your passion? What do you love to do? I think
yourself, then you are a poor judge of a good
we all have passions, but as we go through our lives
investment. What have you done in the last 12 months
they become stifled and die. The one thing I know about
people who pursue their passion, they have an energy to develop your skills and enhance your knowledge?
and enthusiasm for life. Your passion could be a hobby, Jim Rohn has a great quote, “Formal education will
a sport or an activity you loved to do as a child. Pursuing make you a living, but self education will make you a
your passion fuels your fire which motivates and fortune”.
inspires you to go on.
Keith Abraham © 2008

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Whenever you set a goal, you will be challenged by life.
Roadblocks will be put in front of you to test you, to see
if you are really serious about the goals you want to
achieve. This is when you need to be determined to
achieve what you have set out to accomplish.
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Remember it is OK to stop, rest and celebrate where
you have come from. You determine whether the
roadblock will be a setback or simply a stepping-stone!
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family, our team and our businesses. I hope these 8
points have made you think about where you are in your
life now and where you want to be in the future. Give We trust that you will enjoy these insights.
something back to yourself, so you can reap the
rewards for years to come.
Keith Abraham © 2008