What is it that enables people to have a long lasting impact in their work, an impact that lasts for many years?  Some business researchers looked at these qualities.

To begin with,  those who found long-term career success looked for a job that was important to them, one that really mattered.  And then this pushed their thoughts to find ways to produce results, and then they acted on those thoughts.

Researchers stressed that finding what really mattered to people, finding real meaning in their work, was an essential first step to create and enduring impact.  Without the meaning, people might experience success for a while, but not for the long term.  It is the passion people have for their work, the importance or meaning they find in it, that sustains them when the going gets rough, when they encounter obstacles.

What the researchers learned is that no matter who you are, you are not going to experience lasting success if you are not doing what you really love.  If you don’t love what you do, you soon will be surpassed by those who do.  People who really care about what they do will outrun those whose heart really isn’t in the work.  To be competitive, you need to love what you do.

If you develop your knowledge and skills and love what you do, you are better prepared to take advantage of unexpected opportunities when they come along.  Moreover, having the passion for your job or career helps you overcome adversity.

When people love what they do, they don’t really think about success. When these people begin their jobs, what they focus on is being good at what is important to them.  When the right timing and situation develops, they get success.  But for these people, success does not mean what we usually define it as – power or wealth – but it means having an impact, an impact that will last. They define success as a commitment to something that matters.  And they don’t blame circumstances or anything else for failures they may encounter. They never see themselves as victims.

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