All competition can be beat with passion...

All competition can be beat with passion...

This goes for all walks of life. Nothing new here.

So what, all you need to do is feel passionate about drumming, music, flipping burgers, etc and you'll beat your competition?

No...that's ridiculous. The thing is....passions make us do funny things.

I'm passionate about my wife...she's great. If I had to pick between her and sliced bread as being the greatest invention in the history of the world, she'd win hands down (and I love me some sliced bread). Having a passion for her isn't enough though. I've got to show her, work at our relationship, go the extra mile...

Same goes with business, or drumming, or whatever. If you have the passion for it, you'll do whatever it takes to make it happen. You'll put in however many long hours you need to, turn over every stone you find, take crap, give crap, FAIL, succeed, FAIL some more, practice and practice and practice, shed tears and blood...

...But the passion is where it all starts. If you don't have that, none of the other matters. That's why you get such lackluster service at the DMV...I've never met anyone that was passionate about the DMV. So you get what we all get...lackluster service, long lines, etc.

Don't ever be scared of your competition. Even if they're great at what they do, your passion can always lead you in a direction that will help you find your niche in life...the niche that was made just for you...the one that only you can fill. Once you find that, you're money. And you beat your competition at your game everytime.

It's all about putting the ball back in your court...it's all about beating them with passion.