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<\/a><\/p>\nOn the wall in my office I have a framed picture of a beautiful golf course situated along a serene stretch of sand.\u00a0 The title and caption says:\u00a0 \u201cPassion<\/span>, There are qualities which one must possess to win\u2026 definiteness of purpose, knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to posses it.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 I picked out this poster a number of years ago, because I am very passionate about my life and my ambition to continue to learn and be the best person I can be at home and at the office. \u00a0\u00a0With that being said, can your passion sometimes be too much?\u00a0 Can your passion be overcome by emotion?<\/p>\n Passion vs. Emotion<\/strong><\/p>\n I remember a time, in one of my previous positions, when I gave a presentation in front of my associates and received very little feedback.\u00a0 We were having our monthly senior managers meeting and I decided to give a 30 minute presentation titled:\u00a0 Leadership for Excellence.\u00a0 Basically, I was presenting a brief discussion on leadership strategies, promoting systems and business development.\u00a0 I was warned by my supervisor that this group may not have been extremely receptive to the \u201cleadership fluff\u201d from an MBA.<\/p>\n Despite this warning, I whole heatedly believed in what I presented and spent quite a bit of time and passion preparing and presenting this topic.\u00a0 During the presentation, I noticed a few of my associates doodling or just not paying attention.\u00a0 I tried very hard not to let my emotional dissatisfaction get in the way of my message.\u00a0 At the end of the talk, I was emotionally drained and quite frankly \u201cirritated.\u201d\u00a0 I spent hours of research, preparation, and time putting the presentation together and I felt like it was for nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n Somebody was Actually Listening<\/strong><\/p>\n The interesting thing is that a couple of months later one of the other managers told me he implemented the KPI (Key Performance Indicators) that I discussed in my presentation and he was very happy with the results.\u00a0 Surprisingly, he thanked me for the information and we went on to have a great discussion about our teams and ways we were working to improve overall performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n Stay Passionate, but control your Emotions<\/strong><\/p>\n I have been fortunate to have a great group of people in my life and they keep me grounded.\u00a0 Whenever I feel emotions kicking into something I am doing, I try to consult with them first about what to do.\u00a0 For example, my wife always puts things in perspective for me and keeps me grounded and focused on the big picture.\u00a0 She recognizes when emotions are taking over my passion for something, points it out and offers me a solid support structure.\u00a0 I am very grateful to all of my friends and family who have provided me with \u201cvital\u201d support over my lifetime.<\/p>\n If you are a very passionate person, it\u2019s important to realize that sometimes your passion can turn into emotion.\u00a0 If it does, my suggestion is to find a friend to talk it over with and realize that passion is typically a long term focus.<\/p>\n Originally posted December 3, 2011 On the wall in my office I have a framed picture of a beautiful golf course situated along a serene stretch of sand.\u00a0 The title and caption says:\u00a0 \u201cPassion, There are qualities which one must possess to win\u2026 definiteness of purpose, knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire 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