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What the World Needs from You
Here's a favorite quote from Gil Bailie:

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

I talk a lot when it comes to finding a niche about finding a problem to solve. That's very true, but one thing should never be lost in that. The problem you want to solve for people needs to be something you have a passion for.

You can find a problem to solve that you have no interest in. For example, a lot of women love expensive, designer handbags. I could look for ways to get them the best designer handbags at the best prices. I have absolutely no interest in designer handbags, though.

Will I be more effective finding solutions for people in a market in which I have no interest? Or will I be more effective finding solutions for something I'm passionate about, like helping people start their own business online?

I'll be more effective where my passion lies. I'll be more effective at something I think about in my free time. I'll be more effective at something I naturally choose to learn more about. Following my passion leads me to be a better business owner. And that makes me a more profitable business owner, too.

Most people, when they start a business, feel they have to start it in an area that is totally divorced from what they know and love. They feel that success will come from something totally outside them.

It will come, though, from what's inside you. It will come from what you have available to share with the world.

Follow your passion. Come alive. That's where you'll find what the world really needs from you.
Jeff

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