"LANGUAGE INFLATION": GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS

"The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes."

Henri Frédéric Amiel (1821-1881) Swiss writer.

Bad news because, by definition, that you are truly passionate about can ultimately consume you.

Knowingly or not you may devote more of yourself to your passion than you have to give.

The good news is you're not even close to being passionate about most and maybe all you say you are.

"Passion" is simply one more of many "language inflated" words ("awesome", "totally", "amazing", etc.), all of which are used much too often.

Save them all for those few times they really do represent who and what you are.

AND THAT'S NO EXAGGERATION

"Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else."

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish writer.

We all exaggerate, sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. 

There's no harm in that in business unless we begin to manage based on what really isn't true.

A dead end street.

(Is It) All In Your Mind(?)

"The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body."

Publilius Syrus

1st century BC Roman writer/poet

Agreed.

I've never experienced a physical pain that could make itself worse than it was meant to be, however my mind has done so.

How (do) you check the validity of what your mind is telling you?

What You Do, Not What You Say

"Every man is the son of his own works."

Miguel de Cervantes

16th century Spanish writer

Our words say what we will do, but what that actually turns out to be is how others will judge us.