A passion that leaves a mark in your life

What does passion really means when you have to encounter different stages of life each and everyday. We are constantly fighting for something, fighting to be someone, fighting to be successful and so on and forth. Comes to think about it, are we living the life we want to or are we just follow anybody else's footsteps? Are we happy with our work? Are we passionate we the things we do daily?

At times in life, we get lost and vulnerable. We get sacred because we do not know where we belong to and who we really are. We are so tense up because we are so pure at heart and innocent that when we start up something in life we will be in the positive lane. But, reality hits us.. No, you are bound to failures again and again. So, when people tell me if you have a passion to pursue something, you will not give up but fight for it and it got me thinking if it's really the case i will try doing something i really passionate about and see the outcome of it. 

So, i then started to try something i love to do. I love baking and i love to see the happy faces when they taste my cakes. I just love the feeling of making others happy at the same time being able to create some delicious cakes to unleash the creativity in me, at least. :)  I realized that, yes passion drives motivation but passion isn't enough. If you have the passion but low in determination in the things you do, you will quit soonest. To me, it is a myth to believe that having passion means we are able to reach the destiny we want to be in.  I think we have to be patient and determine in order to succeed.  

There's a saying beauty fades. Well, i gotta say passion fades. Today, i can be so passionate about baking and maybe few months later i find it boring. So, what's next? See, in everything we do in life, we must not only know what we are passionate about but also to know how to keep our passion alive. To sums it all up, passion needs to be accompanied with strength, hard work, determination and attitude. 

I've always admire entrepreneurs because they not only need to take care of the business itself, they have to maintain the relationship with the people they are working with. They have to constantly remind themselves of what makes them do what they do and how can they possibly see the future in the things they do. It is ain't easy. But i guess it is because they not only have the passion/drive but the put their heart and soul to it. :) 

Hang in there folks. You are one step closer to your dream. Press on. Cheers!

Love,

Janice Yong