The Theme Of Passion In Dr. Denis Waitley's 'Outliers'

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Dr. Denis Waitley, author of “The Psychology of Winning and The Seeds of Greatness,” says “the secret behind the successes of famous names such as Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney, and even William Shakespeare is passion.” The essence of Dr. Denis Waitley argument is that, you must have a passion for what you do. The words “the secret behind” insist that passion is the fire that ignites the desire passion to succeed. Throughout the fabric of time obtaining success has been defined many ways. Hard work, dedication, drive, luck and sheer determination, which are just a few that come to mind. So, In the Discussion of success, one controversial issue has been how to achieve success. On the one hand, journalist and author of the book “Outliers”, Malcom …show more content…

Gladwell believes that success also includes a string of fortunate events, uncontrolled outside variables in other words luck. In his book “The Outliers” Gladwell references a group of hockey players from Toronto, Canada and. points out. “Scott Wasden was born January 4th, within 3 days of the absolute perfect birthday for an elite hockey player. He was one of the lucky ones.” (pg.34) This goes to show that without much effort, sometimes success is inevitable due to luck of the draw. Although this may be true, this fluke is a rarity that most individuals will not experience. In my opinion you can have all the luck of the Irish, yet without passion that keeps that fire going I believe that sooner than later your luck dies out. I say that for this reason, not everyone has the advantage of being a first round pick. Some may be luckier, richer and more intelligent than others. As a result, most must rely on super natural source, …show more content…

It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't.” to put it another way, your upbringing, neighborhood and surroundings will determine your success. Continuing the course of cultural legacy, Gladwell narrows it down to beyond lineage to a street name and home address. As a result, we can arrive to a false conclusion. Restricting one’s mind to an invisible cage. On the other hand, an award-winning educator, spoken word poet, and public speaker Donovan Livingston once said, “But I’ve always been a thorn in the side of injustice. Disruptive. Talkative. A distraction. With a passion that transcends the confines of my consciousness.” Meaning, you can never judge a book by its cover. We are only limited to by what we allow to limit us but we have the power to control who and what we allow around

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