A writer without passion is like a wet blanket smothering a fire. To one who feels that he is compelled to write, passion about a subject is normally his driving force. No passion, no drive; know passion, know drive. Passion is not the sole possession of the writer; it is also the impetus that drives the creative juices of most artists no matter what their field. Passion (good or bad) is also the force behind many in life who have succeeded.
With only the emotion of passion in the driver’s seat, many a wannabe has crashed upon the cruel rocks of failure. Passion must be guided by and work in unison with reason to accomplish its goal. Many there are who have had a zeal for some project, mission or ambitious desire that have had a bumpy landing or rude awakening to the realities of life. Passion alone can motivate but does it have the sustaining energy to get to the finish line?
As the 2020 Summer Olympics in London have shown us that many have great passion for their event or activity, but have lacked the necessary features or traits to put them in the rarefied air of the Gold Medal winners. They had passion. Many had passion enough for all of the Olympians, but passion alone was not enough to achieve their desired goal.
Without passion, you cannot master everything that is needed to achieve your aspiration. Passion, however, is only one of the ingredients of what one needs to achieve you fill in the blank? Passion is what drives one to suffer agony, toil and hardship that will be encountered on the way to achieve one’s objectives whatever they may be. Passion can be the engine that urges one to overcome obstacles and keep focused upon the desired goal. As humans we must have dreams and goals. Without dreams we perish. Without goals success eludes us.
Whatever your direction in life, you need to set your goals. Are they based upon a dream? Good, flesh out what your dream is, put it onto paper and form some goals. Goals give direction and direction gives purpose in life.
It is the author’s challenge to learn how to encourage and challenge his reader to follow-through with motion. Information without action is meaningless, but passion adds zing! Libraries are full of books full of words, but if the books are never read how is the reader to benefit? Does a book have purpose if it is never read and the information used to promote action? Lifeless writing is quickly buried and forgotten. Books that motivate are still alive centuries later. Give much thought to the passion in what you write and see how long it will live!
The professional writer and author must know what words mean, how to use them and the energy that words contain.
