372 Why Purpose Is Better Than Passion

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

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🗓️ 26 August 2016

⏱️ 4 minutes

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0:00.0	This is five minute Friday!
0:05.4	Why is it passion?
0:12.6	I think passion is dangerous, right?
0:14.6	So throughout philosophy, especially in stoic philosophy, they weren't against the passions,
0:20.1	like lust, greed, anger, fear.
0:23.3	This is what historically passion has meant extreme emotions.
0:28.8	And so I tend to gravitate towards that definition.
0:33.8	But I think purpose is better than passion, right?
0:38.0	Because passion is like, I like this, it feels good, I want to do this.
0:42.2	Purpose is, here's what I'm trying to accomplish, here's why it's important, and I'm not going
0:50.0	to stop until it's done.
0:51.8	Like who would you rather have work for you?
0:53.8	The guy that just really loves writing or the person who is trying to write for a reason.
1:00.9	And so that passion can be blinding, and it can get you, it's not enough just to love
1:05.8	something, or else everyone would do what they love.
1:08.0	You also have to be good at it, and you also have to know how to make smart decisions
1:13.0	and how to plan.
1:14.9	Is it possible for us to always have a purpose?
1:17.0	What do you mean?
1:18.3	I mean, a lot of people don't know what their purpose is.
1:21.5	Sure.
1:22.5	They don't even know what their passion is about.
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