Cultivating Burning Desire

Cultivating(ˈkəltəˌvāt) Burning(ˈbərniNG) Desire(dəˈzī(ə)r)

By Steve Pavlina

When asked during an interview how he managed to reach the top as a professional bodybuilder and Hollywood actor, Arnold(ˈärnəld) Schwarzenegger(ˈSHwôrtsəˌneɡər) replied with a single word, “Drive!” All great success ultimately begins with an idea, but what makes ideas become reality is the fuel(ˈfyo͞o(ə)l) of human desire. An idea by itself can give you a temporary feeling of inspiration(ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n), but burning desire is what gets you through all the perspiration(ˌpərspəˈrāSH(ə)n) necessary to overcome the inevitable(inˈevidəb(ə)l) obstacles(ˈäbstək(ə)l) along the way.

Take a moment to think about the goals you’ve set for yourself. (You have set goals, haven’t you? If not, go read the article on setting clear goals.) How committed(kəˈmidəd) are you to achieving these goals? Under what conditions would you give up? What if you could significantly increase your desire to achieve these goals? What if you wanted them so badly that you knew with absolute certainty that you would absolutely, positively(ˈpäzədivlē, ˈpäztivlē) never ever give up? When you are truly 100% committed to reaching your goals, you move from hoping to knowing. If you want something badly enough, then quitting(kwit) is simply not an option. You either find a way or make one. You pay the price, whatever it takes.

Those with an intense(inˈtens), burning desire to achieve their goals are often referred(rəˈfər) to as being “driven.” But is this special quality reserved only for a privileged(ˈpriv(ə)lijd) few(fyo͞o)? Certainly not. With the right approach, anyone can cultivate a deep, burning desire within themselves and move to a state of total commitment, knowing with certainty that success is as inevitable as the sunrise.

So how do you cultivate burning desire?

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