Pushed By Passion
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True fulfilment emanates from living a purpose-driven life which is impossible if you do not understand your identity. This book outlines the way in which you can discover your purpose and understand your identity.
It presents the 4D Vision Principle to help you develop a powerful vision statement to guide your pursuit of purpose. This is followed by an outline of the five key elements of the power of passion which are crucial for a successful pursuit of purpose. Without the guidance of principles, success is virtually impossible.
The book presents key life principles called The Six Laws of Motion. It expounds on the tragedy of the lost opportunity, inspiring you to value the time and opportunities that God gives you in your pursuit of purpose. It also helps you learn to capitalise on the power of your mind and the incredible value of interpersonal relationships in pursuit of purpose. Lastly, it helps you to develop powerful strategies to weather and bounce back from adverse experiences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mthobisi Ndaba is an Inspirational Speaker and Social Worker. He is the author of Incubating Excellence: A Practical Guide to Achieving Academic Excellence published in 2015.
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Pushed By Passion - Mthobisi Ndaba
PUSHED
BY
PASSION
PUSHED
BY
PASSION
The Power of Passion in
Pursuit of Purpose
MTHOBISI
NDABA
Copyright © 2017 Mthobisi Ndaba
Published by Mthobisi Ndaba Publishing at Smashwords
First edition 2017
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without permission from the copyright holder.
The Author has made every effort to trace and acknowledge sources/resources/individuals. In the event that any images/information have been incorrectly attributed or credited, the Author will be pleased to rectify these omissions at the earliest opportunity.
Published by the Author using Reach Publishers’ services,
P O Box 1384, Wandsbeck, South Africa, 3631
Printed and bound by Novus Print Solutions
Edited by Frankie Kartun for Reach Publishers
Cover designed by Reach Publishers
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Dedication
To all those who are dedicated to living a purpose-driven life. To those whose dream it is to make a difference in the lives of others and the world as a whole.
Acknowledgements
My gratitude goes to God for inspiring me to write this book. Without the help of God, this book would not have been possible.
Thank you Terrence Gumani for your unfailing and prayerful support.
Thank you Thapelo Thupe, Siphosethu August Sihlangu. You believed in this book before you even read a single word I wrote in it. I appreciate the encouragement you gave from the time I started writing this book.
Silindile Nkosi and Mbalenhle Msimango, I appreciate the time you spent listening to my thoughts and your unfailing support towards me and my work.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Introduction
1. Driven by Purpose
2. Vision and the Push of Passion
3. Pushed by Passion
4. Laws of Motion
5. The Tragedy of a Lost Opportunity
6. Between Your Two Ears
7. Relationships in Pursuit of Purpose
8. Always Bounce Back
References
Introduction
Not the Edge, But Passion
Most people are willing to change, not because they see the light but because they feel the heat.
- John Masson
A year later, I fully understood that it was not the edge and it was also not the heat, but it was passion that pushed me to change direction. I changed from doing a Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering to a Bachelor of Social Work.
Pushed by Passion
As a high-perfuming science student in high school, people thought that I was on the right track. I thought so, too. As was expected, I passed matric with very good grades and I registered at the University of the Witwatersrand to study towards a BSc Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2011.
Studying towards one of the prestigious degrees at one of the prestigious universities, I thought I would be satisfied and proud of myself. Unfortunately, for the whole of my first year of study, I never felt satisfied with what I was studying. I had no interest in it, whatsoever.
Of the seven days of the week as an electrical engineering student, Friday was the day I hated the most. It was lab day for Electronics I (ELEN 1001). It was not until June 2011 that I began to ask myself these questions: If I hate electronic labs so much, how much will I hate my job when I start working? Do I really want to be an engineer? Why did I choose this in the first place? Am I really on the right path?
After a process of prayer, reflection and self-evaluation, I realised that I had made the wrong decision. Under pressure, I had chosen the wrong path. Nevertheless, I continued studying. I passed my first year of study and registered for second year in 2012. However, on the first day of the term, I did not attend class because something was pushing me to take a life-changing decision to drop Engineering and register for Social Work, instead.
I did not waste time; on that very day, I deregistered from Engineering and registered to study Social Work. This was the beginning of my pursuit of purpose. As you would expect, people were surprised.
You passed your first year, so why did you drop Engineering?
they asked. I explained it to them, but they did not understand my reasoning. My former high school teachers and some of the people from my church refused to believe that I had passed my first year and concluded that it was the difficulty
of the engineering courses and my having failed them that had forced me to change. They were not the only ones. Some of the people I knew at Wits believed that, since it is said that Wits Gives you the Edge, I had also changed because of that. This saying is taken by many to mean that Wits offers very difficult courses. Thus changing degrees is often seen as a sign of inability to cope with the difficulty on one course and opting for what is often seen as easier
by changing. I tried to explain how I felt, but they could not understand.
People’s inability to understand why I’d changed never made me change my mind. Instead, it made me look deeper inside myself to understand what exactly had pushed me to take such a big decision.
It was not until early 2013, when I started writing my first book "Incubating Excellence: A practical Guide to Achieving Academic Excellence", that I came to a full understanding of the fact that it had been passion that had pushed me to change paths. I alluded to this fact in the book:
At the end of my first year as an electrical engineering student, I realised that I had no passion for what I was studying. My decision to study engineering had not been based on passion. It had been based on motivation - the amount of money paid to engineers and the prestige that came with being an engineer.
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- Mthobisi Ndaba
However, I felt that this was not enough to get people to understand why I had changed, or to learn the importance of passion in one’s life for themselves. Then it seemed to me as if God had placed the idea in my heart and given me the Grace to write this book, in which I expound on the power of passion in the pursuit of purpose. My hope it that as you read through its pages, you will learn to acknowledge and value who you truly are, seek to discover God’s purpose for your life (if you have not yet discovered it) and, most importantly, identify your passion and learn to capitalise on its push in your pursuit of purpose.
In the Pages of this Book
In the first chapter, my argument is that fulfilment and true self-actualisation emanates from living a purpose-driven life, which is impossible if you do not know who you are. I also argue that to find out