Building, Channeling, and Controlling Your Passion

In today’s episode of The Vitality System Podcast, we take a deeper look at the two sides of passion. Where it helps. Where it hurts. And why so many people start fired up and end exhausted. Drawing from psychology, performance research, and personal experience, we explore the passion paradox and the difference between fear-driven, externally validated passion and the kind of harmonious passion that actually lasts. We’ll break down why passion alone isn’t enough, how identity and achievement can quietly hijack motivation, and why even elite performers struggle when passion isn’t channeled well. Most importantly, you’ll walk away with practical tools to build, direct, and sustain passion without losing yourself in the process. This episode isn’t about following your passion. It’s about learning how to train it.

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