You need dreams—lots of them—and passion!

What have you been dreaming about over the years? When you have many goals and dreams and you want to be better equipped to make them reality, you need to summon your passion. Passion is one of the most potent motivators when it comes to cranking up your desire to succeed. It’s crucial to understand the direct relationship between the fuel of your passion and real success. The relationship really only exists if you have been honest with yourself about whether you really want your goal or dream to materialize. You have to want it—desperately!

In golf, you quickly learn to play the best shot, the shot that’s needed, and not the one you may want to play. You play smart. You play the correct shot even if you feel like going for the risky or low-percentage shot. You lay-up (to hit a shorter shot than you are capable of in order to avoid a hazard or to position the ball in a certain spot) if you need to, stay out of trouble, and avoid adding unnecessary strokes to your score.

In life, this compares to staying the course even when you may be tempted to stray off in another direction. You play smart and focus on your final target of success. You find your passion and use it to cultivate and fuel the staying power needed to reach your ultimate goal or dream.