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TRIP TIP #37 “Find Your Passion And it Will Help You Find Your Compassion”

Keith Renninson • Aug 11, 2021
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Hi, this is Keith Renninson “The Tenacity Expert” professional speaker & author of the award-winning book “Tenacity, You Don’t Have to Get Lost in Nepal to Find Yourself, But it Helps!”.  I’m here with my next installment of my TRIP Tips for the financial services professional.  Remember that TRIP is an acronym for TENACITY, RESILIENCE, IMAGINATION, AND PURPOSE.  So, lets’ get started!

The old adage of "love what you do, and you'll never work a day in your life", is so true.  When I discovered public speaking and writing, I found my outlet.  I discovered my passion through helping others and expressing myself at the same time.  It took a long time for me to identify this in myself, I tried so many things in life which made it rich with experiences, but I felt unfulfilled until speaking & writing revealed themselves as being a passion for me. 

A component of this process is compassion, and it shows up when you see others struggling, as you have, and you suddenly feel for them and want to help...having compassion is a wonderful way to meet and experience others.

Whatever your passion is there are probably people who need help achieving one similar to yours.  This falls into the category of mentoring, but with compassionate bent to it.  Having a deep awareness and sympathy for someone’s predicament can make your emotions surface and you’ll feel the need to help them.

Having compassion is a wonderful companion trait to passion.  They are both so fulfilling and satisfying.  They both make you feel like you have accomplished something outside of yourself.  This also then leads you to see how giving is so much more important that receiving.  I am so grateful that I can give without needing to receive anything in return.  There was a time when I felt that if I did something for someone they should reciprocate, but those days are gone.  Compassion has taken over along with my passion to help others.  This has made my life richer than I can tell you.

Work hard to find your passion and purpose for they will open many doors to other attributes that will serve you well.  I often hear that you must be older for this to happen as we soften with age.  That’s not true, you can be well grounded in your life philosophy which will aid you in pursuing your passion and purpose.

Well, that’s it for this installment, I hope you have some new ideas on how to proceed.  Remember to take a TRIP for a lifetime, not a trip of a lifetime.

See you next time, and in the meantime, seek your purpose with vigor and intention and it will reveal many wonderful things to you as you move along through life.


Goodbye!

Keith......



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