“If you want to become successful, do what you love.” You’ve heard it before. All the internet gurus say it. So, that must be true, right?

Wrong!

Doing what you love is not enough to succeed. Its wrong interpretation can lead to failure. So, what is wrong with that statement?

Let’s take an example. Suppose you love dancing. Do you think you can become successful by doing it? Well, sure you can. For instance, you can participate in competitions, make videos online and gain massive followers, teach other aspiring dancers, and so forth. You can become successful doing all those things.

But, there is a slight problem; you have to be exceptional at it. Thousands of other dancers also do all those things because they want to succeed. That means only those who are excellent at it will make it.

Think about it; if you are not a good dancer (or just an average dancer), do you think you can win competitions, gain an online following, and teach others. No, you can’t. You must have extraordinary talent. So, just because you love dancing doesn’t guarantee that you will succeed at it.

Be Exceptional

Refer to the dancing example in any area—business, writing, music, filmmaking, or even at your job. It works the same for all.

Warren Buffett is successful because he loves studying businesses, and he is also good at it—better than anyone else. Similarly, Elon Musk loves building rockets. He does it exceptionally. Furthermore, his products are exceptional too. He did it better than anyone out there.

Whatever you love doing, you must also be exceptional at it if you want to succeed. You must do it better than anyone else or bring unique ideas and innovations in the area.

I get it; you cannot outperform everyone. So, doing it better than anyone else is not easy. But, at least you should be good enough for others to take notice of your work.

How can you do that? By becoming skillful and using innovative strategies. If you don’t have the skills to create and market your craft, it won’t be easy to succeed at what you do. Just because you love doing it does not mean that you are good at it. In most cases, you must build the skills to become exceptional at what you love doing.

Provide Value

Your craft should also provide value to other people. Think about what value you can give others by doing what you love. Do people need what you are willing to provide? Is there a demand for it? If not, it will not be easy to become successful at it.

People must be willing to consume your content. It sounds more applicable to only creative sectors, but it works in all areas. For instance, suppose you work at a financial institution as an equity analyst, and you love your job. It is your passion in life. In this case, your consumers are your clients, potential clients, and even your employers. You provide value to your clients and potential clients by consulting them on the right investment strategies. Similarly, you also provide value to your employers by performing well at your job and bringing profit to their company.

Seek to provide value with your work. Only then will you have a chance of success.

Practice

As I said, you must have the skills to do what you love exceptionally. So, you can only become exceptional at what you do if you practice the skills.

Practicing your craft will also boost your self-confidence. The more you practice, the better you get. Assuming that you can do well without practicing is a road it failure. You might be able to do it well enough, but soon there will be others that will outperform you. And then, you are back to the initial state, where you can only talk about doing what you love.

Take the time to learn and practice your skills.

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” —Bruce Lee

Don’t be afraid of failure. Take action, fail, fail more, learn, and win—that’s how you succeed.

In Summary

• Doing what you love is not enough for success. Instead, you have to be exceptional at it.
• You must provide value by doing what you love. Otherwise, there will be no place for your craft in the market. It will remain a hobby that nobody cares about.
• The only way to become good at what you do is by learning the skills and practicing them repeatedly. The more you practice, the better you become. Additionally, you will gain immense self-confidence.
• Take action. Learn from failures and experiences and use them to become more profound.

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You can get anything you want in life without doing all those things too. How? It’s simple; by taking action. Stop chilling. Don’t waste your time. Instead, get up and do something. You are not going to get what you want just by “wanting it.”

Take Action

You must show that you want it by taking action. How badly do you want it? If you are drowning in water, for example, what’s the only thing you want at that moment? It’s to get your head out of the water and breathe. You want some air. It’s the only thing you want. You don’t care about anything or anyone at that moment.

If you truly want something in life, you must focus on it so intensely that there is no other option but to get it. And by focus, I mean do anything to get it.

Newton’s first law of motion states, “An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.” So, if you don’t have an external force (in our case; action), nothing will change. You will remain in the same state that you were in before.

Stop playing video games, watching TV or Netflix, sleeping till noon, and hanging out with people that aren’t motivating you. Instead, get your life back on track. Make a plan.

Even for the law of attraction to work, you need to take action. If you want to manifest $1 million, you can’t just imagine that you have the money, and then take a nap. You must show the universe that you really want it by taking action. You must be doing something to work towards achieving your desires.

Do you want a job? Get qualified, obtain the skills, and apply for jobs. Do you want a good relationship? Stop hanging out with shitty people. Focus on improving your life and learn to love yourself. Do you want to have good health? Stop eating garbage. Eat healthily and start exercising. It’s that simple. Whatever it is that you want, do the action that is going to get you there.

Be Persistent

Don’t fall for hacks and shortcuts. There is no free lunch in life. You have to put in the effort and work for what you want. You must start taking action. Do something every day that is going to take you closer to the thing you want. So, another important thing is persistence. Don’t quit. If you continue doing the right thing, you will eventually get what you want. The universe has no choice but to give it to you.

It is a guarantee that hard work and persistence will give you the results you want. But, you should know that you are working hard for the right thing. The results might not show in a short time. Don’t worry. Just keep going. You will only see the results if you have the patience to stick to your action with persistence.

For every desire you have, there is an action associated with it. What is that action? Find it out. What is going to take you closer to your desire? Do that thing and do it every day. As James Clear said in Atomic Habits, “If you get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.”

So that’s it. To get what you want, start taking action. Do what is necessary to achieve it. Do it and do it consistently. Never give up. Keep going. Eventually, you will get it.

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