"80% of success is showing up. So if you can keep showing up every day and still have your enthusiasm, then it’s going to keep working."

Dave H. Seattle, WA

This benefit of passion isn't all that sexy, but it's vital for success.

Recently I interviewed several successful entrepreneurs to get their take on the importance of passion for entrepreneurial success. Turns out it was kind of like asking how vital oxygen is to staying alive.

Why? Simply put, passion feeds persistence. Entrepreneurs inevitably suffer setbacks, encounter doubt in others, and have to overcome sometimes enormous obstacles to make their dreams reality. Without a commitment and persistence to push through that and make it happen, their dreams are doomed. One of the most important keys to success is simply the ability to stick with it.

Whether you're an entrepreneur or an employee, just about anything you want to do with your life that is really worth doing is not going to be a just-add-water option. It's going to take work, and commitment, and yes, persistence.

When you feel that passion, you feel a pull to make it happen. That pull feeds persistence, and that persistence - guided by both your heart and your mind - will take you down the path to success.

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