So I just finished up day 5 of a 7 day immersion program that I am going through.
It’s GRUELING
We begin at 8 am and end at 7pm but tonight I got done at nine as I had to
go back for a video shoot.
I’m exhausted….
Have been exhausted since the day I got here…
And yet I am EXILERATED.
Why?
Because I KNOW what I can do for people with what I am learning this week.
And I know that I am setting my team up for 2011 by acquiring these skills.
And it truly excites me.
Let me ask you…
Have you ever gotten OBSESSED with something?
For many folks they haven’t been obsessed or in LOVE since they were kids.
They have forgotten what it is like to want to do something 24 hours a day…
No food or sleep needed.
Can you remember????
Was it skateboarding?
Was it video games???
Was it the Back Street Boys or New Kids on The Block…
Or if you are old like me…
The Bay City Rollers???
Or maybe the girl with the locker next to yours
or the cute guy in Spanish class.
If you close your eyes can you FEEL the PASSION you had?
Can you recall the way it felt?
So many people ask me…
Diane…
How do you do what you do?
How can you keep going with all the people for hours on end?
How do you pump out the content and never get sick of what you are doing?
Why are you always so damn excited???
Well now you know…
Now you know why I would fly across the country to learn certain skills
and subject myself to these long, painful days…
For the same reason that you did what you did when you were a kid OVER AND OVER AGAIN…
Because it’s BLISS.
Joy…
Happiness.
And when you find that place in YOUR BUSINESS…
Where you are doing something you LOVE so much that it’s not work at all…
THAT is when the money will come.
No guru can do that for you.
No trainer can train you for this.
I wish I could…but I can’t do that for you…
(and believe me…I have tried SO HARD to do this for people)
Only you can find the business that brings you BLISS.
And when you find it …
It would be my HONOR to help you grow that business.
And you will be stunned at what you can endure when you find just the right spot FOR YOU.
And all of a sudden you will KNOW why people like me do what we do.
We do it because IT’S WORTH IT.
Mandy says
Thanks for this. I needed to read this today. I feel like this week I ALLOWED someone to take my passion from me and feel deflated. I was on FIRE, working with passion. Was told that what I was doing was changing me and that it was affecting the relationship. I am trying to re-balance. Find what works to keep all involved happy.
Diane says
That is natural Mandy…as we change the people around are programmed to try to pull us back to status quo.
Believe it or not…we ALL do this.
Humans do not like change.
And if we know that this is human nature it becomes much easier to not take it personally.
The crazy part is often times it’s the people that love us most that will fight our change the hardest.
Just keep your eye on the outcome and LOVE people even if it seems they are trying to keep us from our dreams.
Cathie Heath says
So true…
It’s not that we plan to be obsessed with what
we do, it’s just a natural by-product of finding
our passion.
We can’t stop ourselves from pouring into what
we’re doing because it completes us in ways that
nothing else can.
When we do what we were born to do, our work
becomes as important to us as the air we breathe.
Besides, sleep is over rated, anyway 😉
Lidia says
Many people have lost their passion over the years of trying to make money. Ironic isn’t it, that the very thing that was supposed to change their life for the better extinguished the very thing that would get them there in the first place.
You are a great example to us Diane! Thank you for paving the path!
Melody says
Lida this is so true! And sadly it is true for me. I got caught up in the “gotta make money” trying way to hard and not working smart- working to hard. Got frustrated when I saw no results. I now know that I have to be patient and persistent. Thankfully I am surrounded by some great people.
I am re-grouping and re-focusing and remembering that the reason why I got into this is to help others. That is why I pursued a degree in Recreation Therapy in College and once had a dream of starting my own non-profit to help seniors stay out of Nursing Home’s longer.
I am now remembering that I am to do what I am passionate about and the money will come–if I am patient and persistent!
Thank you Diane and Lida for helping others remember to stay focused and passionate!
Jacqueline Gates says
I had forgotten what it was like.
Too many failures and unfulfilled dreams.
BUT I chose to think it through.
To analyze the things I ‘thought’ I knew, the things I knew I knew and the things other people told me were true.
And I discarded most of it.
And came back to this group.
To a place where Truth is spoken whether it is palatable or not.
To a mentor who learns more so that she can teach more.
It was uncomfortable, sometimes embarrassing, but then all change is growth.
And now I’m ready for the work,
the hours,
the initial stint of lots-of-work-for-small-reward.
Because I believe it’s Worth it.
I’m with you, Di.
Merry Ames says
I, like Jacqueline, had forgotten the feeling — after burning out and not filling my own tank.
After throwing out a lot of what I was thinking on the way down to the basics, I began to take a look at me. — scary stuff.
My PASSION has never changed. I may have buried it, got it charred around the edges. It was still there to pick up, dust off, love on and grow.
Your committment during this past week has provided the mirror to dig even deeper. Yes, I do understand. Yes, I do know how to get that feeling back. It is an HONOR to work with you on this project of love. It IS worth it! I’m with you.
Lori Robertson says
Diane,
That is truly amazing that you have been blessed to have figured out what your calling is, loving what you do and sharing what you do with others to enhance their lives. I am so glad to be watching this journey you are going on and can’t wait for you to help me in my business.
Lori
Shelly Allen says
The passion in your words is so STRONG…
I can feel them through the screen!
Cannot wait to hear all about your trip when you return…;)
Michael Martel says
When you finally find what you love to do, is it really work or only a realitization of your destiny, just being you?
There has been a couple times in my life that I have found something that seems so right.
When you are doing it, it seems like you are flowing, not even thinking about it.
