shown that you don't need to have an innate skill in order to be successful. Okay Rick Nash Rangers Jersey , something probably most of us have heard before. But there's more to it than that. In fact, it turns out most of the remarkable successes in the world did NOT have any innate skill. They became successful at their chosen profession by hard work, practice and long hours. It's not a matter of just "putting in the time". They did it by focusing their hours of work on what is called "deliberate practice". It means an activity that's explicitly intended to improve performance, that reaches for objectives just beyond one's level of competence, provides feedback on results and involves high levels of repetition.

Wow - that's a mouthful! It's what separates the "greats" from the "not-so-greats". Actually, it generally takes around ten years of this "deliberate practice" before "greatness" or "success" is accomplished. Even though we now know that we don't necessarily have to have an innate skill to succeed, how can we develop the persistence and focus it requires to go through years of "deliberate practice"?

That's where purpose and passion come in. Every powerful life must have a great master destination which takes precedence over all other motives. The person with a vigorous destination is a positive, constructive, creative force. No one can be resourceful, inventive Phil Esposito Rangers Jersey , original or creative without powerful concentration; and the total focusing of the mind is only possible along the line of ambition, the life purpose. We cannot focus the mind upon a thing we are not interested in and enthusiastic about.

Are you a wisher or a doer? There's a big difference in success levels between the two. Do you go to work everyday liking your job well enough but thinking there must be something better out there? That's hardly doing your life's passion, is it?

There is great energy in a resolution that has no reservation in it ?a strong, persistent, tenacious purpose which burns all bridges behind it, clears all obstacles from its path, and arrives at its goal, no matter how long it may take, no matter what the sacrifice or the cost.

The inspiration of a great, positive destination transforms the life. When the awakening energy of a new destination is born in a man Oscar Lindberg Rangers Jersey , he is a new creature. He sees everything in a recent light. The doubts, the fears, the apathy, the vicious temptations which dogged his steps only yesterday, the stagnation which had blighted his past life, all vanish as if by magic. They are dispelled by the breath of a recent purpose.

Do you remember the high of first being in love? Just last week, the world was a lousy place to live, yet today it all seems so beautiful. Grab on to that feeling. That is what you need to feel to have your life's passion. Many times, an inspiration will come to us, but because it is not a convenient time Mike Richter Rangers Jersey , we do nothing about it. The idea or thought remains for a while, but gradually fades away as we do nothing about it. The postponing habit will kill the strongest initiative. Too much caution and lack of confidence are fatal enemies of initiative. It is much easier to actually do something about the inspiration or thought while the passion for it is strong. Next time you have a "divine" inspiration (and you will), do something about it! Drop everything