"While there are plenty of voices telling you to find your passion, there are hardly any telling you how to be passionate." - Brad Stulberg

"What is essential doesn't necessarily get your attention; what gets your attention becomes important." - Robert Stulberg

• "Stress + rest = growth. This equation holds true regardless of what it is that you are trying to grow." - Brad Stulberg
• "Harmonious passion is generated when people strive to meet their full potential by engaging in activities they consider meaningful."

"There's a paradox in life: those who focus most on success are least likely to achieve it. But those who focus less on success and more on the process of engaging in their craft are more likely to enjoy success."

• "Creating and sustaining harmonious passion demands going against the grain and cultivating a radically different mindset."
• "Following the mastery mindset and living with harmonious passion indicates that your utmost goal is to get better."
• "If you want to make lasting progress, you have to create ample time for rest."
• "The world's best and most successful individuals consider resting an essential part of their jobs; they're able to avoid burning out and having their identity tied up in a single activity."
• "Moving on from a chosen passion is hard but may be necessary"
• "Many who try to move on from their passions end up depressed or hooked on destructive addictions like drugs and gambling."
• "Passion is not an emotion that should be left alone but one you should harness intentionally."
• "Being nonchalant about a passion can be extremely harmful. But, mindfully living with a passion can be the key to a successful life."
• "Following your passion can make or break you"
• "Passion is incredible, but it often comes at the expense of time and energy spent on family, friends, and other activities."
• "Passionate people are always after what they desire. Nothing else matters to them, which can be a good thing, a bad thing, or both simultaneously."
• "On the one hand, passionate people become extremely result-oriented and won't stop till they get what they are after."
• "Conversely, 'passion plus persistence equals possibility,' according to American songwriter Jon Bon Jovi."
• "Passion is different from addiction, and although it is usually advised that we find and follow our passion, it can be a reckless move."
• "Passion can either be a blessing or a curse."