At 8am this morning in the midst of a conference hall that looked more like a trendy nightclub, Jamie Clarke rocketed onto the stage to speak to the Onward Summit.
It was an hour of watching someone who embodies the "capturing lightning in a bottle" saying. I couldn't believe the level of enthusiasm he showed throughout his talk. By the end of the talk though I understood, this man had been practicing passion and building that muscle for years and we, the audience, were just getting to enjoy it.
Jamie decided a long time ago that he wasn't going to wait to find his passion to be passionate, he was going to start building his passion muscle immediately in order to be ready for opportunities. He decided to embrace each and every task with vigour and gratitude. Whether it was the most mundane tasks as part of an Everest climb or changing his children's dirty diapers at 4am.
Each and every time he chose to approach the situation with passion. To embrace a mindset of gratitude for getting to do whatever the job was at that time.
It was a demonstration of the ultimate possible mindset. It shows how much of our reality is in our control as a result of our decisions on how to approach something. The worst week turns into the best week. A dreaded task becomes fun. Repeated as a habit this mindset can lead us to our joyful effort.
Being a Force for Good 