Bill Gates (yes, the Microsoft co-founder) is the
personification of the title of this post.
Why?
Well, when you investigate his background you will find he is
as diverse and complex as any human being.
However, even with that diversity and complexity there is a consistent
thread of focus that had led him to creating great, personal value in his life.
By the way, when I reference personal value, I am not just
thinking about his net worth. We all
know that is an amazing number!
No…other things of personal value that have been created by
this consistent thread of focus to which I refer are things like great personal
satisfaction; a world-wide respected reputation; joy of life; evolving and
continuing relevance to the world around him.
The problem for many of us (maybe you included) is we see
all the value Gates has created for himself but miss the key point of how he
has done that. The consequences are we
don’t have a chance at receiving similar rewards to his.
Trust me…it’s not because he is the co-founder of Microsoft
along with his childhood friend, Paul Allen.
It’s because of the resulting software applications/services provided to
and helping millions of people around the world.
It’s not because he and his wife, Melinda, were moved to
establish the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
It’s because of the incredible aid provided by the foundation to
millions of people all over the world.
Bill Gates enjoys great personal satisfaction; a respected
reputation; joy; and continuing relevance because of his singular focus on
ideas that help vast numbers of people.
Help lots of people and they will reward you in lots of
ways.
Your challenge, then, is to find that singular focus for you
that will help many people.
You can do it and here’s how.
When you consider the example of Bill Gates, he is a person
who stayed true to his passionate interests.
So much so that he left Harvard University prior to graduating because
his passion was computer programming.
Dumb move? The answer
is obvious when you look at the results of his life to date!
You must make a similar decision about your pursuits in
life. If you are not pursuing your
passions, you will have minimal impact on any people…let alone many people!
Take steps now to clearly define those things in life that
fill you with passion.
Finding passion will create little personal value for you,
if you don’t sweat through the process of figuring out how that passion can be
channeled to help lots of people. You must
do a deep analysis of other people’s needs.
Start by doing a Google search of a key topic that relates
to your passion. For example, one of my
passions is writing inspirational messages that move people to improve their
lives through taking positive action.
Well, if I’m going to help lots of people through my
messages, I must focus on their needs. I
need to understand “why do people search for inspiration.”
Using that phrase, a Google search brings 237,000,000
results. However, page 1 probably gives
me all the information I need to pursue my passion in a way the helps people in
the most meaningful ways.
You can do the same thing with your passion! Creating amazing value of great personal
satisfaction; a world-wide respected reputation; joy of life; evolving and
continuing relevance to the world depends on it.
What’s your passion and how can you help
lots of people through applying it?
Please share your thoughts by commenting below.
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Thank
you.
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