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June 06, 2008

Avoid the Temptation to Join the Status Quo

I find it amazing how easy it is to become conservative once you have seen some level of success because of Fearless Passion. For many this transformation is just inevitable. I call this morphing into the Status Quo. It can happen to almost anyone. And something I’ve learned I need to avoid.

Once your mindset shifts from Fearless Passion to being a member of the status quo, to no surprise, the same person is no longer able to take the same risks they once did, and they lose out of some amazing opportunities as a result. And they don’t always know why. Because sometimes they don’t realize their minds shifted, that they have changed and that they joined the status quo. I know because this has happened to me.

Remove someone’s fearless passion and the world looks different to them. More importantly, they are different. They are now members of the status quo and represent the people who will be effected by someone else’s fearless passion rather than their own.

I have seen certain doors of opportunity open because of Fearless Passion. Remove the passion and the fearlessness and for some reason the same doors appear to be closed. All of a sudden the world around you starts to feel different. Due to your shift in perspective, the world IS different. Sometimes it is only an illusion where your mind is acting as a gatekeeper to your future opportunities. But it is hard to tell the difference.

Until you can re-ignite the fire in your own eyes and rediscover the passion you have for something, it may not be possible to go home again and experience the same fearless passion you once did, even if you want to. For some people success is a means to an end and they are happy being a member of the status quo. For others, not so. Fearless Passion is a state of mind which can be both liberating and intoxicating.

We are who we are. I just believe we need to be reminded of this every once in awhile. :)

And try avoid staying part of the status quo for as long as you can.

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Posted by: Jeremy Vaught at June 15, 2008 01:14 AM

I consider myself a person with fearless passion.
I often remind myself of who I am, of my aspirations and passions.

Nevertheless, when I look at my life in retrospect it's frightening to discover how much decisions, choices and paths i took because that's where life, that's where the world took me. when I examine the lives of others around me and others I'm interested about I see this also - so many of us neglect their passions, give up on the choices and paths they truly want to take because what life is bringing at them, because of what the world expects them to do.

Losing one's fearless passion and becoming part of the status quo is an example of it, and like others it always saddens me. it is a weakness and desperation we all suffer from but better overcome as much as we can.

It's hard sometimes to keep from becoming part of the status quo, part of the docile mass, but if we're not careful we're maybe giving up parts of our lives in exchange for default fragments of life.

For some of us this could mean closed doors.
For all of us it means missed chances, unfulfilled potential. for the things we do in life are not as important as how we live.

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Posted by: Edoardo Piccolotto at June 6, 2008 03:01 PM

Jeff, thanks for the thoughts. I think you are right that fear can come from success, when you are afraid to lose what you've built, but it can also come from failure. Take it hard on the chin, and it is not always easy to come back, dust off, and get back in the game. I think one way to get past fear is to immerse yourself in what you are doing. If you focus on execution you won't have time to get hung up by fear. Imagine standing on top of the high dive... the longer you stare down at the water the harder it is to make the jump, but if you focus instead on the approach, the leap, the stretch, the gather, the turn and the entry, then you just might make a great dive or a really awesome cannonball!

Posted by: David Cohen at June 6, 2008 10:17 AM

Pulver,
Your posts are eery sometimes, it's like you see what's going through our heads... Thanks for the inspiration.

Posted by: Ben Hedrington at June 6, 2008 09:33 AM

I was just writing about that on my blog.

People know that being authentic is the core of creating new things but want to be sincere as they do it, often the two are not compatible.

Passion is often mistaken as obsession and passion can be messy and unpredictable. Passion can frighten away the timid investor (as Jeff I'm sure you've seen, and probably been on both sides of that).

I say it's better to have fearless passion and fail than to be sincerely competent and not fail (because you don't take risks)!

Posted by: Darren Daz Cox at June 6, 2008 09:03 AM

Truly inspiring and thoughtful post.

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Posted by: Siva at June 6, 2008 08:28 AM

Jeff, Thanks for taking us along on your introspective journey.... nice piece!

Posted by: Dan York at June 6, 2008 07:50 AM

Jeff, that is an awesome post, and inspirational!

Thanks for helping to start my Friday morning in a positive way.

IMO, we need more people in our industry with your positive attitude.

- David

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