Passion - a driving force behind the most powerful leaders, successful business people, soulful artists and all those who won't abandon their dreams and goals. This is an homage.

1. Passion

2. Definition
-­‐”-­‐any
powerful
or
compelling
emo3on
or
feeling,
as
love
or
hate.
“
-­‐”
intense,
driving,
or
overmastering
feeling
or
convic3on”
-­‐
“a
strong
liking
or
desire
for
or
devo3on
to
some
ac3vity”

3. Passionate Leaders
Ø Ability
to
inspire
and
channel
one’s
own
to
others
and
strengthen
their
resolve
with
enthusias3c
encouragement
and
praise
Ø Strategic
foresight
Ø perpetually
demonstrates
enthusiasm,
determina3on,
and
op3mism—if
not
at
all
)mes
in
private,
then
at
least
always
in
public

4. Winston Churchill

5. “You
ask,
What
is
our
policy?
I
will
say;
“It
is
to
wage
war….”
You
ask,
What
is
our
aim?
I
can
answer
with
one
word:
Victory—victory
at
all
costs,
victory
in
spite
of
all
terror,
victory
however
long
and
hard
the
road
may
be;
for
without
victory
there
is
no
survival.
“
“Never,
never
never,
give
up.”

6. Passionate Business Leaders
Passionate
leaders
foster
passionate
teams.
Passionate
teams
create
customers
and
powerful
results!
1. .Where
are
we
going?
(Strategy)
2. What
are
we
doing
to
get
there?
(Plans)
3. .How
can
I
contribute?
(Roles)
4. What
is
in
it
for
me?
(Rewards)

7. 3
Workers
were
crushing
rocks
side
by
side
on
a
construc3on
site.
They
were
asked,
“What
is
your
job?”
The
first
one
said
“my
job
is
to
do
what
I’m
told
for
8
hours
so
I
can
get
a
check.”
The
second,
“My
job
is
to
crush
rocks.”
The
third
worker
said,
“My
job
is
to
build
cathedrals.”

8. Ford,
Jobs
and
Branson

9.
“Obstacles
are
those
frighul
things
you
see
when
you
take
your
eyes
off
your
goal.”
Henry
Ford
“It's
hard
to
tell
with
these
Internet
startups….
it's
so
hard
that
if
you
don't
have
a
passion,
you'll
give
up.”
Steve
Jobs
“You
don’t
learn
to
walk
by
following
rules.
You
learn
by
doing,
and
by
falling
over.”
Richard
Branson

11. Passion T Succeed
o
“I
can
accept
failure,
everyone
fails
at
something.
But
I
can't
accept
not
trying..”
–
Michael
Jordan
“It
is
in
your
moments
of
decision
that
your
des3ny
is
shaped.”
–
Tony
Robbins
"Cherish
your
visions
and
your
dreams
as
they
are
the
children
of
your
soul,
the
blueprints
of
your
ul3mate
achievements”
-­‐
Napoleon
Hill
“It
is
not
the
mountain
we
conquer
but
ourselves.”
-­‐
Sir
Edmond
Hillary

13. Artists
“Art
washes
away
from
the
soul
the
dust
of
everyday
life.”
-­‐
Pablo
Picasso
“Honest
cri3cism
means
nothing:
what
one
wants
is
unrestrained
passion,
fire
for
fire.’
–
Henry
Miller
“There
is
nothing
to
wri3ng.
All
you
do
is
sit
down
at
a
typewriter
and
bleed.”
-­‐
Ernest
Hemingway
“Feet,
what
do
I
need
you
for
when
I
have
wings
to
fly?
“
–
Frida
Kahlo
“
Come
live
in
my
heart,
and
pay
no
rent.”
-­‐
Samuel
Love

14. Do You Have Passion?

15. Because
Passion Trumps Everything.

16.
I do.
Join me.
Valeska van Vliet
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