Think having passion about work means focusing on loving the job? There’s a second half of the story, as this teaser video for Episode 99 explains.
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A darker connotation of passion
The Latin root of the word “passion” is (past-participle) “pati” or (nominative) “passio.” Guess what that means.
NOT to rejoice. NOT to dance around with all the money you made from how energized something made you.
“Pati” or “passio” means to endure or suffer.
This is why Christians apply the word to Jesus and the cross. The passion of Jesus involved enormous emotional and physical pain.
But the ancient Greeks used this more negative connotation quite commonly. They approached passion with caution, understanding that suffering can make it hard to be rational.
If you remember this connotation or definition for passion today, then being passionate in your work is a balancing act. It’s not just about loving something. It’s also about the degree of tolerance you have. How much are you willing to go through? What are you willing to do or endure?
For many of us, the answer is (disappointingly), “Very little.” We want quick fixes. Easy roads. But that’s typically not what life hands us. So, we have a decision to make. Will we tuck tail and let others pass us? Or will we be driven by a vision of what could be for ourselves and others that demands persistence no matter how much agony we might experience in the journey?
What’s your answer?
I’m not asking that rhetorically. Put on your brave pants. Ask yourself if you care enough about your work to say you’d walk on the hot coals for it. Leave your response and share the dream you’d suffer for in the comments on Instagram.
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