How can you find your passion? Bill Zanker has these suggestions for you:
1. Don't think about how you can make money. Money is how you keep score. But if money is your only source of motivation, you will surely fail. Your competitors who are charged up with passion for the business will kick your butt.
2. Don't think about problems, obstacles or competition. When you're thinking about problems by definition your mind is not focused on your passion. Bill Zanker says, "Focus on passion, not problems."
3. Do think about something that excites you, something that you would do even if you weren't getting paid for it.
4. Can't think of anything? Then you've got to start dreaming of things you enjoy doing, people in business that you admire and want to be like. I could be that you are afraid to think of the thing you really want to do because you are afraid you don't have what it takes to do it. If their were no limitations, and you could do whatever you want to do, what would it be?
5. Find something useful to do for others. Think about what you can produce or what service you can offer that is valuable and useful to people and the community. What needs to be improved? What can be done better or more efficiently? What problem can you solve? What needs can you fill? And most importantly ask, Will you have fun doing it?
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2008/08/09 08:34【中國時報 陳志祥／北京報導】
在北京奧運開幕式的文藝表演中，上篇名為「燦爛文明」，下篇是「輝煌時代」，其實是以中國古代四大發明：指南針、造紙、印刷術與火藥為主旨。從「筆墨紙硯文房四寶集天地精華」開場，再到「青春的畫卷，在無垠星光中向著未來延展」。
上篇「燦爛文明」是以「畫卷」出場，代表中國文字與造紙技術，所謂「外師造化，中得心源」，天地之間，丹青流敞，水墨暈化；天地氤氳，萬物化醇。一軸長卷中國畫表達出東方美學獨特的時空觀念與哲學精神。
造紙印刷 傳遞漢字獨特之美
「文字」展現的是中文「象形指事、形聲會意」，表演單位認為，漢字具有獨特的美，它化天於形象，化形象於符號。小小的符號變幻無窮，包容宇宙萬物。象徵活字印刷表演所出現的「和」字，即傳達中國關於人與人、人與自然之間最古老的理念：「和為貴」。
「戲曲」表演由鑼鼓、嗩吶與傀儡戲組合，意指「凡音之起，由人心生也。」中國傳統戲曲表演深深扎根在民間百姓的心中。中國地域廣闊，衍生出數百種戲曲。
「絲路」傳達「山窮水複疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。」出陽關、下西洋架起絲綢之路，路連接空間、接起時間、也接起心靈；路翻越高山荒漠，跨過江河海湖，波瀾壯闊，穿透歷史，連接起東、西方人民之心。
「禮樂」是在長卷軸上顯示五個朝代的畫作，配上數百名穿著華服的舞者，內容意指「吾師心，心師目，目師華山。咫尺之圖，畫江山萬里；水墨丹青，寫天地日月；盛世強音，頌人間和諧。」
下篇「輝煌時代」針對中國發明的指南針、火藥而來，率先上場的節目「星光」：大會用「螢光人」表示，這是「新時代、新色彩、新畫卷。」人類幸福，安居樂業為古老的畫卷增添青春色彩；青春的畫卷在無垠的星光中向著未來延伸。
千人打太極 天地萬物合為一
「自然」是太極拳的表演，千人打太極也很震撼，觀眾都跟著打節拍，它訴說「天地與我併生、萬物與我為一。人類飛翔的夢想，親近自然的渴望，太極之風，充盈於宇宙之間。」
而「夢想」更是北京奧運的主軸：「同一個世界、同一個夢想」的具體呈現，大會用一顆有人行走的大地球，再搭配動態影像與周邊的人頭像，最後是莎拉布曼與劉歡演唱「You ＆ Me」的主題曲，意謂「你和我，我們是一家人；我和你，一起創造明天。」
焰火燃放 壯麗熱鬧襯托盛況
焰火燃放是北京奧運開幕式的特色，因為中國發明了火藥，北京奧運用了一些新品種，增加高科技的含量，為了增加效果，大會把焰火在「鳥巢」附近布置較大範的陣地，主要是讓更多民眾欣賞到開幕式的盛況和焰火盛況。
開幕式燃放的焰火數量大概在一萬五千發，周圍奧林匹克公園中心發射的焰火數量也有一萬四千發。為了讓更多北京市民共同慶祝奧運佳節，北京城內的其他區域也跟著配合進行燃放焰火活動，相當熱鬧。
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