The time goes by without notice. I find that I get by on less sleep when I do things that “fit.”
So glad that I found this place, at this time.
Diane says
I am so glad you found it too Mike.
We have lots to do and I need you by my side helping people.
Dee Gabinet says
A true leader doesn’t tell people what to do…they ignite passion and purpose in others! Lead on, Diane!
Diane says
I would never dare to tell anyone what to do or who to be.
I just wanna help people find that passion so it all emerges on its own.
BOB MINSTERMAN says
MAN-O-MAN, OR MORE APPROPRIATELY WOMAN-O-WOMAN !!
YOU NAILED IT ! WHEN YOU ARE LIVING YOUR PASSION IT’S ALL PLAY AND NO WORK. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW WITH US.
THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! DIANE
NEVER GIVE UP BOB
Diane says
Bobby…
You are like a kid in a candy shop these days.
I can feel you beginning to TRULY believe in all my mumbo jumbo 🙂
Half the battle is believing.
The rest is really not hard at all!
Joseph McDevitt says
Dianne, I love your passion! I think this is what it take to be a true Entrepreneur! It takes being obsessed, it takes passion, it takes the willingness to put in the long hard grueling hours like you do! It’s obvious that you love what your doing, and like you said “when you find something that you love so much, that it’s not work at all”.
Thanks for sharing this truly inspirational post!
~Joseph McDevitt
Diane says
Glad you liked it Joseph.
That’s what I love to do…help people find the passion inside!
Wes Hazlitt says
FEEL THE HEAT! It is important to remember the feeling, the rush that true PASSION delivers. That is how you will know that you are on course, that you are “BEING” that person that you were meant to be.
Looking forward to the wildest ride ever Diane!
Diane says
Wes…
I know it has taken a bit but we are just about ready to go GANGBUSTERS.
And YOU are one of the ones driving the bus so it’s gonna be a fun time!
Jeanne Ewing Plybon says
It’s as if Mandy and I are the same person today, and your response to her was magnificent… REALLY missed you, and all of your words of “encouragement”,,, if you know what I mean..I have been obsessed, didn’t sleep for over 36 hrs. working on the last project that you encouraged me to do, so I am looking forward to not sleeping again… Thanks for the warning..
Jeanne
Diane says
Jeanne…
I am so ready to see amazing things from you!
I can FEEL your breakthrough that you are having and I am excited to see you grow with us a HSBN!
Edward Kimble says
Welcome home Diane! I hope that your arms are fully recovered from the “Flight” home. lol. Next time I will let you use my spaceship, it’s a lot easier and faster.
I am sure that you will share with all of us back here on the right coast all of the cool stuff you learned over on the left coast. Keep plugging boss.
Eddie Kimble
Rob Koch says
To be truly passionate about something and obsessed with pushing it forward is definitely an exhilarating feeling!
To then have focus and direction…
That’s where you and the rest of the HSBN team come in.
Thanks Diane and HSBN team!
Tracey Hausel says
Welcome Home! I missed you! You are so right about the passion. I can find a way to do what I need within my new schedule. I just have to remember why I’m doing it!
Peter Horrill says
Diane, you’re ENERGY of BEING a master marketer, excellent individual, friend, mentor, great leader, absolutely ignites a feeling of WELL-BEING that is crazy contagious!!!! Love it! iT MAKES MY HEART SMILE. I want that SAME ENERGY for my own well being! I’m grateful to even know you! If you can do it, I can walk the same path and do it too, to whatever success level I can manage, from where I am currently.
Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou!
Peter!
Carol Wickett says
WOW!!! You are so right Diane. That PASSION is what drives us. Without it, life is boring. I appreciate all the love, sweat and energy you put out to GIVE to all of us!
Thank you, thank you Diane!
Kim Wright-Windom says
Welcome Home Diane
You are a breath of fresh air. Your excitement and passion come through these electronics… I cannot wait to hear what you have to share. Thanks for being you and being so willing to share. You are doing the Word…. you are bless to be a blessing…thanks for being that. I am glad that you have a great time. Have a awesome day.
MattGeib says
WONDERFUL DIANE!
Your sharing of Passion here TRULY comes from your heart,,,I am ‘feeling’ you thru my very PC Screen :-)…LOL,,,,,You are so full of your OBSESSION…It can not be Missed!
Just yesterday I was speaking with a friend about Living Your Mission/Passion & how many times I have held back due to fears…like fear of uncertainty, fear of Failures, & a Big one for me I have recently Identified…..Fear of TAKING Responsibility…Well I think you have ‘Nailed’ the answer , as in my mind when someone (you:-)) is so OBSESSED.. Fear does not stand a Chance as You are COMPELLED By Your Love …Your Passion To Take Action,,,Nothing else matters,,,all else pales in comparison,,,it is evident to me you are in ‘That Zone’!
Thank you for being You!
Matt Geib The Great
MarcyAnn Thomas says
Hi Diane:
Passion–either you have it or you don’t. Its like the old cliche you can be a little bit pregnant. The passion is so intense, you can’t believe everyone around you doesn’t catch it like measles. Yet you can’t put your passion into someone else and this breaks your heart as you watch them lead “lives of quiet desperation.” Your face is wet as you turn and leave knowing they knew all you do and yet the ember didn’t spark. One foot ahead of the other and then you are running for others need you more. Thank you for running towards us always. Welcome home!
Moises Colon says
Diane,
I have only talked to you a few times but i just love that passion and I see this blog, the content back in time and I can feel that bliss.
I hope one day I will be able to express all my value like you.
Moises