Do you know the greatest challenge we have as humans? I want you to seriously think about it and give yourself some moment away from your work station to really reflect on this. Every time I think of this challenge, I think of Jacob. Jacob is the regular guy from the bible who upon facing this basic human challenge was able to rebrand himself from Jacob to Israel. Jacob left his father's house with nothing and returned with 2 wives, 2 concubines, 11 children and a massive wealth and economic portfolio. Though it took him 20 years to achieve this result, he achieved it nonetheless after overcoming this basic human hindrance.

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Once there were two company presidents who competed in the same industry. These two presidents decided to go on a camping trip to discuss a possible merger. They hiked deep in the woods. Suddenly, they came upon a grizzly bear that rose up on its hind legs and snarled. Instantly, the first president took off his snap sack and got out a pair of jogging shoes. The second president said, «Hey, you can't outrun that bear.» The first president responded, «Maybe I can't outrun that bear, but I surely can outrun you!» This story captures the notion of strategy and the ability to inculcate it in our personal lives.

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What do you enjoy doing? What do you do that when you are not paid you really don't care much because you have received your reward already; the ability to do what you enjoy doing? When what you enjoy doing is compared to the task of playing a game; a game you know is fun but it requires the same attributes of work to complete any task. Have you heard the adage that if you do what you enjoy, you will never do work in your life; is this really true? Then why is it that what we enjoy doing differ from other work we encounter? Why do some people enjoy sitting on their laptop from morning to night while some cringe at the thought of doing that? Why are we so different with what we enjoy participating in? Is this psychological, biological or spiritual? Before I attempt to answer these questions, let's look at the concept of passion.

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