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Passion and Great Work Takes Faith

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The quote below by Bruce McWilliams, a physicist turned entrepreneur is one of the best I’ve run across. It sums up my experience post graduate work, diving head deep into the social enterprise frontier and fundraising.

Business in general is not best learned in the college classroom but by doing it — by being in the foxhole with bullets going over your head.

If I had anything to add it would be to say, “Life in general is not best learned in the college classroom but by doing it.” This needs to be hammered into today’s North American classrooms and universities — we’re not preparing our next generations to handle the fear of failure or the challenges of the coming century.

Most of all people want meaningful work — work that inspires them to take action and to wake up the next morning and say, “This is bigger than me and I am contributing to something bigger than me. It feels right and it feels great.” It’s about building foundations that one can stand on and that will carry everyone into the future.

Finding Your Passion Takes Faith and Sacrifice | The Corner Office
| BNET: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”

(Via Bnet.)

Steve Tobak, Steve Jobs, McWilliams and other entrepreneurs gave up higher level positions (almost unimaginable for some) or college or even a normal life to follow their instincts. My sacrifice was the normal life and PhD graduate work at some university — I’m glad I’m not doing that kind of research either so maybe it’s not such a loss for the last one.

Do you know any entrepreneurs or people in your life who gave up something to follow their passion? Or do you have someone or icon you look up to whose got the entrepreneurial risk taking streak?