Passion is the driving force that hurls us ever forward, even when life and our minds tell us otherwise. Without passion, I find most things without meaning or of personal value. Doing something without passion is like blindly going through the motions or forcing yourself to eat a microwave dinner. In short, wasted effort without joy.

What is not commented on is that you can find passion in almost anything you do, even if you do not want to do it. For example, washing dishes. Good grief, I hate this chore. But I make it better by injecting something I am passionate about. Specifically, games. I play a little game with myself to see how fast I can wash the dishes or how many dishes I can finish before a song on the iPod finishes.

I try to be aware and in the moment in all things in my life so I don’t miss anything. Sometimes that means being painfully aware that what I am doing is of absolute zero worth and has no “fun value” whatsoever. When that happens, I inject passion from other aspects of my life and everything just seems to go better.

Heck, I have even found passion in changing my sons’ diapers! My boys and I get some serious quality dad/son time when they are on the table getting a fresh nappy. Songs, stories, tickling, are all on the menu while I do what must be done.

Great article, my friend. I am looking into getting the mentioned book from my local book repository. Keep up the great work on the Dad Jam. It doesn’t matter how many readers you have if you find joy in passion of the work itself. Knowing this, you will outlast and rise above the other blogs simply because you come across as real and engage your readers.

But, yes, a little bribe in the way of a giveaway always helps, too.

Keep on jamming, brother!
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Here I am again commenting on your post (again!). I absolutely agree that if you want to be a successful blogger – you must DO IT with passion. There is no point in starting out blogs with meaningless information trying to make a quick buck or two. I haven’t come across a single blog which has tread that path and become successful. Being a fellow “fatherhood” blogger, I can definitely vouch that I am blogging what I’m passionate about – being a father and trying to get better day by day! If not today, one day I will and make the “fellowship of the fathers” proud!

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