Have you ever met a person that just glows with success and happiness? They seem to be great at life and living and their chosen profession. Well, it’s because they are passionate. (And patient. And hard working. Among other things.) The key is finding what you are the best at, and pursuing it with extreme vigor, which is precisely the mantra of 14 year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin, a college graduate and author at the ripe old age of 11. He emphasizes that hard work and dedication were responsible for his success. “I was able to reach the stars, but others can reach the Milky Way,” he humbly adds, “People need to know that you don’t have to be a genius. You just have to work hard and you can accomplish anything!”
As Dale Carnegie puts it, “Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, are the qualities that most frequently make for success.” And it isn’t all about success. It’s also about another key element: happiness. But they CAN coincide. They SHOULD coincide.
Not everything we do in life will be something worth “pursuing with flaming enthusiasm”. But life becomes wasted when a majority of what you’re doing with it is not something that you feel passionate about. In my opinion, you can never be truly successful at something that you aren’t enthusiastic about. An integral part of success is the sense of satisfaction and happiness that comes along with.
The moral-of-the-blog is inspired by something my 6th grade teacher taught our class: be the best at what you do, be humble, be patient, work hard and watch as others wonder how you shine so brightly.
~ Karah Wilson, Design Coordinator @ C&P
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