From Passion to Product to Profit
Doing what you love to do and getting paid for doing it.
Born in May 14, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg an American computer scientist, software developer and philanthropist best known for creating the social networking site called the Facebook, of which he is CEO and president, began using computers and writing software as a child. While growing up, his father noticed he had a passion for computers and software and decided to hire a private tutor to guide him. His passion for computer was so strong that his private tutor nicknamed him ‘the genius,’ adding that it was "tough to stay ahead of him."
Today, Zuckerberg’s passion for computer and software has led him to create a product (Facebook) which no doubt has brought him fame and fortune. By this, he has clear shown the power of translating one’s Passion into Product and then to Profit. He has donated over $100 million to public schools system in the US and to several other causes around the world. Not only that, the product of his passion has also created opportunities for new business startup and growth and employment for other people. From his passion for computer and software, Zuckerberg has not only made great fortune for both himself and the world at large but he has also impacted lives and the global economy so much so that posterity will reap the after rewards of the product of his passion.
Like Zuckerberg, there are millions of people both young and old around the world who are making impact in their various areas of endeavour. In football, athletics, music, entertainment, business, education etc, you name them, they are everywhere. You too have a passion for something. Passion is one thing that everyone is born with. And God who has put those passions in us expects us to use them to make profit by using them to create products and services that will add value to the society and at the same time enable us make some earnings.
What really is passion, you may ask? PASSION applies to intense, ardent affection or love, enthusiasm, a strong liking for or devotion to something; activity, object, or concept e.g a passion for chess or scrabble, a passion for fishing, cooking, writing, singing, speaking etc.
The heroes, legends, champions, and leaders who fill our history books were allpeople who translated their passions into profit first for the society and then for themselves. Look within you, what is that thing that you enjoy or love doing? It could be housekeeping, doing the laundry, cooking, looking after children, counseling, driving, teaching, talking, writing, singing, storytelling, and so on.
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