Christopher Columbus: What do You Think of That?

Written by Julie Jordan Scott


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2. He continued to hone his craft as he pursued his dream. He did not stay still in his skills. Instead, he continued to march forward growing and tweaking and marveling as he mastered navigation, leadership and dreaming as large and wide as possible.

3. Once he made his initial voyage, he returned to his place of discovery and branched out. His original intention was NOT to discover a new continent, AND he did not make his discovery wrong! Instead, he returned and looked forrepparttar lesson there. I have yet to call Columbus a "failure" though if one were to look at his original "goal" andrepparttar 123918 "outcome realized"repparttar 123919 failure label might be appropriate. This is a great example of finding "other" right answers or right ways.

4. When life throws curve balls, embrace them. Learn from them. Expect anything and refocus accordingly instead of retreating and decidingrepparttar 123920 straight way isrepparttar 123921 only way. This is a fact throughout Columbus' life and beyond. It is still a mystery as to where his remains are for eternity. Some say they are inrepparttar 123922 Caribbean and some say Spain. And does it really matter? No. What matters isrepparttar 123923 impact ofrepparttar 123924 life as it is lived.

5. Listen torepparttar 123925 quiet voice within. Spend time in contemplation. Columbus spent time in a Franciscan monastery. With his flowing red tresses and statueque form, I am sure he lookedrepparttar 123926 part in his religious garb. More importantly, he did not only LOOKrepparttar 123927 part, he LIVEDrepparttar 123928 part. His discoveries were not based solely in ego. His discoveries were fueled byrepparttar 123929 Spiritual. Didrepparttar 123930 path devolve later on? Perhaps. Perhaps not. The lesson remainsrepparttar 123931 same: listen and act uponrepparttar 123932 messages you hear.

Henry David Thoreau reminded his generation to open to new channels of ' thought as Columbus did. Today, continue this path and also open yourself to new possibilities in passion. We can learn fromrepparttar 123933 lessons ofrepparttar 123934 man sometimes called "The Navigator". As we maneuver our ever brightening life, may we relentlessly pursue our dream. May we continue to hone our craft. May we never make ourselves or others around us wrong, may we embrace life's curve balls and may we make it a practice to listen torepparttar 123935 quiet voice within.

Julie Jordan Scott is a Success Coach, Writer, Speaker, Radio Host and Mom Extraordinaire who inspires people worldwide to live more passionate lives through her personal and group coaching, teleclasses, seminars and free ezines. Subscribe to DailyPassionActivator now via email: mailto:DailyPassionActivator-subscribe@Yahoogroups.com or via web http://www.5passions.com/subpage.html


With Passion, Everyday?

Written by Julie Jordan Scott


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Last week my favorite new information was aboutrepparttar Rice Genome from an article inrepparttar 123917 Los Angeles Times. A genome, I learned, is a completely mapped structure of a living organisms DNA. Not only did I learn what a genome is, I also learned aboutrepparttar 123918 significance of this genome andrepparttar 123919 impact this scientific evidence may have onrepparttar 123920 entire world. Not simply forrepparttar 123921 consumers of rice, forrepparttar 123922 consumers of ALL agricultural products. This fact is amazingly huge.

Until I readrepparttar 123923 article, I did not even know what a genome was!

Merriem Webster teaches us that learning to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.

It is to be facilitated with respect and continued to be cultivated throughout life. To learn is to know. To understand. To be able to integrate lessons and apply them to your life with both effectiveness and efficiency.

Mrs. Parker hadrepparttar 123924 words right. We do haverepparttar 123925 abillity to learn something new everyday. The piece she did not understand, she did not know, is that to truly learn everyday requires that we gain knowledge and understanding. It is not just about being a repository of facts.

It is about using those facts to passionately connect withrepparttar 123926 world andrepparttar 123927 people around you.

Passion Activator: Forrepparttar 123928 next three days, scanrepparttar 123929 newspaper and pick out an article or two that interest you. Look atrepparttar 123930 article not from a perspective of a collection of facts that are not connected to your life and your work.

Instead, ask yourself to create two or three waysrepparttar 123931 article connects to your life and your work. Ask yourself questions such as: "What solutions does this article point to in my business?" "What arerepparttar 123932 similarities with this story and a particular situation in my life?" and "What is it that called me to select this article aboverepparttar 123933 myriad of other articles published today?"

I guarantee you will begin to learn truly learn something new. And use that knowledge. Today and everyday.

Activate Your Passion!

Julie Jordan Scott is a Success Coach, Writer, Speaker, Radio Host and Mom Extraordinaire who inspires people worldwide to live more passionate lives through her personal and group coaching, teleclasses, seminars and free ezines. Subscribe to DailyPassionActtivator now via email: mailto:DailyPassionActivator-subscribe@Yahoogroups.com or via web http://www.5passions.com/subpage.html


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