Dr. Steven H. Cady is a Graduate Faculty member in the Organization Development Program at Bowling Green State University. He also researches, writes about, and consults to individuals and organizations about passion. Beyond that, Steve is an inspiration to me because he lives a life of passion and in doing so brings out the best in me whenever we are together – and more often than not, when we are thousands of miles apart!

Steve’s passion is helping others live their “first best alternatives in life.” We all make choices in life – everything from taking the job that simply pays the bills to finding the courage to tell that special someone in our lives that we love him/her. I recently participated in one of Steve’s passion workshops, and afterwards I asked him to explain his model with me. Please click on the link above to watch this exclusive interview with Steve and find out how you too can live your life of passion.

Listed below are the Six Ways to a Passionate Soul:

1. Know your Calling
2. Claim your Calling
3. See the Possibilities
4. Seize the Moment
5. Suffer (or really Don’t Suffer because you see your trials and tribulations as gifts)
6. Find your Center

According to Steve, passionate souls know their calling and claim it by committing to live their first best alternative in life. They also see the possibilities for supporting themselves in living their calling and seize the moment by staying focused and doing something about it. Then, passionate souls embrace their suffering because it helps shape who they are, and they are able to find the center of being too obsessed or depressed over it.

Passionate souls never compromise in their pursuit of living their calling because they recognize that they are a gift for those around them. Life is a journey, and as I learned from a childhood coach many years ago “What I had, I gave. What I kept was lost forever!” You only live this life once, so are you going to live your first best alternative or not?