PASSION EQUALS JOY

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Patrick Combs is an inspirational speaker. He's also a comedic entertainer and has a best-selling book, Major in Success. He would tell you that joy, passion, and gifts are three words that simply can't be separated. You can make yourself sick doing the same old thing day after day if it's something you don't truly enjoy. Joy comes from following your passions.

So, how has Patrick Combs had so many successes throughout his life? He did them one at a time. When you try to put too many irons in the fire, the fire will die. Take your passions one step at a time, and use each one as a building block for the next. Don't be afraid. You have to have faith in yourself. People who are afraid something bad will happen before having proof of it are living in fear. Having faith means the opposite. HOPE for something before having proof of it.

Have faith in your passions and take one step at a time toward them. Taking those baby steps toward your passions is easier said than done, though. Patrick Combs has had a lot of "shoulds" in his life just as the rest of us do. We all know how it feels when you "should" be doing this but you'd really rather be doing that. Taking steps means prioritizing your shoulds.

Week by week, prioritize your "shoulds." There are always things you think you should be doing that you don't really need to be doing. They're either not important or they're things someone else could be doing. Start at the bottom of your priority list and replace one of your "shoulds" with something you'd really like to be doing. Each week, replace another one. In no time your life will be full of passions rather than cluttered with "shoulds".

Your inner self makes prioritizing your "shoulds" harder than it should be. We all deal with insecurities, obstacles, fierce hardships, and doubts. When we get past those, we're unstoppable! Patrick Combs coaches people through the insecure inner self and transforms them into the successful inner self.

After a long, hard day, you put your head on your pillow and feel like the most worthless person in the world. You're full of insecurity. Patrick Combs tells people to "sleep on it". When you go to sleep, you feel like a quitter. If you are truly passionate about something though, when you wake, you won't feel like a quitter anymore. If you do, find a new passion. If you feel like you want to go on, you have what it takes to overcome adversity!

When working toward passions, Patrick Combs encourages people to keep a journal. Don't write down the awful things you hear. Write down only the encouraging words people have for you. Read them over and over. Take the comments to heart, and strive to do better. If you want to be a singer but can't carry a tune, sing! If you want to be a writer, write! Learn by doing, and don't give up.

Each day on the path to your passions will be like a roller coaster ride. Patrick Combs was a passenger on this roller coaster for three long years before he became a successful comedian. He knew that only opinion that mattered was his own.